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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the 2 main rivers in China?
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Huang He/Yellow River and the Chang Jiang/Yangtze River
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What is the name of the mountain range to the west and south of China?
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Himalayan Mountain, which are the tallest mountains in the world.
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Archaeologists believe the _________ ____________
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Huang He
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What was the first capital of China?
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Anyang
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Anyang was built during which dynasty?
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Shang
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Chinese society had three social classes. What were they?
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Aristocrats, farmers, and merchants.
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People in the Shang dynasty believed in one or many gods?
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Many
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What is the name of the characters used in early Chinese writing?
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Pictographs
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What is it called when there were two or more pictographs joined to represent an idea?
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Ideographs
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WHy did Ancient China have so little farming?
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I's geography; Himalayas to the SW and large deserts to the W and NW.
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Who rebelled against the Shang and created the next new dynasty?
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Emperor Wu who created the Zhou Dynasty.
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What was longest ruling dynasty?
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Zhou
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What major items were developed during the Zhou Dynasty?
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Irrigation and flood control systems, farm tools such as plows.
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What item was an important item of trade during the Zhou period.
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Silk
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What were the 3 major theories/philosophies used by Chinese rulers?
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Confucianism, Daoism and legalism
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What does Confucianism teach?
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teaches that people should act properly and respect relationships. (proper behavior)
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What does Daoism teach?
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To live harmony with nature. It teaches that people should give up worldly desires & encourages the importance of nature.
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Define: Legalism
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A philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience of laws. (harsh laws & punishments are good.)
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Who developed Legalism?
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hanfeizi
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Who was known as the first emperor to rule a UNITED China?
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Qin Shihuangdi
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Qin's rule was based on what type of philosophy?
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Legalism
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how did Qin unite China?
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Created one type of currency, ordered the building of roads and buildings, and connected the Chang Jiang to central China with a canal.
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