Unit 4 - Ancient China - Chapters 19, 20, 22, 23, 24

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What belongs in the blank space? India. China Cotton >> Silk Spices. << ______

Fine dishware

What Roman product was traded for Chinese silk?

Glassware

Why did Qin Shihuangdi standardize laws, money, and the writing systems?

He wanted to unify China

Why was Inner China settled much earlier than Outer China?

Inner China had a better climate

How did Inner China differ from Outer China?

Inner china supported farming

Which invention helped make the Han army so successful?

Iron swords

Why does the Taklimakan Desert have a name that means "Once you go in, you will not come out"?

It is very dangerous to cross

Why did Chinese civilization start on the North China Plain?

It was a good area for farming

What material was often used in Shang art?

Jade

What city was the midpoint of the Silk Road?

Kashgar

Archaeologists have found human and animal bones in the ruins of Anyang. What conclusion did they reach based on their findings?

Kings were buried with supplies for the afterlife

China has the ________ of any country in the world.

Largest population

Which philosophy seems to have influenced Qin Shihuangdi the most?

Legalism

What made farmers lives easier during the Han dynasty?

New inventions

What made silk valuable?

Only the Chinese knew how to make it

What invention during the Han period made it easier to make books?

Paper

What invention helped people communicate more easily?

Paper

Look at the table below. Which word belongs in the blank? The Geography of Outer China Northwest = desert Southwest = plateau Northeast = _________

Plains

What new source of salt became available under the Han?

Salt mined from underground

What made it difficult to travel from Kashgar to Dunhuang?

Sand storms

What makes the Yellow River yellow?

Silt from the Gobi Desert

Which discovery did the Chinese make more than 1,000 years before westerners?

That blood circulates through the body

Because rice requires warm weather and a lot of moisture, where did the ancient Chinese grow rice?

The Chiang Jiang Basins

What was a major difference between the Qin dynasty and the Han dynasty?

The Han dynasty lasted much longer

What might have made the Shang dynasty weak?

The Kings spent too much on luxuries

What protected Inner China from invaders who might have tried to enter from the northwest?

The Taklimakan Desert

What brought an end to the Qin dynasty?

The death of the emperor

What kept early settlements in Inner China isolated?

The surrounding mountains, deserts, and rocky plateaus

What did Shang craftspeople and traders have in common?

They ranked higher than farmers

How may the Shang king and his nobles have weakened their economy?

They spent too much money on their palaces

During the Han dynasty, the Chinese were able to make swords out of iron. What was one effect of this invention?

They suffered fewer injuries in battle

Why did the Chinese under the Han invent the seismograph?

To detect earthquakes

Why did Qin Shihuangdi have the Great Wall built?

To keep out invaders

What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

To protect the empire from invaders

During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese for the first time...

Traded silk

What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin's governing system?

Under feudalism, power was held locally. In the Qin empire, the Emperor held all the power.

What word best describes China's climate?

Varied

What made Shang armies especially powerful?

Weapons made of bronze

People traveled with camels on the Eastern Silk Road. What animals did they travel with on the Western Silk Road?

Yaks

In Shang society, which social class included weapon makers?

Craftspeople

What helped unify the Chinese people during the Shang dynasty?

A common written language

What kind of city was the ancient Shang city of Anyang?

A royal city

What was an important belief in Shang religion?

Ancestor worship

Where did the Western Silk Road end?

Antioch

In ancient times, why did more people settle in Inner China than in Outer China?

Because Inner China had fertile land

Shang technology was largely based on what material?

Bronze

Which religion reached China by the Silk Road?

Buddhism

What is an example of a cultural effect that trade had on the peoples that used the Silk Road?

Buddhism spread from India to China


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