Ch. 2,5,10

Which geographic feature has helped isolate China?

 

Himalaya Mountains

The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the

 Qin dynasty

Filial piety and the five relationships are most often associated with

 

Confucianism

Confucius believed that political and social harmony

 

arose from the proper ordering of human relationships.

The traditional founder of Daoism is considered to be

 

Laozi.

What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws?

 

Legalism

The founder of the Han dynasty was  

Liu Bang.

Before 600 C.E., large centralized empires, such as the Han, Persian, and Roman empires, extended their military power by

 

developing supply lines and building infrastructure, including defensive walls and roads

China under the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar in that both grew wealthy because they

 

developed extensive trade networks

The most powerful Han emperor, known for his administrative centralization and imperial expansion, was

 

Wudi.

Between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., the Silk Roads facilitated commodity trade between which of the following pairs of empires?

 

The Roman and Han

Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasized

 

obedience and proper conduct.

In order to supply administrators for the empire, the Han used officials from the gentry class and adopted

 

a version of Confucianism to guide government.

The important Han innovations include the development of

 

the horse collar, the watermill, and the crossbow.

The spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to China and Southeast Asia was the result of

 

cultural diffusion

The leading export commodity of China during the Han was

silk.

• Block printing, gunpowder, and the abacus were developed.

• Porcelain making and black-ink painting on silk paper were perfected.

• The compass was discovered and used to improve the determination of direction when sailing.

  These advances are associated with

the  

Tang and Sung dynasties of China

To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern China, the Sui built the

 

Grand Canal.

During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations

 

were expanded and allowed posts to be filled with officials of genuine intellectual ability.

The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was

 

fast-ripening rice.

Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy

 

provided a basis for social order