Ancient China

What mountain ranges separates China from India?

• The Alps

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

• The Urals

What river is also called "China's sorrow" because of frequent flooding?

• Huang He River (Yellow River)

• Yangtze River

• Tigris River

• Ganges River

How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?

• They became wealthy.

• They made it easier to travel.

• They were isolated from other civilizations.

• They made China easy to be attacked.

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

• Confucianism

• dynasty

• Mandate of Heaven

• Daoism

This belief stressed that people were bad by nature, and needed to be controlled and punished.

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Zhou

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community

• Living in harmony with nature

• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments

• Humans are naturally evil

What were oracle bones used for?

• Cooking

• Building the Great Wall of China

• Telling stories

• Asking for advice from the gods and predicting the future

Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

How did the Zhou dynasty justify their right to overthrow the Shang dynasty?

• They claimed that the gods had given the Zhou the Mandate of Heaven.

• They said the Shang king no longer honored his ancestors

• They claimed that the oracle bones proved them to be the proper kings

• They said there would be no more floods or famines under their rule.