Qin Dynasty
While construction may have started before the Qin Dynasty, they began connecting all of the small parts together to create the national monument it is today
Great Wall of China
This trade route connected China to Europe and the Middle East, allowing goods like silk to be exchanged.
Silk Road
The Tang Dynasty was known as a Golden Age of art and culture for China, especially in this artform, which requires fine calligraphy and a large vocabulary
Poetry
This was the capital of the Song Dynasty
Hangzhou
This famous ruler united the tribes of the Mongols together and started the empire
Genghis Khan
This ruler was the first emperor of China and united the country under the Qin Dynasty.
Qin Shi Huangdi
This famous invention of the Han Dynasty was used for writing and helped spread knowledge.
Paper
This invention, developed during the Tang Dynasty, helped people print books faster than writing by hand.
Woodblock printing
The Song Dynasty expanded the use of this everyday object, which replaced coins and made trade easier
Paper money
The Mongol Empire controlled this famous trade route, making it safer for travelers and merchants
Silk Road
Emperor Qin died after drinking a potion that contained THIS, which was supposed to help him live forever
Mercury
The astronomer Zhang Heng developed this invention, which was useful in detecting when and where earthquakes happen
Seismograph
This famous female ruler was the only woman to ever officially rule China as emperor.
Empress Wu
The Song Dynasty was eventually conquered by this Mongol leader, who later founded the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan welcomed this famous European traveler, who later wrote about his adventures in China.
Marco Polo
Qin Shi Huang standardized these systems to make trade and communication easier across China.
Currency, writing, measurements
Han doctors made early discoveries in this practice, which involves inserting thin needles into the skin to relieve pain.
Acupuncture
The Tang Dynasty introduced a new strain of this crop, which helped increase food production and population growth
Rice
The Song Dynasty developed a system of growing crops in flooded fields, which increased food production. They cut steps out of hills to improve agriculture as well.
Rice farming/terrace farming
The Mongols built an empire stretching across Asia and Europe, ruling over this modern-day country, where Moscow is located
Russia
The Qin Dynasty is known for this clay army, built to guard the emperor in the afterlife.
Terracotta Soldiers
The Han Dynasty’s government was based on the teachings of this famous Chinese philosopher.
Confucius
The Tang Dynasty created a powerful navy and used this invention, which made explosive weapons possible.
Gunpowder
This invention, first developed during the Tang Dynasty, was improved during the Song Dynasty and used for printing books.
Movable block printing
After securing the Silk Road for a long period of time, this era became known as THIS to historians. Reminds one of Pax Romana...
Pax Mongolica