Dynasties and Government
Q: This is a family that rules for many generations.
A: What is a dynasty
Q: This philosophy believes people are naturally bad and need strict laws and punishments.
A: What is Legalism?
Q: This is one of the main inventions of ancient China used for writing and art.
A: What is papermaking (or paper)?
Q: This river is often called the “cradle of Chinese civilization.”
A: What is the Yellow River?
Q: This was the most important social group in ancient China; Confucius taught that it must live in harmony.
A: What is the family?
Q: This is the first dynasty that we have clear written records for in China.
A: What is the Shang Dynasty?
Q: This philosophy or religion teaches respect for elders and the importance of family and education.
A: What is Confucianism?
Q: This famous trade route connected China with the Mediterranean world.
A: What is the Silk Road?
Q: This is the longest man-made structure in the world, built to protect China from invasions.
A: What is the Great Wall of China?
Q: This title was used for the son of the emperor who was next in line to rule China.
A: What is the crown prince?
Q: This is the belief that the gods chose the emperor and could take away his right to rule.
A: What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Q: This philosophy believes in living in harmony with nature.
A: What is Daoism (Taoism)?
Q: This Chinese invention helped detect earthquakes.
A: What is the seismograph?
Q: This major river in southern China is one of the longest rivers in the world.
A: What is the Yangtze River?
Q: This emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified China and was buried with thousands of terracotta soldiers.
A: Who is Qin Shi Huangdi?
Q: This dynasty followed the Shang and used the Mandate of Heaven to justify its rule.
A: What is the Zhou Dynasty?
Q: This term describes the belief system that strongly influenced Chinese education, exams, and respect for family.
A: What is Confucianism?
Q: This invention uses Earth’s magnetic field to show direction and helped Chinese sailors navigate.
A: What is the compass?
Q: This large desert in northern China helped protect China, but also made travel difficult.
A: What is the Gobi Desert?
Q: This system of tests, based on Confucian ideas, was used to choose government officials in imperial China.
A: What is the civil service exam (or imperial examination system)?
Q: This is the longest man-made structure in the world, built to protect China from invasions.
A: What is the Great Wall of China?
Q: This idea gave Chinese emperors the right to rule as long as they governed well, but could be taken away after disasters or rebellion.
A: What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Q: This explosive invention was first used in fireworks and later used in weapons.
A: What is gunpowder?
Q: This tall mountain range to the southwest of China helped separate China from India.
A: What are the Himalayas?
Q: This valuable cloth, made from the threads of a special worm, was one of China’s most important trade goods.
A: What is silk?