Politics
Philosophies
Jumble
Achievements
100
This emperor united China after the Warring States period and standardized writing, currency, and measurements across China.
Qin Shi Huang-di
100
"If penalties are not heavy, evil will never be surmounted." This statement reflects what philosophy?
Legalism
100
Identify an appropriate title for the map
The Silk Road
100
Built along China's northern frontier under Emperor Shi Huangdi, this massive structural project was designed to keep out nomadic invaders.
The Great Wall
200
After centuries of civil conflict, this 254-year period finally came to an end when one state defeated its six remaining rivals.
Warring States Period
200
This core concept teaches that maintaining respect and obedience toward parents and elders is the root of all moral behavior.
filial piety
200
Beyond physical goods like silk and porcelain, this major world religion spread into China from India via Silk Road trade routes.
Buddhism
200
Name TWO Han dynasty technological innovations that significantly aided record-keeping, trade, or navigation
Compass, paper, porcelain
300
This Han emperor replaced harsh Legalist practices with Confucian academies to train future government officials.
Emperor Wu Di
300
"The Way gives birth to the One... All beings support the yin and embrace the yang..." This quote represents which philosophy.
Daoism
300
To ensure government positions were held by educated, qualified officials rather than wealthy nobles, the Han Dynasty introduced this testing system based on Confucian classics.
Civil Service Exams
300
To unite China’s economy and make trade seamless across all provinces, the Qin Dynasty standardized these three everyday systems.
Currency (money), writing, weights and measures
400
If a ruler faced widespread peasant rebellions, severe flooding, and foreign invasions, traditional Chinese political thought claimed they had lost this divine right.
Mandate of Heaven
400
He is recognized as the founder of Daoism and author of the Dao De Jing.
Laozi
400
Silk Road traders had to navigate around this major desert north of China.
Gobi Desert
400
During the Warring States Period, the Qin state gained a major tactical advantage on the battlefield by replacing heavy war chariots with these two types of military units.
Calvary and foot soldiers
500
Unlike the Qin Dynasty's short-lived reign, the Han Dynasty established a 400-year era of peace and cultural advancement known by this term.
Golden Age
500
"Among those who are filial... those who are inclined to offend against their superiors are few indeed." This quote represents what philosophy?
Confucianism (filial piety is essential element of Confucianism)
500
This historian, known as the "Father of Chinese History," recorded both Li Si's memorials and the early history of Chinese dynasties in his Records of the Grand Historian.
Sima Qian
500
Buried in subterranean pits near Xianyang, this astonishing collection of thousands of unique, life-sized clay figures was created to protect Emperor Shi Huangdi in the afterlife.
Terra Cotta Soldiers