C
What river in China is also called the Yellow River?
Huang He
What is silk made from?
Silkworms
What great landmark did Emperor Qin build?
The Great Wall of China
Confucius taught that everyone should be kind to each other and that ____________.
People can change
Who do Chinese families often honor?
Their ancestors
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin
What are Chinese words made up of pictures called?
Characters
Why was the Great Wall built?
To keep out nomads and protect Chinese crops
Name 3 things that were invented in China.
Paper, fireworks, porcelain
Why was making silk a secret?
Because selling silk could make people a lot of money
What was the path that Chinese merchants traveled to sell silk to foreigners?
The Silk Road
True or False: Porcelain is made out of brown clay.
FALSE - it's made out of special white clay
What do Americans sometimes call porcelain?
china
An experiment went wrong! Chinese people accidently discovered _________.
gunpowder
What connects the two important rivers in China?
The Grand Canal
What creature is important during the Chinese New Year?
The dragon
How can you bring good luck on Chinese New Year?
Decorate with the color red and eat special foods
True or False: It is easier to learn English than Chinese.
TRUE - English only has 26 letters. Chinese has thousands of characters.
What is the only kind of food that silkworms will eat?
Mulberry Leaves
What is virtue?
Good character or good behavior - Confucius taught that this was important
What makes the Huang He yellow?
The silt in the river
What were some of the first materials used to make paper?
Old rags, rope, and tree bark
How did Queen Si Ling Chi discover silk?
A silkworm cocoon dropped into her tea. She pulled the thread and discovered it was one very long thread!
What is the Hungry Ghost Festival?
Unloved ancestors are given food so they won't be hungry and angry!
True or False: Confucius started a new religion.
FALSE - he started a new philosophy (or way of thinking)