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Families that ruled China were called...
Dynasties
100
What was the name of the trade route that opened up China to the rest of the world?
The Silk Road
100
Most of the common people in China during the Shang dynasty had which job?
Farming
100
Many Chinese books were based on what?
The Confucian Classics
100
Which type of government rules China today?
A communist government
200
The Shang practiced which religion?
Ancestor Worship
200
Where is China Located?
The Far East
200
Ancestor worship also included the use of what objects?
Oracle Bones
200
How were oracle bones made?
Bones or shells were heated with a hot metal rod until they cracked.
200
What were peasants digging when they discovered Qin Shi Huangdi's burial place?
A Well
300
Which Dynasty ruled for about 800 years?
The Chou
300
The grave of Qin Shi Huangdi was guarded by which impressive features?
The Terra Cotta Warriors
300
Early Chinese writings were called?
Pictographs
300
During the construction of the Great Wall, what happened to the laborers that died building it?
They were buried withing the wall
300
How long did Qin Shi Huangdi's reign last?
Less than 30 years
400
Which scholar/teacher was a great influence in China during the Classical Era?
Confucius
400
About how long is the Great Wall of China?
About 5,500 miles long
400
Which stone was used to create pieces of decorative art?
Jade
400
What was special about the terra cotta warriors?
They were all unique
400
What type of system fives a worker a job, then trains him for it, rather than passing the job onto a family member?
A Bureaucracy
500
What are the 5 important human relationships as listed by Confucius?
Ruler/Ruled, Father/Son, Husband/Wife, Elder brother/younger brother, Friends
500
Along which rivers did the Chinese people settle?
The Huang He and the Yangtze
500
Which sporting even was put to music to keep time?
Archery
500
Which invention was produced during the Han dynasty? How did work?
The Seismograph – It held a pendulum on the inside that would knock a ball in the direction it was shaking which could tell where the earthquake originated.
500
The Huang He River earned which nickname?
China's Sorrow
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