Geography
This desert helped protect ancient China from invaders from the north and west.
What is the Gobi Desert?
This philosophy teaches respect for elders, strong family relationships, and good behavior in society.
What is Confucianism?
This dynasty is known for oracle bones and some of the earliest Chinese writing.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
This was the main purpose of the Silk Road.
What is trade?
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
Early Chinese civilizations developed near these because they provided fertile soil and fresh water.
What are rivers?
This philosophy says people are naturally selfish and need strict laws and harsh punishments.
What is Legalism?
This dynasty created the idea that rulers are chosen by heaven and must rule fairly.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
China was famous for exporting this luxury fabric along the Silk Road.
What is silk?
Writing carved on bones used to ask ancestors questions.
What are Oracle Bones?
This river was called “China’s Sorrow” because of its devastating floods.
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
This philosophy teaches people to live simply and in harmony with nature.
What is Daoism?
This dynasty unified China under one emperor.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Traders formed these groups to travel safely along the Silk Road.
What are caravans?
A mountain range that both protected and limited China.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
This mountain range formed a barrier between China and parts of India.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
This philosophy includes the idea of Wu Wei, meaning effortless action or “going with the flow.”
What is Daoism?
This dynasty is often called a “golden age” because of advances in culture, technology, and government.
What is the Han Dynasty?
The Silk Road allowed civilizations to trade both goods and this.
What are ideas?
The belief that rulers are chosen by heaven and must rule fairly.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This fertile yellow soil carried by the wind helped make farming possible in ancient China.
What is loess?
This philosophy influenced China’s government by inspiring the imperial examination system.
What is Confucianism?
This dynasty is considered the longest-lasting in Chinese history.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
The Silk Road connected East Asia to this major region of the world.
What is Europe?
The sharing of ideas, traditions, arts, and customs between people from different backgrounds to promote mutual understanding and learning.
What is Cultural Exchange?