Unit 6 Ancient China and Buddhism Study Guide

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Unit 6: Ancient China: Study Guide: Test & Study Guide due 2-10-17
1. Label all four rivervalleycivilizationsonthe map above:China,India, Egypt, Mesopotamia
2. Whichcivilizationdeveloped farthesttothe East?________________________________________
3. Label all 7 riversonthe map: Huang He,Tigris, Euphrates, Nile,ChangJiang, Indus,Ganges
4. Why wasthe HuangHe sometimescalled“China’sSorrow”?
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5. What wouldbe a goodtitle forthismap?
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6. What were the earlypeople of China’seconomybasedon?______________________________
7. What was the majoreffectresultinginthe trade betweenIndiaandChina?
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8. Put these dynastiesin chronological order:
___________Zhou _____________Qin ___________ Shang _________ Han
1
2
3
4
Name: Date: Class Period:

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9. What geographical feature limitedinteractionbetweenChinaandMongolia?_____________________________
10. The Plateauof Tibetisin whichmountainrange?___________________________________________________
Match the Chinese inventions: The SilkRoad Oracle BonesAcupuncture silk jade
compass sundial The GreatWall Gunpowder seismograph
11. I am a beautiful,hardgemstone thatthe Chinese made intomanyobjects._______________________________
12. I use the positionof shadowscastby the sun totell the time of day. ____________________________________
13. I can measure the strengthof an earthquake.______________________________________________________
14. I am a soft,light,highlyvaluedfabric,andChina’sgreatestexport._____________________________________
15. The priestscarvedquestionstothe godsand ancestorsontome_______________________________________
16. I use fine needlesinsertedthroughthe skinatspecificpointstocure disease orrelive pain.
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17. I am a seriesof trade routesthat connectAsiato Europe and Africanamedformy primaryexport
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18. I was accidentally createdbyscientists,youfindme oftenusedin4th
of Julycelebrations,Ihavingan“explosive”
personality._________________________________________________________________________________
19. I am over4,000 mileslongandI wasbuiltbyseveral dynastiesacrossChinatoprotectfrom invaders.
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20. I am a magneticdevice thatshowsdirection.______________________________________________________

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True or False: If true write true, iffalse rewrite it to make it true.
21. True or False.MuhammadGandhi,anIndianprince,foundedthe religionof Buddhism
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22. True or False.BuddhismstartedinIndiaandspreadtoChina.
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23. True or False.Buddhismspreadalongthe Indiantrade route.
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24. True of False.The guidingprinciplesof Buddhismare calledThe FourNoble Truths.
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25. True or False.The periodof struggle forpowerthatlastedfor200 years inChinaiscalledThe Warring Cities
Period.______________________________________________________________________________
26. True of False.Inthe Mandate of Heavena king’srightto rule came from the gods.
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Whoam I? Legalism Laozi Confucius Daoism Confucianism Hanfeizi bureaucrat
27. I am a wise teacherandI foundedDaoism________________________________________________________
28. I am a Chinese philosophywithafocuson strictlawsand harshpunishments,aristocratssupportedme,andI
teachthat humansare naturallyevil _____________________________________________________________
29. I am a wise teacherandI foundedConfucianism___________________________________________________
30. I am an appointedofficial whorunsdifferentpartsof the government_________________________________
31. I am a Chinese philosophywithafocuson nature,followingthe Dao,givingawayworldlygoods,andfollowing
traditional beliefs.____________________________________________________________________________
32. I am a wise teacherandI foundedLegalism________________________________________________________
33. I am a Chinese philosophywithafocuson ancestorworship,puttingfamilyandcommunityfirst,andfollowing
the Golden Rule.____________________________________________________________________________

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Dynasty Timeline
34. Place these 6 eventsin chronological order on the timeline:
221 BC ZhouDynastyends 220 ADHan Dynastyends
1766 BC Shang Dynastybegins 551 BC Confuciusborn
202 BC Han Dynastybegins 1122 BC Shang DynastyendsandZhou Dynastybegins
35. Whicheventoccurredfirst? ____________________________________________________
36. How longdidthe ZhouDynastylast? ____________________________________________
37. Whichdynastylastedthe longestaccordingtothe timeline?_____________________________
38. What wouldbe a goodtitle forthistimeline?_________________________________________
Remembersametime period, subtract Differenttime period,add
(10 BC-5 BC= 5 years) (10 AD+ 5 BC= 15 years)