Ch. 2,5,10

 Which geographic feature has helped isolate China?

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 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?

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 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?

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 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