CHINA STUDY GUIDE
Geography:
Upon which rivers did civilization in China begin?
Which landform is to the north of China?
What landform is to the south?
How did landforms isolate China from its neighbors?
What allowed civilization to develop along the river valleys?
Early dynasties
What were the social levels of the Shang Dynasty?
What were some Shang achievements?
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
How did feudalism keep order?
What were used in Chinese writing?
Philosophies
What was society like during the Warring States period?
In Confucianism, what was the most important thing a leader could do?
How did Confucius want to restore order? What were his teachings based upon?
What is the goal of Daoism?
What are yin & yang?
How do legalists control society? What do they believe about the nature of people?
Qin
What does Shi huangdi mean?
What philosophy did Qin Shi haungdi use?
How did he rule?
How did Qin unify China?
How did unfied money and writing impact China?
How did Qin Shi huangdi get so many people to work on his building projects?
How was the most impressive engineering achievement?
Was Qin Shi Huangdi a good ruler? Explain
Han
How did Liu Bang rule China?
How did social order differ between the Shang dynasty and the Han dynasty?
What was especially important to people during the Han dynasty?
How did Chinese art improve?
How did the iron plow and wheelbarrow help China?
Which was the best achievement during this dynasty?
What is the Silk Road? Where did it go? Was it an easy or difficult route?
How would Qin Shi huangdi have reacted to the diffusion of Buddhism into China?
What power did women have in China?
Where did the majority of people in China live? What was their profession?
Don’t forget key terms.
Essay: What lasting achievements did China make and why are they lasting and important?