Ancient China Study Guide

Ancient China Study Guide Your test is MONDAY 11/23 ( F) or TUESDAY 11/24 (E. H. G) This test will consist of various parts: multiple choice, geography, writing, and vocabulary identification. We will be reviewing in class and I will be available after school for extra help. Section 2.4: River Dynasties in China The Geography of China Identify the geographic features that isolated China from the north, south, east and west. Why did settlements develop along the Huang He and Yangtze River? What were/are the environmental challenges China faces? Xia Dynasty Identify the significance and unique characteristics of the Xia Dynasty. Shang Dynasty What were the two important authorities in Chinese life? What was life like for women in early China? Describe traditional Chinese religion. What were the advantages and disadvantages to the Chinese system of writing? Identify the technological and artistic developments made during the Shang Dynasty. Zhou Bring New Ideas How did the Zhou justify the overthrow of the Shang? Why did the Zhou set up a feudal system? How did feudalism ultimately weaken the role of the Zhou emperor? What innovations were made during the Zhou Dynasty? Section 4.4: An Empire Unifies China Philosophy and the Social Order What were the ancient values “put aside” at the end of the Zhou Dynasty? Confucius Outline Confucius’ basic beliefs on society, family and government. Laozi (Lao Tzu) Outline Laozi’s philosophy. Legalism What are the main ideas of Legalism? The Qin Dynasty What were Shi Huangdi’s accomplishments? What were the human costs of his accomplishments? Section 7.3: The Han Dynasty The Han Restore Unity to China How was the Han Dynasty founded? How did Liu Bang win the support of his people? How did Empress Lu maintain power after the death of Liu Bang? What were the accomplishments of Wudi? A Highly Structured Government How did China maintain and fund its bureaucracy? What was the role of Confucianism in China’s civil service? Han Technology, Commerce and Culture

What were the technological innovations of the Han Dynasty? Why was agriculture so important to China? What monopolies did the government have? What was the Silk Road? How did the Chinese government encourage assimilation? Rebellion and Restoration What were some of the weaknesses of the Han Dynasty? Identify Wang Mang’s reforms. Section 12.1: Two Great Dynasties in China The Tang Dynasty Expands China How Tang rulers create a powerful empire? Identify Tang Taizong and Wu Zhao. How did the Tang lose power? The Song Dynasty Restores China How did the Song Dynasty maintain a stable, powerful, and prosperous empire? An Era of Prosperity and Innovation What were the technological advances during the Tang and Song eras? Which technological advancement had the most impact on history? Why? Why I s the prosperity of the Tang and Song dynasties considered to be a golden age of art? How did trade facilitate the spread of Buddhism? Changes in Chinese Society How did China’s prosperity produce social changes in the Tang and Song eras? What was the status of women in Chinese society?

Important Terms: Huang He Yangtze River Loess Peking Man Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Oracle bones Mandate of Heaven Dynastic Cycle Feudalism Filial piety 5 relationships Analects Bureaucracy Confucius Laozi Daoism Legalism Yin and Yang Qin Dynasty Shi Huangdi Autocracy Great Wall Terracotta Soldiers

Han Dynasty Liu Bang Centralized government Empress Lu Wudi Civil Service Monopolies Silk Road Assimilation Ban Zhao Tang Dynasty Song Dynasty REMEMBER: Inventions of the Tang This and Song guide Dynasty

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