China

China

1. Why do the Chinese call

themselves the “Middle Kingdom”?

(p.137)

2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Huang He (Yellow River).

(pp.137-138) DikeLoess

Huang He

Chang Jiang

3. What were the accomplishments

of the Shang Dynasty? (p. 139)

4. Place these Chinese dynasties in chronological

order from oldest to most recent.

(p.139)Warring States Period

ShangEastern Zhou

QinWestern Zhou

5. Talk about Chinese family structure. Who lived with whom, who

had the most power and how were women

treated? (pp.140-141)

extendedfamily

6. What was the goal of Confucius and say why you think that was his

goal. (p. 146)

7. Describe the Five Human Relationships discussed by Confucius. (p.147)

8. How could Confucianism be considered

both a philosophy

and a religion? What other religious

philosophy rivaled

Confucianism? (p147)

9. How did Confucius affect the civil service exam? (p. 148)

10. How did Shi Huangdi strengthen

the Qin Empire. Look at how he organized the

government, the economy, and the

society. (pp. 150-151)

Currency

11. How did the two Han emperors mentioned in the

book, Liu Bang and Wudi, rule China? (p. 152)

12. Describe how the Han Empire ended. (p. 153)

warlords

13.What was the Silk Road and why was it important? (pp.

156-158)Silk

14.List the accomplishments

of the Han

Dynasty. (pp. 158-

160)Sima Qian

15. Why was the Sui Dynasty important?

(p.365)

16. Describe what happened in

China during the Tang

Dynasty. (pp. 365-367)

17.Describe what happened in China during the Song Dynasty. (pp. 367-369) Merit System

18.What was China like under Mongol rule? (pp. 370-371)

Kublai Khan