Ancient China Study Guide
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China---Chapter Four lesson 1 page 101-103
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When did China emerge as a civilization?
Describe 5 detailed facts you learned about the geography of China ---Paragraph 2
What is the North China Plain region like today?
Why is the land fertile in the North China plain?
Identify the capital of China and 3 detailed facts about the capital.
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What is the name of the river that cuts through the North China Plain?
Why is it called the yellow river?
Why is it also known as China’s Sorrow
In what two ways is this river similar to what you have learned about the Nile River? This question requires you
reason this out and answer it---you will not find this in your textbook.
10. The Guangxi Zhungzu region has one of the best climates for farming. Explain in detail the system of farming or
cultivation they use called double cropping.
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11. In the Tibetan Plateau many people are nomads. What does this mean?
12. Why is the Tibetan Plateau sometimes called the Roof of the World?
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13. What are five details you learned about bronze during the Shang Dynasty?
14. Which dynasty was the longest in Chinese history and how long was it?
15. What was the most important product of the Zhou dynasty and how was it produced?
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16. During the time of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty what happened to the king’s power?
17. What did more people become?
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How did Shi Huangdi become China’s first emperor?
Describe in detail the engineering project he started including why it was built.
What did he do to people who criticized him?
How did the people react to the way he treated them?
Read the biograph of the emperor on page 113. What were the only books he would allow?