Vocabulary
Great Wall
A massive wall built in ancient China to protect against invasions.
What did the Ancient Chinese think would happen if they didn't treat gods and spirits well?
They believed that the gods and spirits would be
angry if they were not treated well.
Name one Dynasty of China
夏朝 (Xia Dynasty)
商朝 (Shang Dynasty)
周朝 (Zhou Dynasty)
秦朝 (Qin Dynasty)
漢朝 (Han Dynasty)
魏晉南北朝 (Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties)
隋朝 (Sui Dynasty)
唐朝 (Tang Dynasty)
五代十國 (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms)
宋朝 (Song Dynasty)
元朝 (Yuan Dynasty)
明朝 (Ming Dynasty)
清朝 (Qing Dynasty)
What ideas did Qin Shihuangdi base his rules on
Qin based his rule on the ideas of Legalism.
Who founded Confucianism?
A. Laozi
B. Confucius
C. Qin Shi Huang
D. Hanfeizi
B. Confucius
Silk Road
An ancient trade route that connected China to other parts of the world, allowing for the exchange of goods and culture.
What is another river in China apart from the yellow river (Huang he)
China also has another great river,
called the Chang Jiang (CHAHNG JYAHNG),
To protect him in the afterlife, this massive collection of clay soldiers was buried with Emperor Qin in 210 BC.
What is the Terra Cotta Army?
How long is the Silk Road?
4,000 miles
Name all the social sturucture
Landowning aristrocrats
farmer
merchants
Inventions
Innovations, such as paper, gunpowder, and the compass, that originated in ancient China and impacted the world.
Why was the Great Wall of China built
The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from invasions
When was paper invented and who invented it.
Paper was made in 105 CE by a court official named Cai Lun
What did the Romans love from China?
Silk
This philosophy often encouraged people to withdraw from politics and government life.
What is Daoism?
Legalism
A philosophy that emphasizes strict laws and harsh punishments to maintain order in society.
What is another name for the Huang He and how long is it.
Yellow River, flows across China for more
than 2,900 miles (4,666 km).
This famous European explorer began his long journey to China in 1271.
Who is Marco Polo?
Name all the things East-West traded.
Teas, dyes, spices, porcelain, paper, gunpowder and medicine
In ancient China’s social structure, why were merchants viewed as less honorable than farmers despite often being richer?
Because merchants made profits from trade instead of producing food or goods themselves.
Terracotta Army
A collection of thousands of clay soldiers buried with the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect him in the afterlife.
Who was China's first female archeologist and whcih year did she find the tomb of Fu Hao?
Zheng Zhenxiang was China’s first female archaeologist. In 1976 she found the tomb of Fu Hao.
Name all the Dynasties
夏朝 (Xia Dynasty)
商朝 (Shang Dynasty)
周朝 (Zhou Dynasty)
秦朝 (Qin Dynasty)
漢朝 (Han Dynasty)
魏晉南北朝 (Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties)
隋朝 (Sui Dynasty)
唐朝 (Tang Dynasty)
五代十國 (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms)
宋朝 (Song Dynasty)
元朝 (Yuan Dynasty)
明朝 (Ming Dynasty)
清朝 (Qing Dynasty)
How did Qin Shihuangdi unify China?
Qin Shihuangdi unified China. He cre-ated one currency, or type of money, to be used throughout the empire. He also ordered the construction of roads and a huge canal.
Explain the roles and social status of the landowning aristocrats, farmers, and merchants in ancient Chinese society.
Landowning aristocrats were the wealthy upper class who owned land and often had political power. Farmers were respected because they produced food that supported society. Merchants traded goods and could become rich, but they had low social status because Confucian beliefs viewed profit-making as less honorable than producing goods or food.