Inventions
What subject is the abacus used for?
What is mathematics?
True or false: It only took 2 dynasties to build the wall.
False
Name two of the 5 colors in the Chinese color theory
2 of green, red, white, black/blue, yellow
Name one of the advancements the Chinese had in mathematics. Fractions, exponents, etc.
Negatives and positives, decimals, symbol 0, 9 chapters in mathematical art
Who won the Super Bowl this year?
Philidelphia Eagles
Name 4 inventions the Chinese created. It cannot have already been discussed. (If one was used as an answer or in a question already)
Silk, paper, printing, compass, kite, fireworks, gunpowder, abacus, fan, wheelbarrow, and umbrella
Name one of the building materials used by the Ming dynasty.
limestone, brick, and granite
Finish the analogy
green:wood::red:_____
( hint, think Chinese color theory)
fire
What was the name of how the Chinese wrote numbers in lines and dashes?
Number Rod
How many Toy Story movies are there?
4
What invention was made from gunpowder in bamboo stalks?
Fireworks
Approximately (rounded to about 1,000), how long is the Great Wall of China? (in miles)
13,000 miles
What is the meaning of the yin-yang in terms of good and evil
you can't have good without evil nor vise versa, you need one oppisite for another.
What did the Nine Chapters in the Mathematical Art explain?
The rules of adding and subtracting positive and negative integers
Who painted the painting "Starry Night"?
Vincent Van Gogh
Name one use for the kite (other than enjoyment)
Signal warnings or carry explosives
What enemy was the Great Wall meant to defend against?
The Mongolians
What does yellow symbolise in the color symbolism system (character traits NOT elements)
Royalty or honor (synonyms are accepted)
What did the invention of positive and negative numbers on the number rod (red and black dashes) help solve in the Chinese lives? (What did they use it for?)
Taxation and/or trade
What element does the chemical symbol Au stand for?
Gold
What was the purpose of updating the wheelbarrow in 231 BC?
To be effective for use in the military
What emperor ordered to start of the project of the Great Wall of China?
Who is Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Give an example yin and yang in life and which one is yin and which one is yang.
Answers may vary.
Explain the importance of the decimal system and how it helped modern mathematics. (Include what it is)
Answers will vary.
How many hearts do octopi have?
3!