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100
This is the area between two rivers where Chinese civilization started.
What is a river valley?
100
This was the first documented dynasty in Chinese history.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
100
The philosopher Kongfuzi started this philosophy.
What is Confucianism?
100
Ancient tombs show that the Chinese believed in this.
What is an afterlife?
100
The Shang Dynasty set up this type of government.
What is monarchy?
200
This ocean borders China to the east.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
200
This ruling family overthrew the Shang Dynasty.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
200
The philosopher Laozi started this philosophy.
What is Daoism?
200
Early Chinese kings included this inhumane practice in their tombs.
What is human sacrifice?
200

Nomadic rivals of Chinese Dynasties?

Mongols.

300

Northern nomadic country that will invade China?

Mongolia.

300
China's first emperor came from this ruling family.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
300
This concept is called, "the way."
What is "the dao."
300
Chinese priests used these to ask questions about the future.
What are oracle bones?
300

Leader of the Yuan Dynasty in China?

Kublai Khan

400
This river is the northern border of China's river valley.
What is the Huang He River?
400
This dynasty is responsible for creating China's first writing system.
What is the Shang Dynasty?
400
This philosophy stresses traditional Chinese manners and family values.
What is Confucionism?
400
The first emperor of China replaced human sacrifice with this.
What is a terracotta army?
400
The Shang Dynasty became weak because they couldn't deal with this.
What is a growing population.
500
This is the city where Qin Huang Di's terra-cotta army was discovered.
What is Xi'an?
500
This ruling family was able to unite all of China under one ruler.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
500
Daoism stresses this idea, epitomized by "balance."
What is yin and yang?
500
Ancient Chinese priests would often ask for advice from them.
What are their ancestors?
500
Qin Huang Di set up this brand new form of government in China.
What is an empire?