Geography
This continent is where Ancient China is located.
What is Asia?
This river is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization.
What is the Yellow River?
The head of a dynasty was called this
What is an emperor?
This system allowed people to earn government jobs by passing a test.
What is the Civil Service System?
This luxury fabric became one of China's most valuable exports.
What is silk?
This desert is located in northern China.
What is the Gobi Desert?
Rivers were important because they provided this resource needed for farming.
What is fertile soil?
This philosopher lived during the Zhou Dynasty and inspired an important belief system.
Who is Confucius?
This dynasty invented paper.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This ceramic material was made from clay and traded throughout the world.
What is porcelain?
These two rivers were the most important to the development of Chinese civilization.
What are the Yellow River and Yangtze River?
Floods left behind this nutrient-rich soil that helped crops grow.
What is loess?
This dynasty ruled the longest in Chinese history.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
This dynasty is considered the greatest of all Chinese dynasties.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
Chinese scientists accidentally invented this while searching for a potion for eternal life.
What is gunpowder?
This mountain range forms a natural barrier in southwestern China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
The Yellow river was also known as this.
What is Huang He?
Ancient China's government was this type of monarchy.
What is an absolute monarchy?
This dynasty was the only one to have a female emperor.
What is the Tang Dynasty?
This famous trade route connected China with India, Persia, and Europe.
What is the Silk Road?
The Yellow River was known as this because its floods often caused destruction.
What is "China's Sorrow"?
This dynasty was established to help solve flooding problems.
What is the Xia Dynasty?
This dynasty built the Great Wall and first used the title "emperor."
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This dynasty united tribes along the Yellow River and created a writing system.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
Traders used this animal to transport goods across the Silk Road.
What is a camel?