STUDY GUIDE CHINA Don’t print this out! It’s too long. View the show

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1. Why were the Chinese sure that they were the only “real” empire on the planet? Physical Features Affecting People Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall and stopped the Mongol invasions. The mountains and deserts were barriers that isolated the Chinese. The Chinese had mastered math with decimals and fractions. They had dragons protecting them.

2. Where did the Chinese first settle? along the hilly Chang R. on the fertile land of the Tibetan Plateau on level land near the Huang R. in very comfy reclining chairs with built in massagers … ahhhhhhhh Physical Features Affecting People

3. What is loess? Physical Features Affecting People fertile, yellow-ish soil silt along the bottom of rivers fertilizer from yak dung Superman’s girlfriend

4. Who began building the Great Wall? Major Achievements Shi Huangdi Lui Bang Confucius Yao Ming and Wall-E

… Why was the wall built? Major Achievements to encourage tourism to protect against monsoons to keep out Mongol invaders to

5. Which achievement during the Han Dynasty had the biggest impact on human society? Major Achievements acupuncture paper silk Han E Boo Boo jade carving boat rudder

6. What was the most important part of Chinese life? Unique Social Aspects the family the empire the men fire works – ooohhhahhhhh

6. What was the most important part of Chinese life? Unique Social Aspects the family the empire the men fire works … oooohhhhaaahhhh

… How was status (power) within the family determined? Unique Social Aspects based on whether they were married based on their extended family based on age and sex based on how much they could bench press

7. According to Confucius, what should people in authority do? Unique Social Aspects keep the secret of silk set a good example spread the teachings of Buddhism write fortunes and put them in cookies

8. Other than ‘trading silk’, why was the Silk Road so important to the Chinese? It connected China to the civilizations in the west. It enabled the Chinese to try garlic, grapes, and walnuts for the first time. It enabled easier invasions by the Mongols. It kept Chinese employment steady – a road made out of silk needs A LOT of repairs! Economics

9. What is “currency”? Economics another word for government jobs a thought or idea the type of money a place uses a kind of curry grown in the sea

10. How can a common currency help? Economics Using the same type of money … allows prices to be regulated. makes it easier to tax people. makes trading easier. makes Canadians Looney Two-ney.

11. How did Shi Huangdi feel about books that weren’t about medicine, technology, or farming? Government and Military he had them burned he encouraged Confucius to write more he accepted them as part of the Mandate of Heaven he felt that anyone without them should have after-school detentions forever

Why did he do this? Government and Military to spread the ideas of Confucius to control peoples’ thoughts to be a better leader to use the heat to cook his eggroll

13. According to Confucius, who should get government jobs? (Chose all correct answers.) Government and Military men men or women rich or poor people who were confuse-ish Buddhists qualified people

14. What did Emperor Wudi do for the Chinese Empire? Government and Military made it richer made it famous for the invention of paper made it bigger made roller coasters so the people could say, “WOOOOOOO DEEEEEE”

Be able to sketch in and label … MEMORY MAP Huang R. Chang R. Pacific O. Ancient China Empire (5 points) Himalayas Compass Rose Title

Himalayas Huang Chang Pacific O N NW NE W E SW SE S

N Ancient China NW NE W E SW SE S

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