Ancient China 1
Which technology did ancient Chinese inventors first develop?
Gunpowder
List 3 ancient dynasties
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
What is another name for the Huang He River in China?
The Yellow River
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family.
Which metal is most valued by the ancient Chinese?
Bronze
Which dynasty is considered the first unified dynasty of China?
The Qin Dynasty.
How were oracle bones used?
To ask about the future/ to predict the future
What is the name of the mountain range that has Mount Everest in it (and is located in Ancient China)
The Himalayas/ The Himalayan Mountains
What did some women do to keep their feet small?
Foot binding
The 2nd dynasty to rule China was the...
Shang
What continent is China in?
Asia
Ancient trade route linking China with the West that carried goods between civilization
Silk Road
What was China's primary export? (think trade)
Silk
How were the Terracotta Warriors discovered?
By a farmer in the 1970s
Rice
What is a contribution from Ancient China that is used to celebrate the 4th of July?
fireworks
How did the geography of China affect this ancient civilization?
Travel and communication were difficult between the regions of China and it was isolated from other civilizations.
-Natural barriers
A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from the gods.
Mandate of Heaven
What things traveled the Silk Road?
ideas, disease, inventions, people, trade, religion?
A lack of written records and little archaeological evidence causes many historians to question the existence of which dynasty?
Xia Dynasty
Why were the Terracotta Army created?
They were created for China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
-to serve as his personal army in the afterlife.
When was the terracotta army found?
1974.
Why was the great wall of china built?
To keep northern invaders out.
What happened when people died while building the Great Wall of China?
They were buried in the wall.
How old is Ms. Arenas?
27