Countries
What country is Mahatma Gandhi from?
India
Who controlled the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Huangdi
What is a geisha?
Someone who serves tea, has poise, uses chopsticks, and writes with calligraphy.
What are the names of the rulers from the different dynasties?
Liu, Shi, and Genghis Khan
What did Ms. Gorbett use to cut her grandmother's head off?
A samurai sword
What country did Genghis Khan control for most of his life?
Mongolia
Which dynasty created the most inventions?
The Mandate of Heaven is...
When someone who wants to be leader claims that God called them to become the emperor.
They were assassinated.
What makes the families in Asia different than the US?
They live with their extended family as well as their immediate family.
Name three countries that are actually islands!
Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and more!
Please order the following dynasties from oldest to youngest; Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, and Zhou Dynasty.
Zhou, Qin, and Han
The Great Wall of China is unique because... (give three reasons)
Liu is known as a fantastic leader, what are some of his greatest accomplishments?
He lowered taxes for farmers, encouraged people to own land, and made punishments less severe.
Using a specific example, who was the best leader of all the dynasties and why?
Up to Ms. Gorbett to decide!
What other country (not from Asia) controlled multiple countries in Asia?
The UK (Great Britain)
Which dynasty and leader killed millions of people who got in their way?
Genghis Khan and the Han Dynasty (the Mongols)
What is the definition of a dynasty?
A family who rules a country or government for a long period of time.
Gandhi believed in peaceful protesting. What are the three examples of his protests?
Laying in the middle of the road, hunger strikes, and marches throughout towns.
Which country in Asia is the most populated?
China
Which countries in Asia have stan in their name?
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
The Qin Dynasty
A number of different answers can be listed. They eat lots of food (rice, noodles, and dumplings). They wear bright colors and traditional robes. They believe in daoism, hinduism, islam, and legalism. Etc.
What were the three bad things that Shi did and the three good things that Shi did?
Good: Built the Great Wall, makes all language and culture the same, lots of money spent on land.
Bad: Forced people to work, burned books and scholars, and forced people to move to the city.
What did Mongols do when they were going to attack a village?
Rode on horses, shooting arrows and sounding drums.