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100

Confucius thought that __________ should be very important in a person's life. 

Family 

100
Who do Chinese families often honor? 
Ancestors 
100

What color do families decorate their houses with for Chinese New Year?

Red

100

In Ancient China the head of the family would decide what? 

Who someone would marry or what job they would do. 

100

What connects the Huang He and the Yangtze river?

The Grand Canal

200

Chinese words are made up of pictures called?

Characters

200

Confucius believed that if people were kinder there would be fewer _______. 

Wars
200

During the _________ festival unloved ancestors or angry ghosts are offered food so that they will not be hungry.

Hungry Ghost Festival 

200

People who wanted to work for the Chinese government had to pass a test on the teachings of who?

Confucius

200
True or False

The Great Wall of China is about 5,500 miles long.

True

300
Porcelain is also known as what?

China or Fine China

300

What are letters called in China?

Characters

300

Emperor Qin had what wall built?

The Great Wall

300

What animal is important for the Chinese New Year?

Dragon
300

What made working on The Great Wall of China a dangerous job?

Workers had to stack large, heavy stones at least three stories high. Workers also had to sometimes fight off invaders or nomads. 

400

True or False

Fireworks were made from an experiment gone wrong.

True

400

The Huang He is also called the _________ river.

Yellow

400

The story of how silk was made was what genre?

Folktale

400

What is silk made from?

The silkworms cocoon. 

400

On Chinese New Year children are often given red envelopes. What are these envelopes called?

Lucky Money

500

What is a nomad?

A person who moves from place to place often. 

500
Why was The Great Wall built?

To keep out invaders and nomads. 

500

Who was the first emperor of China?

Emperor Qin

500

How long is Chinese New Year celebrated?

2 weeks
500

Name 3 things the Chinese invented.

Porcelain, Fireworks, and Paper