Final Week of Trimester 1

Hello 7th Grade Social Studies!

This week we will be wrapping up CHINA (Ch. 7).

Students will have a chapter test on Monday/Tuesday (depending upon how far along your class is).

The remainder of the week will be designed around projects and introducing your HISTORY DAY information.

To be helpful and to reward students for checking the website, here are some questions you'll probably get asked this week on your test!

...you've got to find the answers!

• List the correct order of the Chinese dynasties (old to new)..there are 3!
  
• During the Period of Disunion, what often happened when different cultures came into contact with each other?
• Why did so many people turn to Buddhism in the Period of Disunion?
• The capital of the Tang dynasty and the largest city in the world at the time was?
• The Grand Canal was built primarily for what reason?
• Why did the Chinese keep the silk and porcelain making processes secret?
• In what way do Confucianism and Buddhism differ?
• Confucius taught that people should follow two basic principles in their lives. What are the two principles?
• How did Neo-Confucianism differ from Confucianism?
• What effect did having a bureaucracy of scholar-officials have on the Song dynasty?
• What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo?
• What was the primary result of Zheng He’s voyages?
• Why was the Great Wall built?
• What leader ruled over the largest empire in world history?
• What effect did the policy of isolation have on China?