Philosophies
The three dominant philosophies of Ancient China
What is Confucianism, Legalism, and Taoism?
The Dynasty that defeated and replaced the Qin
What is the Han Dynasty?
The founder of Confucian Philosophy
What is Confucius (Kong Qiu)?
The large defensive fortification in Northern China
What is the Great Wall?
The fabric made from worm cocoons
What is silk?
The philosophy that China was first united under
What is Legalism?
The Dynasty known for external expansion
What is the Tang Dynasty?
The first Unifier of China
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
The river where Chinese civilization first began
What is the Yellow River (Huang He)?
The predominant crop of China during the Song Dynasty
What is rice?
The native religion of Ancient China
What is Taoism?
The Dynasty known for inward development
What is the Song Dynasty?
Who is Kublai Khan (Yuan Shizu)
The center of Chinese civilization during the Song and later Dynasties
What is the Yangtze River Valley?
The invention that allowed for fireworks and later weapons
The aristocracy of China
Who are the Scholar-Gentlemen?
The Dynasty that defeated the Mongols
What is the Ming Dynasty?
The famous sailor and explorer of the Ming Dynasty
Who is Zheng He?
The waterways that connect the two great rivers of China
What is the Grand Canal?
The invention that allowed for accurate time keeping
The foreign religion introduced and popularised in China
What is Buddhism?
The Dynasty that created the Civil Service Exam?
The reunifier of China after the Three Kingdoms Period
Who is Yang Jian (Sui Wendi)?
The ancient capitol of China, starting with the Han Dynasty
What is Chang'an (modern day Xi'an)?
The tool that allowed for the mass production of books
What is moveable block printing?