Chinese Dynasties
Art
Ms. Janower
Chinese Geography
Take a Gamble
100

This Lady was a military leader, priestess, queen, and mother

Who was Lady Fu Hao?

100

This artifact offers spells and prayers to guide the soul to the afterlife (in Egypt)

What is the Book of the Dead?

100

The sport that Ms. Janower "played" throughout High School and College

What is crew/rowing?

100

This mountain range is most famous for housing Mount Everest

What are the Himalayas?

100

This system of government was born in ancient Athens, Greece, and is now used in the US today 

What is democracy?

200

This dynasty started as a feudal state

What is the Qin?

200

These statues were designed to be in constant worship

What are votive figurines?

200
The college that Ms. Janower attended

What is the University of Pennsylvania?

200

This river is full of a substance called lowess, giving it a distinct color

What is the Yellow River?

200

This popular, recently-released movie was most well known for its Broadway production and earned $163 Million at the Global Box Office on opening weekend

What is Wicked?

300

This dynasty was known for writing on bones in order to communicate with the ancestors

What is the Shang?

300

This artifact, depicting two dragons, was used for executing human sacrifices 

What is the Bronze Axe?

300

The type of food that Ms. Janower is allergic to

What is gluten?

300

This area of China is the agricultural center of the region and where many ancient dynasties developed

What is the North China Plain?

300

This bird's distinctive pink hue is not present at birth but rather comes from its diet of shrimp and algae

What is a flamingo?

400

This dynasty invented the creation of silk textiles

What is the Zhou?

400

These artifacts were discovered accidentally by farmers and demonstrate the decrease of human sacrifice in China

What were the Terracotta Warriors?

400

Ms. Janower's favorite unit (hint: we haven't covered it yet)

What is Greece?

400

DAILY DOUBLE: This desert spans between China and Mongolia

What is the Gobi desert?

400

In this popular social media app, 34 million videos are posted every day, which is 272 videos per second.

What is Tik Tok?

500

The mythological dynasty created by the Shang to legitimize their rule

What is the Xia?

500

Ms. Janower left this bronze artifact, used for offering sacrifices to the ancestors, off of the Art Assessment by accident

What is the Bronze Ding?

500

Ms. Janower's favorite holiday tradition

What is making latkes?

OR

What is: this is her first Christmas and she's very exited about it?

500

This desert in China is often a cold climate and can even receive snow

What is the Taklamakan Desert?

500

This Neil Diamond song is played in the eighth inning of every Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park

What is "Sweet Caroline"?

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