4th Social Studies Ch 7 - Geography of Ancient China

The yellow river valley

Where did ancient China first begin to develop?

The yellow river would flood often and deposit soil that made the land very fertile

What made the land in ancient in China fertile

The natural boundaries help protect from invasions and made it harder for China to interact with the rest of the world

What are two ways natural borders influence ancient China?

Drinking water, bathing water, a way to water crops

What are three things provided by to the people of ancient China by the yellow river

Ancient China was too big

Why was it hard for one dynasty to govern all things of ancient China?

Enslaved people, artisans, farmers

Who made up the common people in ancient China

To help transport goods, especially food, through its kingdom

Why did the Zhou dynasty build canals in ancient China?

the belief in ancient China let the emperor was chosen by the gods to rule. This help the ruler maintain control over a large territory. And encourage people to follow.

What is the mandate of heaven

As their link between heaven and earth

After the mandate of heaven, how did the people in ancient China view their king?

Local ZHOU ruler gain more power. This led to a period of fighting. Warring states.

The ZHOU dynasty became weaker when_____________________

A - Himalayan Mountains

B - Yangtze River

C - Pacific Ocean

D - Plateau of Tibet

E - Gobi Desert

F - Yellow River

Label each geographic feature on the map of Ancient China

1.) the Chinese people expected the king to keep the gods happy a bad harvest or natural disaster could be considered a sign that the king had failed to please the god it was no longer fit to rule.2.) if someone successfully over through a king, the new king could claim that he now had the mandate of heaven to rule

What are the downsides of the mandate of heaven?

Dutiful respect for one’s parent and elders

what is filial piety?

For the fertile yellowish soil it carries

how did the Yellow River get its name?

The walls were to protect China from attacks. Later dynasties added to them until they became the Great Wall of China.

What was the purpose of the walls built by the ZHOU dynasty? How did later dynasties add to them?

A large area of elevated land that is relatively flat

What is a plateau?

A member of a nomadic group of people who live chiefly by hunting fishing and harvesting, wild wild food

Where are hunter gathers?

To tame in order to keep or grow as with a wild animal or a wild plant

What does it mean to domesticate?

A line of rulers from the same family

What is a dynasty?

An item made are used by people in the past

What is an artifact?

A man-made waterway used to carry ships or irrigate cross

What are canals?