Politics
Philosophies
Jumble
Achievements
100

This emperor united China after the Warring States period and standardized writing, currency, and measurements across China.

Qin Shi Huang-di

100

"If penalties are not heavy, evil will never be surmounted." This statement reflects what philosophy? 

Legalism

100

Identify an appropriate title for the map

The Silk Road 

100

Built along China's northern frontier under Emperor Shi Huangdi, this massive structural project was designed to keep out nomadic invaders.

The Great Wall 

200

After centuries of civil conflict, this 254-year period finally came to an end when one state defeated its six remaining rivals. 

Warring States Period

200

This core concept teaches that maintaining respect and obedience toward parents and elders is the root of all moral behavior.

filial piety

200

Beyond physical goods like silk and porcelain, this major world religion spread into China from India via Silk Road trade routes.

Buddhism

200

Name TWO Han dynasty technological innovations that significantly aided record-keeping, trade, or navigation

Compass, paper, porcelain

300

This Han emperor replaced harsh Legalist practices with Confucian academies to train future government officials.

Emperor Wu Di
300

"The Way gives birth to the One... All beings support the yin and embrace the yang..." This quote represents which philosophy.  

Daoism

300

To ensure government positions were held by educated, qualified officials rather than wealthy nobles, the Han Dynasty introduced this testing system based on Confucian classics.

Civil Service Exams 

300

To unite China’s economy and make trade seamless across all provinces, the Qin Dynasty standardized these three everyday systems.

Currency (money), writing, weights and measures

400

If a ruler faced widespread peasant rebellions, severe flooding, and foreign invasions, traditional Chinese political thought claimed they had lost this divine right.  

Mandate of Heaven

400

He is recognized as the founder of Daoism and author of the Dao De Jing.  

Laozi 

400

Silk Road traders had to navigate around this major desert north of China. 

Gobi Desert

400

During the Warring States Period, the Qin state gained a major tactical advantage on the battlefield by replacing heavy war chariots with these two types of military units.  

Calvary and foot soldiers

500

Unlike the Qin Dynasty's short-lived reign, the Han Dynasty established a 400-year era of peace and cultural advancement known by this term.  

Golden Age

500

"Among those who are filial... those who are inclined to offend against their superiors are few indeed." This quote represents what philosophy? 

Confucianism (filial piety is essential element of Confucianism)

500

This historian, known as the "Father of Chinese History," recorded both Li Si's memorials and the early history of Chinese dynasties in his Records of the Grand Historian.

Sima Qian

500

Buried in subterranean pits near Xianyang, this astonishing collection of thousands of unique, life-sized clay figures was created to protect Emperor Shi Huangdi in the afterlife.

Terra Cotta Soldiers