Question

1. what was the purpose of the great wall of china?

a. to protect the treasure of china
b. to keep nomadic tribes from invading china
c. to protect merchants
d. to keep the chinese inside their borders
matching:

1. philosophy
2. mandate of heaven
3. oracle bones
4. hierarchy

a. earliest chinese writing to communicate to the ancestors
b. the way of thinking about the world around you
c. the gods giving a ruler the right to rule
d. order or authority
ancient china unit test
name __________ core _

1. during confucius life, there was ________.

a. peaceful kingdoms unified through order and hierarchy
b. warring between kingdoms and disorder
c. kings ruling with kinship and respect
d. unity between dynasties
place the dynasties in the correct order

order of the dynasties	name of each dynasty
second	45.
third	46.
fourth	47.

Explanation:

Question 38:

The Great Wall was primarily constructed to defend against frequent raids and invasions from nomadic pastoral groups in northern China, such as the Mongols and Xiongnu.

Matching Questions:

• Philosophy refers to the study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language, which aligns with "the way of thinking about the world around you".
• The Mandate of Heaven was a Chinese political ideology that stated a ruler's right to govern was granted by divine approval, meaning the gods gave them the right to rule.
• Oracle Bones are the earliest known form of Chinese writing, used by Shang dynasty rulers to communicate with ancestors through divination.
• Hierarchy refers to a system where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Question 43:

Confucius lived during the Spring and Autumn Period of ancient China, a time marked by the decline of the Zhou dynasty's central authority, leading to constant warfare between rival kingdoms and widespread social disorder.

Dynasty Order:

The standard early chronological order of major ancient Chinese dynasties starts with the Xia (the first recorded dynasty), followed by the Shang, then the Zhou, and later the Qin (which unified China).

Answer:

1. b. To keep nomadic tribes from invading China
2. Philosophy - b. The way of thinking about the world around you
3. Mandate of heaven - c. the gods giving a ruler the right to rule
4. Oracle Bones - a. Earliest Chinese writing to communicate to the ancestors
5. Hierarchy - d. order or authority
6. b. warring between kingdoms and disorder
7. Xia Dynasty
8. Shang Dynasty
9. Zhou Dynasty
10. Qin Dynasty