Which Civilization?
Inventions & Achievements
Ancient India
Ancient China
Additional Facts
100

Which civilization was home to two major well-planned cities, Mohenjo-daro & Harappa? 

What is the Indus Valley Civilization?

100

China invented this writing material. 

What is paper?

100

Which rivers were the Indus Valley civilization located along?

What is the Indus and Ganges River?

100

This road was a series of trade networks that connected China to Europe.

What was the Silk Road?

100

This river in China allowed for fertile farming. 

What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?

200

Which civilization had Ashoka the Great spread Buddhism throughout the empire? 

What is the Maurya Empire?

200

This Chinese invention helped to make navigation easier for ships.

What is a compass?

200

This was the system that determined a person's status in India.

What is the caste system?

200

What was the name of the Chinese explorer that led voyages through the Indian Ocean?

Who is Zheng He?

200

This was a polytheistic religion that taught reincarnation and karma. 

What is Hinduism?

300

Which civilization was known for the Terracotta Army?

What is the Qin Dynasty?

300

This is the oldest text in the Sanskrit Language. 

What is the Rig Veda?

300

This was the emperor that was known for spreading Buddhism throughout Asia. 

Who is Ashoka the Great?

300

This group was not ethnically Han Chinese but ruled the Qing Dynasty. 

Who were the Manchus?

300

China traded this product for gold, stones, and silver. 

What is silk? (or spices/tea)

400

Which dynasty had Zheng He explore the Indian Ocean through several voyages?

What is the Ming Dynasty?

400

What did the Qin Dynasty standardize? 

What is standardized money? 

400

What was the religion that the Gupta Empire followed?

What is Hinduism?

400

This religion taught morality, personal improvement, and proper social relationships.

What is Confucianism?

400

This city was built in Beijing and served as the living place for the emperor of China. 

What is the Forbidden City? 

500

Which dynasty was known as the "Golden Age" of China, responsible for starting the silk road trade?

What is the Han Dynasty?

500

This number, first invented by Indian mathematicians, is a key part of our number system today.

What is zero? 

500
What was the name of the group of nomads that caused the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization?

Who were the Aryans?

500

This idea stated that rulers were granted to rule by Heaven. 

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

500

The Gupta Empire declined because of an invasion by this group. 

Who were the Huns?

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