7th SS ch5 study guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 civil service | the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government |
| confucius | a chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had great influence on chinese life |
| currency | the type of money used by a group or nation |
| dike | a protective wall that controls or holds back water |
| extended family | closely related people of several generations |
| Liu Bang | the founder of dthe han dynasty |
| loess | yellow-brown soil |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the qin dynasty and chinas first emperor |
| silk road | an ancient trade route between china and europe |
| silk | a valuable cloth,originally made only in china from a thread spun by caterpillars called silkworms |
| sima qian | the chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history in china |
| warlord | a local leader of an armed group |
| wudi | chinese emperor who brought the han dynasty to its great strength |
| dragons | What mythical creature is often used to indicate rivers in China? |
| Middle Kingdom | The Chinese were so sure they lived at the center of the world they called their country... |
| It would often flood and destroy homes and cause death | Why is the Huang River sometimes called China's Sorrow? |
| Nile, Indus, Tigris | Name 3 rives besides the Huang River that caused similar issues for the people that lived near them. |
| Mandate of Heaven | The belief by the Chinese, that their rulers came to power because it was the destiny or fate. |
| Confucius | a Chinese philosopher and teacher who lived from 551 to 479 BC and whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life. |
| Philippine, Japan, Ti wain | name 3 island countries on your map of east Asia. |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| the oldest male | Who was usually the center of authority in an ancient Chinese family? |
| family | this was the center of early Chinese society |
| Taoism | Which belief system has more followers today, Confucianism or Taoism? |
| for protection and to defend China from nomads | What was Shi Huangi's purpose for having the Great Wall of China built? |
| Shi Huangdi | founder of the Qin Dynasty and China's 1st emperor |
| first emperor | What does Shi Huangdi's name mean? |
| currency | type of money used by a group or a nation |
| farming, medicinal, and technology | What were the only type of books NOT burned by the order of the Qin Dynasty? |
| Han Dynasty | Liu Bang and Wudi were both chinese emperors from which dynasty? |
| each trader need to make a profit | Each time goods were traded along he Silk road, prices increased, Why? |
| Buddhism | What religion became a major religion in China by the end of the Han dynasty? |
| Confucius' teachings | Whose teachings did Han rulers encourage people to study in order to bring back respect for their traditions? |
| iron plow, paper, compass | Name 3 technological achievements made by the Chinese during the Han Dynasty and briefly describe each one. |
| paper | What invention around the year 105 is arguably the greatest Chinese achievement? |
| "Children of the Han" | Today in China, people still call themselves this as a way to remember all the achievements accomplished under that dynasty. |
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