Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty

Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Confucianism Daoism Key Vocabulary Potpourri 100 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400

The Shang used oracle bones to do this Predict the future 100

Zhou artisans learned to make this metal which is much stronger than bronze Iron 100

The first Emperor of China Shi Huangdi 100

This famous trade route carried both goods and ideas The Silk Road 100

The “First Teacher” Confucius 100

The founder of Daoism Laozi 100

China’s most valuable export silk 100

The Shang valued this metal the most Bronze 200

The Zhou gave China this “right to rule” Mandate of Heaven 200

Shi Huangdi practiced this philosophy. Legalism 200

This religion came to China along the Silk Road Buddhism 200

Confucianism emphasizes this devotion of children to their parents Filial piety 200

Daoism emphasized this way of life A simple, natural existence 200

When a single group controls the production of a good or service Monopoly 200

The two major achievements of the Shangs Written language and bronze metal working 300

The two main technological advances of the Zhou The crossbow and us of coins 300

Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of all books by this famous philosopher Confucius 300

People who possess these characteristics got civil service jobs in the government Skill and knowledge 300

Daily Double How much would you like to wager? The two central ideas of Confucianism Responsibility and respect 300

Daoists believe leaders should do this Take little action 300

A set of beliefs about the world and how to best live in it philosophy 300

The number of years, the Shang dynasty lasted 600 years 400

This period of brutal and destructive conflict occurred at the end of the Zhou Dynasty. The Warring States Period 400

Daily Double How much would you like to wager? The three main things Shi Huangdi standardized to unify China Written language, transportation and weights and measures 400

The three major changes Liu Bang made after defeating the Qins Encouraged learning, lowered taxes, ended man of the Qin’s hard rules 400

Daoists believe that these must be balanced for a peaceful world Yin and Yang 400

Shi Huangdi did this to ideas he thought were dangerous like Confucianism Censored 400

The reason the Great Wall was built To keep out northern invaders 100

These two landforms isolated China from other civilizations Deserts and mountains 200

By practicing ancestor worship, the Chinese believed this Their ancestors would guide and protect them 300

The two main ways the Mandate of Heaven could be lost By overthrow or a natural disaster 400