| A | B |
|---|
| North China Plain | the dry land in northern China |
| People of the Northern China Plain | depended on rivers for survival |
| Begins in the highlands of Tibet | Huang He; also known as the Yellow river |
| A life of farming | Early Chinese civilization began around 5000 BC when people gave up wandering for this |
| 5 generations living together | it was not uncommon for a household in China to have this |
| Men had higher status than women | according to ancient Chinese tradition |
| Sons | When a father dies all of his land is divided among his |
| loess | yellow brown soil |
| dike | protective wall that holds back water |
| extended family | grandparents, aunts, uncles cousins all living together |
| how the Huang He affected ancient Chinese civilization | flooding in the spring |
| Teachings of Confucius | a person's place in family and society and the Golden Rule |
| respect people above and below them | a Person's place in the Family and in Society |
| The Golden Rule | do not do to others what you would not want done to you |
| How Confucius helped Chinese Government | by teaching peole to read, write and respect others and be nice |
| civil service | a group of peple who carry out the day to day work of th government |
| philosophy | a system of beliefs and values |
| currency | a type of money |
| warlord | leaders of armed bands |
| Shi Huangdi | the first emperor and ruler of Qin dynasty |
| what Shi Huangdi did | unified Chinese government, established districts and currency |
| districts | Shi Huangdi diided China by these, they had their own emperor |
| the reason Shi Huangdi had the Chinese wall built | to protect northern borders from the nomads (end border wars) |
| Liu Bang | rebel who helped overthrow Qin dynasty and 1st ruler of Han dynasty |
| Han Dynasty | civil service dynasty, stable government |
| Wudi | ruler in Han dynasty, he strengthened the army, "warrior emperor" |
| silk | valuable cloth made with silkworms |
| Sima Qian | scholar who solved problems |
| Silk Road | this is a trail one would take to trade goods |
| why did the influence of Confucious grow during Han dynasty | respect needed to be brought back |
| 3 accomplishments of Chinese during Han dynasty | influence of Confucius, make a road for trading, make silk cloth |
| Most important achievement of ancient China | to develop a trade route to make money and get goods |
| why was Huang He called China's sorrow | because so many people died when it flooded |
