Name: __________________________________
Date: _________________________
China Review Packet
Directions: Complete the question below to help review and prepare for your upcoming
China Quest.
China’s Geography (JAT pgs. 225-226)
1. What two rivers run through China? __________________________________________
2. What major Mountain range in China is to the west and what large desert is to the north?
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3. Why was farming difficult in Ancient China?
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4. Why did many Chinese innovations take so long to be introduced to the Europeans?
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Vocabulary and Key Concepts from the Power-Points/Handouts/Readings
5. Define a dynasty: _________________________________________________________
6. Describe a Bureaucracy (found on page JAT pg. 229)?
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7. What was the Dao (Found in the description of Daoism from the Quotes Handout)?
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Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (JAT pgs. 241-243) the Han Dynasty (JAT pgs. 244-247)
8. Who was Qin Shihuangdi and describe what philosophy he used to rule:
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9. What great building project was constructed during the Qin Dynasty? Why was it built?
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10. Who was Han Wudi and what were the civil service examinations?
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11. How large was China’s population during the Han Dynasty? _______________________
12. Identify some of the new inventions that were discovered during the Han Dynasty.
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13. What was the Silk Road?
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14. What were some of the goods that traveled over the Silk Road?
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The Political Development of Imperial China: History Alive pgs. 184-186
1. Define Aristocracy: ________________________________________________________
a. Positive: __________________________________________________________
b. Negative: _________________________________________________________
2. Define Meritocracy: _______________________________________________________
a. Positive: __________________________________________________________
b. Negative: _________________________________________________________
3. Explain the Government of Foreigners:
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a. Positive: __________________________________________________________
b. Negative: _________________________________________________________
China Develops a New Economy: History Alive pgs. 190-195
4. How did China’s economy evolve during the Middle Ages?
a. Agriculture:
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b. Commerce and Trade:
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c. Urbanization:
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Chinese Contributions: History Alive Chinese Discoveries and Inventions (Pgs. 197-204)
5. Identify key discoveries in China in the following topics:
a. Exploration and Travel:
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b. Which was the most important and why?
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c. Industry:
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d. Which was the most important and why?
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e. Military:
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Which was the most important and why?
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Chinese Thinkers (Quotes Handout/pages 235-239 & 205-208/History Alive Activity)
15. Explain Confucianism: (Who was its creator _____________________)
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16. Explain Daoism: (Who was its creator _____________________)
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17. Explain Legalism: (Who was its creator ______________________)
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18. Explain Buddhism: (Who was its creator ______________________)
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19. What were the 4 central teachings of Buddha?
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The Mongols in China (pages 424-429)
20. Where do the Mongols come from? ___________________________________________
21. Describe Genghis Kahn (Temujin):
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22. Describe the size and territory of the Mongol Empire:
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23. Describe the kind of rulers the Mongols were?
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Critical Thinking:
24. Of all the Chinese inventions during any time period, which one do you believe had the
greatest impact on China’s success?
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25. Which philosophy/religion of China has impacted the Chinese culture the most?
(Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism)
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26. Describe the role geography has played in shaping the history of China.
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