Ancient China Quick Facts
What continent is China in?
Asia
What is China's main crop?
Rice
What continent is Egypt in?
Africa
What continent is Japan in?
Asia
What was the main thing vikings used to protect themselves during battle?
Shield
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huang
A Chinese philosopher who was one of the most influential teachers in Chinese history, and still today, who believes people are good but should follow rules
Confucius
What is a scribe?
The only people who could read and write
Kept records, such as how much food was produced at harvest time
Who were the samurai loyal to?
Their daimyo
What type of tree was preferred in building Viking longships?
Oak
What is one of the major religions in China?
Buddhism
Why was the terracotta army built?
Protection during the afterlife
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile
What was the name of the practice that forced Samurai to kill themselves if they showed fear in battle?
Hara-kiri or seppuku
What was the main form of transportation for vikings?
Longships
What is the name of the range of mountains that surrounded ancient China's western side providing another natural barrier.
The Himalayas
What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall?
To keep out nomadic invaders from the North.
What was Anubis the god of?
The god of embalming and the afterlife
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Japan?
Mt Fuji
Who is the 'The All-Father', top god of the Vikings?
Odin
The landform that separates China to the north
What is Gobi Desert?
What was the name of the ancient trading route connecting China to Europe to carry goods between the civilizations
The Silk Road
Who was the god with the head of a hawk?
Horus
Which clan held the last Shogun?
Tokugawa
Name 3 modern day countries where the Vikings originally came from.
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark