World History Chapter 7 Study Guide



World History Chapter 7 Study Guide

Chapter 7 section 1

1. List three facts about the Huang He River Valley? It is also known as the Yellow River and China’s Sorrow. It is also where Chinese civilization began.

2. Where was China’s first capital? Anyang

3. What is best known Shang art form? Bronze casting

4. Define dynasty. A line of rulers who belong to the same family.

5. List two facts about aristocrats. They were nobles whose wealth came from the land. They passed their land down to the next generation when they died.

6. Define pictograph. A character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun.

7. Define ideograph. A character used in Chinese writing.

8. Define bureaucracy. A system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government.

9. What is the Mandate of Heaven? A formal order that the Zhou leaders claimed gave them the right to rule.

10. What could the Chinese people do if a ruler was cruel or brought misfortune to his people? They could overthrow him.

11. List the inventions of the Chinese that made fighting on horseback easier. Saddle and stirrups

12. What was the longest Chinese dynasty? Zhou

Chapter 7 section 2

13. Define social class. People who share a similar position in society.

14. List the three main social classes in Chinese society in order. Landowning peasants, peasant farmers, and merchants

15. What is filial piety? The Chinese practice that requires children to respect their parents and older relatives.

16. What is a core belief of Confucianism? A person’s duty is to put the needs of their family and community before their own.

17. What is Daoism? A philosophy that taught people should give up worldly desires; it promotes peace.

18. Who founded Daoism and what does that name mean? Laozi it means “the old Master”

19. What is legalism? The philosophy that taught that people need a strong leader to maintain order.

20. Who as the founder of legalism? Hanfeizi

21. What did legalism teach during the 200s B.C? that humans were naturally evil

Chapter 7 section 3

22. What does Qin Shihuangdi mean? “the first Qin Emperor.”

23. What philosophy did he base his rule on? Legalism

24. What is a tenant farmer and who do they pay for their land? Someone who works the land owned by someone else and pays rent in crops.

25. What is acupuncture? An example of Chinese medicine that uses herbs to cure illnesses and eased pain by sticking needles in people.

26. What was invented to help steer ships? Rudder

27. What is the Silk Road? A large network of trade routes that stretched 4,000 miles from western China to southwest Asia.

28. What did the Chinese carry on the Silk Road? Silk, spices, tea, and porcelain.

29. Who usually heads the Chinese family? The oldest man.

30. What is a warlord? A military leader with their own army.

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