Geography
What continent is China located?
Asia
What was the first dynasty of ancient China?
Shang dynasty
Shi Huangdi created an army of baked clay warriors to protect him in the afterlife. What are they called?
Terracotta Warriors
Who was the first emperor of China?
Shi Huangdi
What year were the terracotta warriors found?
1974
Ancient China developed between which two rivers?
The Huang He (yellow river) and the Chang Jiang (yangtze)
Which dynasty established a government based on Leglist ideas?
Qin dynasy
Hundreds of thousands of what group of people were forced to build the Great Wall of China?
Peasants
Which philosophical teacher emphasized the importance of filial piety, or the respect children owe their parents?
Confucius
Who was responsible for the construction of the Great Wall of China?
Shi Huangdi
Gobi Desert
Bureaucracy
Which belief system emphasizes living in harmony with nature?
Daoism
Who founded Daoism?
Laozi ( or Lao Tzu)
Why was the great wall of China built?
To keep northern invaders out.
Which dynasty was known as "The Golden Age of China"?
Han dynasty
The Shang dynasty developed a system of writing that became the basis for modern Chinese writing. What did they write on?
Oracle Bones
Which emperor established the Han dynasty?
Liu Bang
In which direction did the Han dyansty expand the empire after the Qin dynasty?
West
What makes the rivers in China change color?
Fertile yellow silt
What was the first empire in China?
Qin Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty were able to overthrow the Shang by developing a concept that states a king can only rule as long as the gods believed he was worthy. What is the name of this concept?
The Mandate of Heaven
Which ruler of the Han dynasty would be voted most likely to poison their rival?
During the Han dynasty peasants lived in what kind of houses?