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Chapter 6 Ancient China
Chapter 6 Ancient China
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History
6th Grade
10/04/2012

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Chapter 6 Ancient China
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Identify which land separates China from its neighbor to the north.
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The Gobi Desert
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Know what the Shang were the first people in China to develop.
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Writing
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Explain why the Zhou leaders granted land for loyalty, military support, and other services.
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As a way to purchase people's loyalty and support.
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Know what Confucius meant when he stated that moral leadership, not laws, would bring order to China.
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Leaders should act decently and always try to do the right thing.
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The most appropriate response to the statement "The Qin dynasty was bad for China" would be
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This is incorrect. The dynasty strengthened and unified China.
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How was Liu Bang different from all of the other Chinese leaders before him.
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He was the only common person to become emperor.
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How did the social order of the Han dynasty differ from the social order of the Shang dynasty?
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Peasants had a higher rank during the Han dynasty.
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How did the 'fu' and 'shi' styles of Chinese writing differ?
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'Fu' writing combined prose and poetry, while 'Shi' featured short lines that could be sung.
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What did Chinese painters become experts at during the Han dynasty?
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Painting figures
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What led China to make contact with other cultures?
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The Chinese Empire became prosperous.
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What effect did the popularity of silk in Rome have on China?
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China became wealthy.
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What natural feature formed part of the northern border of Shang China?
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The Yellow Sea
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The Shang period influenced
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WRITING in China today
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LEGALISM
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was not a religious philosophy
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TRADE
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between regions increased during Shi Huangdi's rule
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Han artwork showed
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DAILY ACTIVITIES
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The decline of the Han government
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HELPED the spread of Buddhism
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Jade
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A hard gemstone
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Lord
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A person of high rank
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Peasant
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A person with a small farm
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Confucius
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The most influential teacher in Chinese history
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Laozi
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The most famous Daoist teacher
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Shi Huangdi
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The Qin king who unified China
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Shiji
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A history of Chinese culture
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Innovation
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A new idea, method, or device
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Silk Road
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A 4,000 mile long trade route
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Diffusion
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The spread of ideas from one culture to another
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Tales of the Xia dynasty show that cooperation was important in ancient China
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True
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Land ownership was an important part of Zhou politics
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True
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The Qin built the first sections of the Great Wall
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False
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The military was a high-ranking social class in the Han period.
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False
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During the Han period, China had little contact with other cultures.
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False
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