history homework

Shang Dynasty

A.  The Chinese gave themselves the name Zhongguo, which meant what?

B.  What is the name given to the belief that God had given the Chinese Emperor the right to rule?

From the creation story of Pan Gu

1.What was the world born from?  Be specific.

2. What on Pan Gu were human beings created from? 

3.  What does this tell us about people's place in this world?

The Great Wall of China.  

1. What emperor began the building of the wall? 

2. Why was it built? It had two goals.  List both.  

3. How was the wall paid for?

 4. How did the people of China feel about the wall?

5. What was its nickname?

1.  What is the ruling structure in Japan?  Look at the Feudalism power point.  List the groups.

2.  Who are the Samurai?

3.  Who are the Shogun?

4.  What is the role of the emperor?

5.  What is Bushido?

6.  What is Shinto mean and what is it?

7.  What is Zen Buddhism about?  One word will work for this. 

1. What was the name of the trade route used for transporting goods in and out of China?

2. The Tang Dynasty did this to women of a certain class.  It was painful, but done because it created a desirable feature.  What was it? 

3. What guarded the tomb of emperor Shi Huangdi?

Answer the following questions on the caste sytem in India. The India power points will help you.  

1. What is the caste system?

2. How was it justified by Hinduism and the Rig Veda?

 3. Looking at the power points how is the caste laid out.  What group is at the top, whose next and who follows all the way to the bottom of the caste.  There are 6 levels, 7 types of people.  

        Look at the diagrams of a human body in the slides to help you. YOU MAY JUST LIST THEM IN ORDER!

4.  Who are the untouchables and what is their life like?  

5. Please share your opinion about the Caste system in India.  

Consider the ideas of control that could come with it?  What about the implications for people and for generations of people?

6. Is India caste free today?