China's Architecture
Where is the Yinxu Palace located?
Anyang City, Henan Province of China
When was The Book of Songs created?
Pre-551 BC/BCE
What is the longest river in Eurasia?
The Yangtze River
What are oracle bones?
When were the first walls of the Great Wall of China built?
In the 7th century BC, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 BC)
How large is the Yinxu Palace?
What contents are include in The Book of Songs?
Folk Songs (Feng), Court Poems (Ya), and Hymns (Song)
What is the 3rd largest drainage basin in China?
The Yellow River
What were oracle bones used for?
While inscribed with questions and cracks, oracle bones were used to predict the future.
When were the famous parts of the Great Wall of China built?
In the 14th century AD, during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD)
How long was the time frame that the Yin Palace was the Shang Dynasty's capitol?
From 1600 - 1046 BC/BC; 554 years
How many poems were in The Book of Songs?
305 poems, 54 included music
How long is the Yangtze River?
3,915 miles/6300 kilometers long
How many pieces of the oracle bones were discovered and found?
150,000 pieces of oracle bones were found in Anyang, China
According to a Chinese legend, who discovered silk?
Hsi-Ling-Shi, who was the wife of Emperor Huang-ti
Whose tomb was located in the Yinxu Palace?
Shang Dynasty member, Fu Hao
What are the other names for The Book of Songs?
The Classic of Poetry and The Shijing
Which river's middle course is longer? Yangtze River or Yellow River?
Yellow River; The middle course is 1800 miles/2896 kilometers long
When and where was the first oracle bones found?
At the Ymir Ruins, in 1899
According to a Chinese legend, when and where was silk discovered?
In Emperor Huang-ti's garden, during 2700 BC
What's the English translation for Yinxu?
"The ruins of Yin"
What were 3 of the themes inside The Book of Songs?
Love, Social Commentary, and Political Life
What are the names of Yangtze River's 8 Principal Tribes?
Yalung, Min, Jialing, Han, Wu, Yuang, Xiang, and Gan
What did the Chinese writing system start from?
Oracle Bones
What is the book, "The Art of War" written about?
The book "The Art of War was written about battle strategy, which was written by a military strategist named Sun Tzu.