the Shang Dynasty
What did Shang use for money?
cowrie shells
What is the oldest Chinese art?
13,500-year-old sculpture crafted from burned bone discovered at the open-air Lingjing site
Why did ancient China use compasses?
worship, fortune-telling and geomancy - the art of aligning buildings.
What was the Ming dynasty known for?
the Great Wall to its greatest glory, large naval expeditions, trade, and the rise of a heavily monetized economy.
What was the Qin dynasty known for?
the first great Chinese empire.
What is the Shang Dynasty known for?
the invention of writing the development of a stratified government the advancement of bronze technology; and the use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.
How does Chinese poetry work?
usually are short, often composed of only four lines.
How did ancient Chinese make paper?
mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into pulp, pressed out the liquid and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun
Was the Ming dynasty a good dynasty?
one of the most stable but also one of the most autocratic of all Chinese dynasties.
How did the Qin dynasty treat its people?
harshly since he subjected them to extreme taxation.
What was the other name for the Shang Dynasty
The Yin dynasty
What is the greatest work of Chinese literature?
The Story of the Stone
What are the 4 most important Chinese inventions?
compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing
Who were the Ming dynasty's enemies?
Mongols, another one was the Japanese Pirates.
Who destroyed the Qin dynasty?
Xiang Yu
What was the first dynasty in China?
Xia dynasty
Early "Stone Age art" dates back to..
10,000 BC
When was Tea Production
2,737 BC
The Ming dynasty officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from..
1368 to 1644
It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, which was a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty which had endured for over five centuries until...
221 BC a state of affairs that lasted until its collapse in 206 BC.
the first scientific excavations was?
in the 1920s and 1930s, which yielded more than 20,000.
Where is the Museum..
Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taipei contains extensive collections of Chinese art.
When was Paper Making
105 A.C
numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family collectively called the....
Southern Ming
Ying Zheng, who had become king of the Qin state in 246, declared himself to be..
"Shi Huangdi", the first emperor.