Ancient China Study Guide-answers

Ancient China Study Guide-Completed for Blog EXAM: December 17, 2008 Name: _____________________________________

The Ancient China Exam will consist of the following: -Map Labeling (know where the physical features are located) -Confucianism/Daoism Comparison (look at your chart) -What each Dynasty is known for (Quad Fold) -What the Silk Road is: Important Trade Route from China to Europe. Silk was brought to Europe. -What the Great Wall of China was used for: Defensive Purposes -Class system under the Zhou (located in Zhou Dynasty) Top: Kings Middle: Nobles Bottom: Peasants

-The significance of the North China Plain: Where ancient China Began. Good place for a civilization because of the Yellow River, which provides fertile soil. -China’s Two major rivers: Yellow River and Yangtze River -Double Cropping: Planting two crops on the same field in the same year. -Physical Features of China (Lesson 1 guided notes!) -What oracle bones are: Used to predict the future during the Shang Dynasty -Bronze Age: what it was and during what Dynasty: Many tools, weapons, etc. were made out of Bronze. Much stronger material than stone and bones. Shang Dynasty -Golden Age: What is was and during what Dynasty: Many achievements and advancements: better education, new system of money, government projects, iron tools. Zhou Dynasty

-What legalism is: Obey rulers out of fear. -Be able to list and describe 2-3 inventions. -What is the Great Wall of China used for today? Tourism, Biking, hiking. -What is the nickname of the great wall of china? Why is it called that? “Longest Cemetery in the World” Many people died while working on the great wall of china. When a worker died, they threw his body into the great wall of china and continued building it up. There are thousands of people buried all along the Great Wall. -Know the first emperor of China: Shi Huangdi - What do people of China call themselves today? People of the Han. -Know what types of people built the great wall. (3 types) Slaves, Criminals, Farmers.