Blank Jeopardy

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Philosophy
Legacy
Geography
Dynasties
Potpourri
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Three philosophies made up the belief systems of
ancient China
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What are Legalism, Confucianism and Daoism?
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Focused on relationships and was written about in
the Analects
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What is Confucianism?
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Believed that strict laws with harsh punishments
were the way to control people
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Who are legalists?
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Philosophy that did not try to change things or
argue about good and evil
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What is Daoism?
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An important teaching regarding treating parents
and ancestors with respect
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What is filial piety?
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Trade goods and ideas eventually traveled this
route
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What is the Silk Road?
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Before the invention of paper, the Chinese used
this expensive resource to write and
keep records on
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What is silk?
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When paper was first invented in China, around
105 A.D., it was made of
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What is old rags, tree bark and hemp fibers?
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The Chinese invented several things to make
farming easier
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What are a better plow, farm tools, a collar
harness for horses, the wheelbarrow and the
watermill?
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This rare item could at one time only be found in
China. It was so valuable that 1 pound of this
was worth 1 pound of gold.
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What is silk?
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Three types of barriers isolated China from the
rest of the world
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What are mountains, seas, and deserts?
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Because of its latitude and varied climate
Chinas geography can be compared to the
geography of
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What is the United States?
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Chinese civilization began in this region
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What is the North China Plain?
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Two major river systems flow through the North
China Plain
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What are the Chang Jiang and the Huang He?
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The Great Wall was built in this location to keep
out invading nomads
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What is in the north?
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Came from the state of Qin and brought an end to
the Time of the Warring States
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Who is Shi Huangdi?
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Began the Han Dynasty and set up bureaucracy
style of government
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Who is Liu Bang?
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Called the Martial Emperor because he expanded
China through the use of war
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Who is Wudi?
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Emperor who built both the Great Wall to protect
China, and Terra Cotta Soldiers to help him in
the afterlife
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Who is Shi Huangdi?
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The Qin and Han Dynasties both had one of these
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What is a strong central government?
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Missionaries from India came to China bringing a
new philosophy with them
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What is Buddhism?
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When cultural customs and ideas were shared along
the Silk Road
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What is cultural diffusion?
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The royal priests communicated to the gods
through scratches and cracks on _______, but
people wrote to each other using __________
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What are oracle bones and pictographs?
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Good rulers were thought to have the
_________________, but when a ruler was bad or
foolish they would lose it and the _____________
would be repeated
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What are the Mandate of Heaven and the dynastic
cycle?
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The rulers of this dynasty set up tests to find
the most ethical and educated people to serve in
the government
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Who are the Han?
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Final Jeopardy Essay Questions
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• Essay Questions (You will be required to do one
  essay, but may complete a 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th
  for extra credit!) Answers will need to be at
  least 3-5 sentences in length and you must
  restate the question.
• Explain the basic beliefs of Confucian
  philosophy.
• Think About
• - the Five Relationships
• - codes of proper conduct
• - the importance of obedience and respect
• 2. Explain why the Qin dynasty lasted such a
  short time.
• Think About
• - the policies of Shi Huangdi
• - the rule of Shi Huangdi's son
• - the role of the peasants

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• 3. Compare and contrast the reigns of Liu Bang,
  the founder of the Han dynasty, and Shi Huangdi,
  the founder of the Qin dynasty.
• Think About
• - the kind of government each ruler established
• - each ruler's accomplishments
• the way each ruler treated the people
• 4. Describe the influence of geography on early
  Chinese civilization.
• Think About
• - the role of rivers in the development of
  Chinese civilization
• - the physical geography of China's borders
• - the role played by outside invasions in
  China's history
• - the influence of the Silk Roads on China's
  development

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have the opportunity to study and prepare for
your essays. Ask me questions BEFORE the test.