China+History

Stone Age 1. What probably caused people in China to start farming? - They began on a natural reponse to being crowded. The climate was begining to change. 2. Where did people start settling down in cities? Why do you think this is so? - The people started settling down near a valley along the yellow river in china. I think this is so because they are near water where it can be easier to farm. 3. Where did people in China learn how to make carts probably? - People in China probably learned how to make carts in Central Asia from the people who live there.

Shang Dynasty 4. What was the Bronze Age? - The bronze age was a time when chines started to learn 5. What two other civilizations did the Chinese writing resemble? Describe the Chinese writing of that time. 6. What was used to keep records of payments between people? 7. What type of ruler existed during this dynasty? 8. Describe the social class system during this dynasty. 9. Where did the people learn about chariots from? 10. How long did the Shang Dynasty last?

Chou Dynasty 11. How many kingdoms existed under the emperor? 12. Why were the leaders of the western dynasty forced into the east? 13. Why were the first 300 years of the eastern dynasty good? 14. How did iron cause conflict amongst the 200 kingdoms? 15. How many kingdoms survived after the emperor's end? What king was the only victor left in the end?

Ch'in Dynasty 16. How did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti unite the people of China? - he made the people use the same writting and system of wights. 17. How did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti make sure none of the lower kings revolted against him? 18. What did Ch'in Shih Huang Ti order built to protect from Mongolian and Siberian invaders?

Han Dynasty 19. Who did Wu Ti remove from China? - Kao Tsu's wifey 20. What trade route did Wu Ti develop? - wu ti set up the silk road for trade. 21. What civilizations did the silk road connect? - The silk road connected Asia with bEgypt and the roman empire. 22. Describe university set up by Wu Ti. - Young, intelligent, hard working men were chosen for university, which was paid for by the goverment. they learned confucian philosophy. 23. How long was Pan Ch'ao gone exploring for? What did he learn about? - Pan Ch'ao was gone exploring for 28 years, and learned about the roman empire. 24. Summarize the last paragraph. - During the end of the Han Dynasty there was continuous fighting for power, rebellion, and a smallpox epidemic Sui Dynasty 25. What did Wen Ti do to make the government better? - he made poor peolple pay less taxes, said every men should have land to farm and had people do census 26. How did Wen Ti choose his officials? - Wen Ti chise hes official finding the mos educated and smartest through the university and the great examination. 27. What was Wen Ti's greatest project? - Yang Ti constructed a Grand Canal that connected the yellow river with the yangize and Hual rivers. 28. What was Wen Ti's worst project? - Yang Ti tried to invade Korea, which was mistake.