Unit 7 - China Vocab

Front

Huang He River (Yellow River) flows 2,900 miles eastward, named for its yellow color from ___

Back

loess

Front

Surrounding the desert are mountains and dry grasslands with no trees, called ___.

Back

steppe

Front

Shi Huangdi ruled using ______, a government form giving all power to one leader.

Back

legalism

Front

Kings granted land to nobles for military aid, a system known as ________. Peasants paid nobles for land use.

Back

feudalism

Front

Ruled by a monarchy with various social classes of craftsmen.

Back

dynasty

Front

During the Han Dynasty, the major trade route covering 4,000 miles to the Mediterranean Sea was the _____

Back

Silk Road

Front

Teaching of loyalty and respect

Back

Confucianism

Front

Day-to-day government operations and the rise of education for job access.

Back

Civil Service

Front

Shi Huangdi was known as China's ____.

Back

First Emperor

Front

Han's scientists created the first device to measure earthquakes.

Back

Seismograph