Ancient China

How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture?

• Long coastlines made access to trade possible.

• Flat land made travel easy.

• Great Wall of China made travel along the top easier for traders.

• Tall mountains and deserts isolated China from other nations.

Which of the following were traded on the Silk Road? (7.23)

• Spices
• Religion
• Fabric
• All of the above

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community
• Living in harmony with nature
• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
• Humans are naturally evil

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

What are the names of the two major rivers in China?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Indus and Ganges
• Yellow and Yangtze
• Nile and Yellow

What was the Silk Road?

• A road made of silk

• A road where you could find silk

• A network of trade routes

• A road in Ancient China

How did the silk road benefit China?

• They discovered other civilizations

• They received new resources

• They gained wealth

• All of the above

Which Chinese philosophy taught that people are naturally wicked and must have strict rules and harsh punishments to force them to do the right thing?

• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Legalism

The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:
leaders should lead by example and inspire good behavior

• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Legalism

Believes that peace can be achieved through five basic relationships.

• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Legalism