Vocabulary
What is the definition of exchange?
trade
What were the names of the two rivers in Ancient China?
The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
What did their language use instead of letters?
Characters
What was an important place for their community?
Markets
What goods were transported on the Silk Road from China?
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Silk Fabric, Tea Leaves, and Porcelain Ware
What is the definition of chariot?
A cart with two wheels and a horse used for war
What part of Asia was Ancient China located in?
East Asia
What did some nobles use bones to do?
Predict the future
What two materials did they often make artwork out of?
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Bronze metal and jade carvings
Physical goods were not the only thing traded on the Silk Road; they also traded what?
Ideas and services
What is the definition of caravan?
What are dynasties?
Powerful families who ruled China for many years
What two things did people use to write on?
Bamboo and silk
What materials were buildings made out of?
Mud bricks and straw roofs
Trade on the Silk Road went from China to what other three places?
India, Pakistan, and Rome
What is the definition of peasant?
poor farmer with low social class
What three geographic features are to the east, south and west, and north?
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East: Seas
South and West: Himalayan Mountains
North: Gobi Desert
What was the job of the Craftspeople in Ancient China?
They made pottery, chariots, and weapons.
Name the types of houses that nobles lived in AND where they were buried.
Palaces, Tombs
What is the definition of cultural diffusion?
When items, practices, or beliefs move from one culture to another.
What is the definition of merchant?
a person whose job is trade (buying and selling things)
Name the three dynasties of Ancient China.
Xia, Shang, and Zhou
Name the 5 groups of people in Ancient China.
Peasants, Craftspeople, Merchants, Soldiers, Landowners
Name the 4 inventions that came from Ancient China.
Silk, Calendar based on moon, Strong boats, Bow and Arrow
What types of skills did Craftspeople provide?
Carving a statue, painting a scroll, or building an irrigation system