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What was the Great Wall of China created for?
Protection (from the Xiongnu/ "the Huns")
What was the difference between life in the countryside and life in the city in southern China during the Song dynasty?
The peasants spent most of their days in the fields, planting and harvesting rice. Life was not easy and they worked hard. People in the city could watch puppet shows, listen to music and storytellers, watch acrobats, jugglers, tightrope walkers, and animal acts. In the city people enjoyed many types of entertainment and going out to eat and drink in restaurants, while people worked hard and long hours in the countryside.
Who was the first emperor of China?
Emperor Shihuangdi
What was Emperor Shihuangdi surrounded by in his tomb?
Terracotta soldiers/ clay soldiers
What was the system of trails linking China to lands and peoples of the West; allowing for trade of wanted goods of China?
The Silk Road
What animal is it for the year of 2025 with the Chinese Zodiac?
The snake
What were foreigners eager to buy during the Han dynasty?
Silk
What made the Mongols such fearsome warriors?
The Mongols began training as warriors from a young age. Children could ride horses before they could walk, and the Mongols could shoot a bow while riding. They terrorized the people they sought to conquer. They were ruthless and there was many of them.
What was invented in China one thousand years before it appeared in Europe?
Paper
What was the Pancake Prophecy?
While in the countryside, Hui Zong came across a peddler who offered to share his food with the emperor. The emperor was disgusted by the peddler’s pancake and refused his offer. The peddler warned Hui Zong that one day he might be happy to have such food to eat.
What did Britain refuse to stop selling to China?
Opium
Who was Chinggis Khan a leader of?
The Mongols
Who was Wu Zhao?
The only female emperor
What was one of Kublai Khan’s greatest achievements?
Postal system
Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming dynasty built a new residence called the ____________.
Forbidden City
What invention led to the Chinese to create the world’s first books?
Woodblock printing
Who invented/discovered gunpowder and fireworks?
a) alchemists
b) the emperor
c) the military
d) a peddler
a) alchemists
What was Emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty most interested in?
The arts such as painting, poetry and calligraphy
Who was Marco Polo?
an italian explorer/traveler
What brought about an end to two thousand years of rule by emperors in China?
Many factors brought about an end to the rule of emperors in China. During the Opium Wars, the Chinese lost to Great Britain and France. In the years after, China faced issues with an increasing population but not enough jobs, uneven foreign trade, and rebellions. This led to the final emperor stepping down.
Which group turned against the Chinese and claimed much of northern China after getting military help from the Song Dynasty?
The Jurchen
Who was invited to come in through the Great Wall and take over China, which ended the Ming dynasty?
The Manchu
What are three things the Tang Dynasty was known for?
Invention of paper money,
trading of tea,
gunpowder and fireworks
In 1912, the last emperor stepped down and China became a ___________.
republic
During the Qing dynasty, the Manchu forced the Chinese men to wear ________________ to show loyalty.
queues