Untitled Flashcards Set

Geography 

1. List China’s natural barriers. 

China Natural barriers 

- Gobi Desert 

- Himalayan Mountains 

- Mongolian and Tibetan plateaus 

2. All of China’s natural barriers helped isolate or spread Chinese civilization. 3. Isolation + Cultural Achievement belief that China was at the center of the world/ 

4. Where do most people in China live? Most of the population is in the Eastern half of the country because of mountains and plateaus which don't have much land that supports farming. 

5. Most people living in China today have the occupation of a farmer . 

6. Define terracing. 

Terracing is the raising or leveling of a land to use for farming. 

7. Why must the Chinese use the method of terracing to farm? 

The Chinese must use a method of terracing because China has many plateaus and rocky land which needs to be evened in order to farm. 

8. Describe each of the 5 regions of China.

9. List the 3 major rivers in China

· - Huang He River 

- Yellow River 

- Xi Jiang River 

10. Most people in China are Han Chinese. 

11. Mandarin is the official language of China. 

Xia Dynasty 

12. Define Dynasty. 

Dynasty: is large ruling family which has ancestry dating thousands of years back 

13. True or False. The Xia dynasty is not an official dynasty. If false, why? True, there is no archaeological evidence to support it was a large dynasty. 14. Where did the Xia dynasty develop? 

Believed to develop along the Huang He river. 

Shang Dynasty 

15. How did the Shang dynasty come in power? 

1650 B.C. - village rulers extend power over many families and set up the shang Dynasty 16. How did the Shang decide who ruled (ruling power)? 

Shang decided who ruled through family and the king was believed to be chosen by the gods and did things that benefited people. 

17. True or False. The Shang ruled over all of China. 

False, Shang ruled a lot of places but not all of China.

18. Shang Di was the main god of the Shang. 

19. What was the king’s role? 

King - please the gods and get the title son of heaven 

20. List accomplishments of the Shang. 

- Developed system of writing pictographic symbols to express ideas - Éarly on 3000 characters in system 

- Had a religion which was followed by majority of the people/subjects Zhou Dynasty 

21. True or False. The Zhou created the idea of a mandate of heaven. 

True 

22. The Zhou ruled for 800 years. 

23. What is the mandate of heaven? 

The Chinese believed that the gods granted an emperor the right to rule. 24. Why is the mandate of heaven important for ruling families? 

It helps the whole generation to rule and continue being rulers, enjoy the luxury and riches and basically continue being royal. 

25. What are signs that a dynasty has lost the mandate of heaven? 

- Natural disaster, war,famine, rebellions 

26. Why did the Zhou dynasty fall? 

Due to chaos and war, the Zhou dynasty fell. 

Warring States Period 

27. Define the warring states period. 

Intense competition between warlords and city states. 

28. How did the warring states period end?

The Ruler of the Qin territory overthrew the neighbors. 

Ruler became known as Qin Shi Huangdi. 

29. Who is Sun Tzu? What did Sun Tzu write? 

Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general and strategist who wrote the book “The Art of War”. 

Qin Dynasty 

30. __________________ is the 1^st emperor of the Qin Dynasty. 

Qin Shi Hungdi 

31. Why is the Qin dynasty the first legitimate dynasty? 

Because the ruler won his way to power, and achieved it, not through family or Mandate of Heaven. 

32. What philosophy did Shi Huang Di follow? Explain it. 

A single law code and Legalism. Legalism is the use of strict law codes,forced labor and punishments to have an empire with excellency. 

33. What kind of ruler was Shi Huang Di? (What did he accomplish?)( Use your class resources and homework.) 

Administrator Tyrant 

- Created a single law code. -used forced labor, brutal working conditions, banned all books. 

- Standard currency and created roads 

- Great wall of China 

34. Why did Shi Huang Di build the Great Wall of China? 

To protect the dynasty from nomadic invaders.

Han Dynasty 

35. How was the Han dynasty established? 

It was established through the rebellion against the Qin. 

36. How did the Han expand trade? 

The Han Dynasty expanded trade with the opening of the silk road and civil service system. 37. What is the civil service system? What is it used for? 

The civil service system is to ensure the best and brightest ensure that that is who runs the government. It is based on Confucianism teachings and traditions. 

38. Explain the civil service system… 

Advantages Disadvantages 

People who are very smart. The disadvantage is that it is limited for who can run the government. They won’t have anybody skilled enough. This Leads to trouble as it takes time for people to study. 

can run the government and also do things like make laws. 

Advantages are that they can have a really good government structure and the laws are very clear. 

Religions/Philosophies 

41. Daoism Lao Zi Dao De Jing - Universal has a 

natural 

order which 

is the Dao. 

- Man-made 

regulations 

go against 

the order.

45. What are the 5 relationships of Confucianism? 

Ruler and subject 

Father and son 

Older sibling and younger sibling 

Husband and wife 

Friend and friend

46. Put the following social classes in order of rank numbers 1-4. 1 is the highest class.  Merchants 4  

 Peasants 2 

 Artisans 3 

 Gentry/Scholars 1 

46. How do Chinese philosophies influence social status and gender opportunities in China? 

Chinese philosophies influence social status and gender opportunities in China because since girls are seen to only be doing housework, they get less education leading to little to no job opportunities other than farming. Social status is heavily influenced because those who are higher in social status are usually from wealthy families, they are wealthy due to their caste system. 

I. Life and Society 

A. Social Class 

1. What factors affect a person's place in society in China? 

The factors that affect a person's place in Chinese society is the amount of contribution they give. They can be farmers or craftsmen which give food and material which is a lot of contribution but nobody can top gentry scholars as they are the main. 

2. What is unique about the ranking system in China? Which group has the greatest opportunity for social movement? 

The unique thing about the ranking system is that people are ranked on their contribution rather than their wealth. Greatest opportunity would be the gentry scholars as they are the most respected, wealthy and more empowered. 

II. Women in China 

A. Status 

1. What do women contribute to the family in China? 

They were mostly for doing housework and were used to bearing sons or children to work or accomplish thing.s

2. Who has authority over women in the family and when do women have the opportunity to have authority? 

The oldest male is in charge, and once the woman is married the husband is in charge. She is able to gently correct him. The woman is able to be in charge of children if she is an older sister or mom. 

4. What is the process of foot binding in China? Why would parents want to bind their daughter’s feet? 

Foot binding is the process of making feet very small and microscopic. Parents bind their daughters feet with silk tightly from a young age. 

Open ended Options: Only allowed to use information that we covered in class/ homework or what is in your textbook. 

Choose 1 Prompt to answer. 

1. Was Qin Shi Huangdi a brilliant administrator or a Harsh Tyrant? Defend your answer Qin Shi Huangdi was a harsh tyrant but in some aspects a brilliant administrator. 

- Brilliant administrator 

- Established the great wall of china 

- Strict laws prevented crime 

Harsh tyrant 

- Very strict laws 

- Not much freedom 

- Believed he was really great 

2) Explain the philosophies/beliefs of Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism and analyze how they each individually attempted to bring order to society as a response to the Warring states period?