Ancient China

What river flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean?

Huang He (Yellow River)

What did Qin build and extend to keep out the Xiongnu?

The Great Wall

Which dynasty ruled over the Huang He Valley?

Shang dynasty

What network of trade routes extended from China toward Southwest Asia?

Silk Road

Who used a large cavalry force to conquer neighbors and establish a new dynasty?

Qin

Which philosophy taught that people needed harsh laws and punishments?

Legalism

Who drove the Xiongnu back into the Gobi Desert?

Han Wudi

Who checked that government officials were doing their jobs?

Censors

Who taught people to put family and community needs before their own?

Confucius

What practice requires children to respect parents and older relatives?

Filial piety

Who usually headed a Chinese family?

The oldest man

What period of violence caused people to seek ways to restore order?

Period of Warring States

What goods were sent out of China along the Silk Road?

Silk, tea, and spices

About how much of China’s land was good for farming?

One-tenth (1/10)

What Chinese medical treatment uses thin needles?

Acupuncture

Which dynasty faced a rebellion led by Wu Wang because its rulers were cruel?

Shang dynasty

Whose empire did Zhang Qian hear stories about while exploring west of China?

The Roman Empire

What were military leaders with their own armies called?

Warlords

Who founded Daoism, whose name means “Old Master”?

Laozi

According to the Mandate of Heaven, what could people do if a king ruled badly?

Overthrow him