Geography
What geographic features isolated China from the rest of the world?
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism
This achievement is why people stopped having to write things on stone.
Paper
What is the title given to the absolute ruler of Ancient China?
Emperor
The number one crop grown and consumed in Ancient China (and still today)
Rice
A ruling family
What geographic feature is China's largest natural barrier?
Himalayas
Explain 1 of the major religions of Ancient China
answers will vary
Name two major achievements from Ancient China and their impact on the world.
answers will vary
What is the name of the test given to young men in Ancient China seeking employment in the government?
Civil Service Exam
The economy of Ancient China was centered around...
trade
Why did both men and women grow their hair long in Ancient China?
They believed cutting your hair was cutting off a piece of your ancestors
What impact does China being isolated have on the its people?
answers vary
Taoism - balancing of natural forces
This achievement impacted the way in which people travel
compass
Before the Chinese dynasties, who ruled over the kingdoms in Ancient China
Warlords
Describe the silk road and the impact it had on China AND the rest of the world.
A trade route connecting China to the rest of the world. Gave China new goods, ideas, customs, languages, religions. Allowed China to spread those things to other places too.
Describe two other customs from ancient China's society
answers vary
Name 2 deserts in China
Taklamakin & Gobi
enlightenment/enlightened
This achievement is often made into fancy plates and cups called "fine China"
Porcelain
The main focus of China's political system was...
Get a good education
How long is the silk road? (in miles)
4,000 miles
In every home in Ancient China, there was one of these decorative set ups dedicated to their family
Shrine
The Yellow river had two nicknames - mother river and the river of....
Sorrow
Name a quote or something close from Confucius
1. The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not... Are both correct."
2. "Your life is what your thoughts make it."
3. "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
4. "The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life."
5. "The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one steр."
6. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
7. "You are what you think."
8. "Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
9. "All people are the same; only their habits differ."
10. "Learn avidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently."
11. "We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one."
12. "If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room."
13. "Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude."
14. "Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing."
15. "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." 16. "When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."
17. "The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it."
18. "One joy dispels a hundred cares."
19 "Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on."
20. "When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."
21. "I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty."
Approximately how long (in miles) is the Great Wall of China (must be within 200)
Exact - 13,171 miles
Name a quote - or something close to it from The Art of War
A wealthy landowner renting out their land to a farmer in exchange for crops is called...
Sharecropping
China customs/traditions include the Chinese new year. What year (animal) is it in 2026...For example year of the Chunky Monkey
Year of the Fire Horse