GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT
This desert in northern China protected the empire from nomadic invaders.
What is the Gobi Desert?
Ancient Chinese people believed dead ancestors influenced the living through this practice.
What is ancestor worship?
This famous ancient Chinese wall was extended during the Qin and Han dynasties.
What is the Great Wall?
In China, merchants were low-status because they did not do this.
What is produce goods?
This explosive Chinese invention later transformed warfare worldwide.
What is gunpowder?
This mountain range formed a natural barrier between India and China.
What are the Himalayas?
Followers of this philosophy sought harmony through balance and nature.
What is Daoism/Taoism?
This line of rulers governed China for centuries, such as the Qin, Han, and Tang.
What is a dynasty?
This was the most important expectation for women in traditional China, centred on kids and home.
What is motherhood / managing the household?
This ancient Chinese invention improved navigation and mapmaking.
What is the compass?
This river is the longest in Asia and essential for rice farming in China.
What is the Yangtze River?
This code in Confucianism emphasised respect for parents and ancestors.
What is filial piety?
This dynasty unified China for the first time in 221 BCE.
What is the Qin dynasty?
This exam system in China allowed talented men to join government service.
What is the imperial examination/civil service exam?
This trade route connected China with the Middle East and Europe for luxury goods like silk.
What is the Silk Road?
The natural boarder feature of south east China that slowed invaders advancements.
What are rain forest/ Dense forest?
This Buddhist concept refers to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
What is reincarnation?
This emperor built China's first centralised bureaucracy after unifying the warring states.
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
Most ancient Chinese homes were built from this inexpensive material.
What is mudbrick/earth?
This ancient Chinese process uses carved wooden blocks to transfer ink onto paper.
What is woodblock printing?
This large plateau in western China is known as the “Roof of the World.”
What is the Tibetan Plateau?
This key Confucian text contains sayings and teachings recorded by his followers.
What are the Analects?
The Mandate of Heaven could be lost during these events.
What are natural disasters or rebellions?
This painful tradition practiced in ancient China reshaped young girls’ feet to fit a beauty ideal.
What is foot binding?
This durable writing material was invented during the Han dynasty.
What is paper?