Grapes
Mountains, rivers, and deserts that shaped China.
What is Geography?
A line of rulers from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
This river is known as “China’s Sorrow” because of flooding.
What is the Yellow River?
The Chinese invented this material used for writing.
What is paper?
This philosopher created Confucianism.
Who is Confucius?
The emperor and government officials who ruled China.
What is Politics?
This belief said Chinese rulers had approval from heaven.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These mountains helped protect China from invaders.
What are the Himalayas?
This invention helped sailors know direction.
What is the compass?
This emperor unified China during the Qin dynasty.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
Silk production and trade along the Silk Road.
What is Economics?
This dynasty built the first Great Wall.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
This large desert helped isolate China.
What is the Gobi Desert?
This invention allowed books to be copied faster.
What is printing?
He ordered the building of the Terracotta Army.
Who is Qin Shi Huang?
Confucian beliefs about respecting elders and leaders.
What is Religion? (or beliefs/philosophy depending on how you teach it)
This dynasty ruled China when the Silk Road became an important trade route
What is the Han Dynasty?
These two rivers helped early Chinese civilizations grow.
What are the Yellow River and Yangtze River?
This explosive invention was first used for fireworks.
What is gunpowder?
This traveler from Venice wrote about China and the Silk Road.
Who is Marco Polo?
In Chinese society the emperor ruled at the top, followed by officials, farmers, artisans, and merchants.
What is Social Structure?
This dynasty improved trade and used paper money.
What is the Song Dynasty?
Because of mountains, deserts, and rivers, China remained mostly ______ from other civilizations.
What is isolated?
The Chinese invented this smooth cloth made from silkworm threads that became a valuable trade good
What is silk?
This leader founded the Han dynasty after the fall of the Qin dynasty.
Who is Liu Bang?