Inventions
Belief Systems
Dynasties
Personnel
Addendum
100

Invention in China that we still use to write on today

Paper

100

A belief system that was brought over by India

Buddhism

100
The Ming Dynasty erected this thousand-foot-long barrier to protect from invaders

Great Wall of China

100

Man whose teachings led to the organization of Chinese Societies

Confucius

100

Early invention of China that produced fireworks

Gunpowder

200

A stylish, type off handwriting

Calligraphy

200

A man from 500 BC who developed ideas on how people should act honorably in a society.

Confucius

200

The earliest Dynasty, the Shang, used these to predict the future

Bones

200

Legendary figure who disguised herself as a man to fight in the war

Mulan

200

Symbol of daoism and balance

Yin/Yang

300

An explosive compound used in rifles, fireworks

Gunpowder

300

Rulers used this as a phrase that stated God had given them divine privilege to rule.

Mandate of Heaven

300

During the Zhou Dynasty, the scholar Lao Tzu wrote about this belief system about living in harmony with nature

Taoism

300

Conqueror and leader of the Mongols

Ghengis Khan

300

This color, prevalent during Chinese New Year, symbolizes luck

Red

400

A clever way to copy books and manuscripts using a woodblock

Printing

400

A strict system of punishing petty crimes with severity

Legalism

400

During the Han Dynasty, people from Asia and Europe travelled to China to buy this expensive, luxury item

Silk

400

Man who wrote about Taoism

Lao Tzu

400

During Spring celebration, people race boats with designs of this animal

Dragons

500

A type of therapeutic pain relief using needles in pressure points

Acupuncture

500

A belief system baed on "The Way', harmony, nature and balance

Daoism

500

The Qin Dynasty built thousands of replica soldiers to protect the tomb of an emperor made out of this material

Terracotta

500

Author of the famous "Art of war"

Sun Tzu

500

This is China's national sport, although, not invented there.

Ping pong

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