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18 Cards in this Set
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Name some of the places located in China:
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-North China Plain
-Huang River -Guangxi Zhungzu- Tibetan Plateau-roof of the world Himilayas-mountain range Gobi Desert |
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Describe why the Huang River is yellow?
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The great river picks up and carries large amounts of yellow silt that dissolves in the water.
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Name the devices that stop flooding along the Huang River:
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Dikes or levees wall it within its river banks.
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Why is the Huang River called China's Sorrows?
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For centuries its flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
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Describe the Tibetan Plateau:
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Roof of the wolrd
Rocky, mountain ranges to the North and South Mountains in the South are the Himalayas |
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Name some of the landforms that you would find in China?
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Desert (Gobi)
Plateaus (Tibetan) Mountains (Himalayas) Rivers (Huang) Plains (North China Plain) |
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What was the most important product produced during the Zhou dynasty?
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SILK
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Name some of the inventions made during Ancient China that improved daily life:
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leveees- control flooding
A new system of money-encouraged trade Iron-used to make farm tools and weapons paper and ink |
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Why was the Great Wall of China built?
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Protect empire from Northern invaders.
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Name the achievements of the Han dynasty:
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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. |
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Name some of the things invented during the Han dynasty:
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Porcelain
paper ink |
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What helped to unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty?
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Advancements in trade and transportation, a network of roads connecting China to the new world. Silk Road.
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What influence did Confucianism and Daoism have on Chinese cultures?
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Values-order, harmony.
Virtues-ways of making world right. |
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What is considered the first principle of Confucianism?
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Respect for ALL people.
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Name the virtues at the core of Confucianism:
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Humility(quality of being modest & respectful)
Sense of humanity-kind goodness Respect for family |
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Describe the Analects:
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Collections of sayings by Confucius that were written down by his students, it is the main printed work of Confucius
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Which school of thought was taught by Laozi?
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Daoism
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What is the most important belief of Daoism?
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Finding the way of the "Dao" of the universe. People should live in harmony with nature.
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