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100

The main crop grown in China. 

What is rice?

100
The Chinese used this stone to make jewelry and other artifacts.
What is jade?
100

This is how the Chinese justified their right to rule. 

What is the mandate of heaven?

100

The name of the symbol that represent the balance of opposites. 

What is the yin-yang symbol? (Taiji) 

100

The philosopher who came up with the ideas that created Confucianism. 

Who is Confucius? 

200

This river is known as China's Sorrow due to its destructive floods.

What is the Huang He or Yellow River?

200
The Han dynasty was able to improve weapons and farming tools through the use of this metal.
What is iron?
200

This luxurious fabric, produced by an insect, became a key trade item on the Silk Road. 

What is silk? 

200

This was the 1st of the 3 philosophies to put their ideas into practice. 

What is Legalism? 

200

This ruler founded the Xia Dynasty in 2200 BC. 

Who is Yu the Great? 

300

The name of the desert that separates China from northern invaders. 

What is the Gobi Desert? 

300
This route allowed China to become very wealthy through trade and exposed China to new ideas.
What is the Silk Road?
300
This device tells the time using the sun's shadow.
What is a sundial?
300
This belief system's teachings are seen in present day China in the high value on family and on education.
What is Confucianism?
300

The most well known Legalist philosopher. 

Who is Han Fei Zi? 

400

Name of the mountain range that is along the Southern Border of China. 

What is the Himalayan Mountains? 

400

The purpose of this structure was to protect China from invasions.

What is the Great Wall of China?

400
This device measures the strength of earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
400
This belief system has having harmony with nature as one of its core beliefs.
What is Daoism?
400

This emperor is known for his harsh rule, expanding the empire, and for building the Great Wall of China and the terra cotta soldiers.

Who is Shi Huangdi?

500

The time of year when China is experiencing monsoon season. 

What is May-September? (summer) 

500

The Qin emperor had these built to protect him in his next life.

What are the terra cotta soldiers?

500

This ancient city, once known as Chang'an, was the capital for several dynasties.

What is Xian? 

500
This belief system states that people are naturally bad and must be controlled.
What is Legalism?
500

The emperor that was born a peasant, but one day became the emperor. 

Who is Liu Bang?