Geography
What was the most dangerous desert in all of ancient China?
Taklimakan Desert
Known as the world's longest graveyard. 13,000 miles long.
The Great Wall
This dynasty was famous for their use of Oracle Bones to make predictions and answer questions.
Shang Dynasty
This is the name for a family of rulers where power is passed down.
Dynasty
This is what killed emperor Qin Shi Huang when he was searching for the secret of immortality.
Mercury
What was the largest mountain range in ancient China?
Himalayas
New type of fabric made by worms that came from China.
Silk
This dynasty only lasted 14 years and had only one Emperor.
Qin Dynasty
Who was the most powerful person in ancient China?
Emperor
This emperor connected the series of walls that were built during the Warring States period.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
What Chinese river was home to the earliest Chinese Dynasties?
Yellow River
Tortoise shells and other animal parts used to write down the king/emperor's questions.
Oracle Bones
This dynasty was known as the Golden Age of Chinese philosophy.
Zhou Dynasty
This is the term for a large area of conquered land that is ruled by one person.
Empire
This was the name of groups of people that traveled along the Silk Road together.
Caravans
What/who was located to the north of ancient China?
Nomadic groups/Pillagers
Long ditches that were dug to bring water to their crops.
Canals/irrigation
The belief that if an emperor was fair and just, then they would have a divine right to rule by the heavens.
Mandate of Heaven
This is the Chinese philosophy that allowed Emperor Qin Shi Huang to unify all of China through a strict set of laws.
Legalism
Mount Everest
Why were China's natural barriers both a good and a bad thing?
They protected them from invasions but isolated them from the rest of the eastern hemisphere and their resources.
A large trading route that connected China to the rest of the Fertile Crescent.
Silk Road
This dynasty created the Silk Road and really expanded China's trade with other civilizations.
Han Dynasty
This was the ancient method of ruling by giving all the land to family members and wealthy nobles in exchange for their service. The nobles would then lease the land to the peasants.
Feudal system
This philosophy was all about respecting and honoring your elders and leaders.
Confucianism