6Th Grade Ss Ch. 4- China

Front 1

Name some of the places located in China:

Back 1

-North China Plain
-Huang River
-Guangxi Zhungzu-
Tibetan Plateau-roof of the world
Himilayas-mountain range
Gobi Desert

Front 2

Describe why the Huang River is yellow?

Back 2

The great river picks up and carries large amounts of yellow silt that dissolves in the water.

Front 3

Name the devices that stop flooding along the Huang River:

Back 3

Dikes or levees wall it within its river banks.

Front 4

Why is the Huang River called China's Sorrows?

Back 4

For centuries its flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

Front 5

Describe the Tibetan Plateau:

Back 5

Roof of the wolrd
Rocky, mountain ranges to the North and South
Mountains in the South are the Himalayas

Front 6

Name some of the landforms that you would find in China?

Back 6

Desert (Gobi)
Plateaus (Tibetan)
Mountains (Himalayas)
Rivers (Huang)
Plains (North China Plain)

Front 7

What was the most important product produced during the Zhou dynasty?

Back 7

SILK

Front 8

Name some of the inventions made during Ancient China that improved daily life:

Back 8

leveees- control flooding
A new system of money-encouraged trade
Iron-used to make farm tools and weapons
paper and ink

Front 9

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

Back 9

Protect empire from Northern invaders.

Front 10

Name the achievements of the Han dynasty:

Back 10

Introduced civil service.
Took away power from people who challenged.
Divided land.
Built new roads.
Valued contributions of scholars and teachers.
Taxed imported and exported goods.

Front 11

Name some of the things invented during the Han dynasty:

Back 11

Porcelain
paper
ink

Front 12

What helped to unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty?

Back 12

Advancements in trade and transportation, a network of roads connecting China to the new world. Silk Road.

Front 13

What influence did Confucianism and Daoism have on Chinese cultures?

Back 13

Values-order, harmony.
Virtues-ways of making world right.

Front 14

What is considered the first principle of Confucianism?

Back 14

Respect for ALL people.

Front 15

Name the virtues at the core of Confucianism:

Back 15

Humility(quality of being modest & respectful)
Sense of humanity-kind goodness
Respect for family

Front 16

Describe the Analects:

Back 16

Collections of sayings by Confucius that were written down by his students, it is the main printed work of Confucius

Front 17

Which school of thought was taught by Laozi?

Back 17

Daoism

Front 18

What is the most important belief of Daoism?

Back 18

Finding the way of the "Dao" of the universe. People should live in harmony with nature.