Strand of Social Studies

Strand of Social Studies Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Government & Civics 1. List the three main China 1. Why were the people of 1. What were two results of 1. Define polytheism. dynasties. western China isolated from China becoming a the rest of the world? Confucian state?

Culture & Societies 2. What is the name of the 2. What dynasty marked the 2. What important invention 2. Define monotheism. rulers of early China? beginning of imperial occurred during the Han China? Dynasty?

Economics 3. Where is the Yellow River 3. Who was the first 3. What were the “Silk 3. What major mountain located in China? Emperor of China? Roads?” range isolated India from the rest of the world?

Geography 4. What is another name for 4. What philosophy did 4. Why did China begin 4. On what continent will the Yellow River? China follow during the Qin using the feudal system you find India? Dynasty? during the Han Dynasty?

Historical Perspective 5. What two things did 5. Why was the Great Wall 5. What religion spread to 5. List the two major Chinese astronomers of China built? northern China? religions that developed in discover? India.

Score Name: WEEK OF January 28, 2013 D.G. #22 ~6th Application Questions:

1. Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of a united China. Which of these changes occurred in China under his leadership? a. Government officials were chosen by the people instead of by the emperor. b. Standards for weights and measures and the legal system were put in place. c. A brand new script for writing Chinese characters was invented. d. Feudalism was expanded to cover all provinces under the control of the emperor.

2. During the Han Dynasty of China, Emperor Wudi decided China should be a Confucian state and not a Taoist state. This dramatically changed the way government operated. What was the one result of the change to Confuciansim? a. A civil service system for government workers began. b. The Chinese became under the control of their foreign neighbors. c. Government officials had to be more responsive to the people. d. Taxes were reduced and government had less control.

3. When the Han Dynasty came to power in the second century B.C., it decentralized the government and set up feudal states for which of these reasons. a. To take control of agriculture b. To reward wartime allies with land c. To weaken anyone who would oppose them d. To set up a federal republic

4. The most prosperous time in the Han Dynasty was under the leadership of Emperor Wudi. The empire extended as far was as Kyrgyzstan and included Vietnam and the Korean Peninsula. This was accomplished by a. Extending trade routes along the Silk Road and into the Himalayas. b. Helping allies who were attacked and then turning against the allies. c. Entering into treaties with the rulers of nearby kingdoms. d. Wars with neighboring kingdoms designed to consolidate Han power.