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Standard: Identify and locate geographical features of ancient China, including:
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Plateau of Tibet
Yangtze River
Yellow River
Standard: Analyze the influence of geographical features on the origins of ancient Chinese civilization in the Yellow River Valley, and explain how China's geography helped create a unique yet diverse cultural identity that was isolated from the rest of the world.
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Standard: Describe how the size of ancient China made governing difficult and how the concepts of the mandate of heaven and Legalism emerged as solutions to this problem.
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Standard: Identify the political and cultural problems prevalent in the time of Confucius and how the philosophy of Confucianism and The Analects emphasized the concepts of kinship, order, and hierarchy to address these problems.
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Standard: Explain the significance of the unification of ancient China into the first Chinese empire by Qin Shihuangdi, beginning the Qin Dynasty.
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Standard: Explain how the implementation of the philosophy of Confucianism led to the political success and longevity of the Han Dynasty.
Standard: Explain the major accomplishments of the Han Dynasty, including: the magnetic compass, paper making, porcelain, and woodblock printing.
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Standard: Describe how the desire for Chinese goods influenced the creation of the Silk Road and initiated cultural diffusion throughout Eurasia, including the introduction of Buddhism into ancient China.
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