Section 1
Question: Why did the Chinese call their land the "Middle Kingdom"?
Answer: They were cut off from others by mountains and deserts and thought they were in the middle of the world.
Question: What did Confucius want to bring to China?
Answer: Peace and order.
Question: Who was the first emperor to unite all of China?
Answer: Shi Huangdi.
Question: What famous thing did the Chinese invent using tree bark and old rags?
Answer: Paper.
Question: What is the "Yellow River" (Huang He) named after?
Answer: Loess, which is yellow-brown soil.
Question: How should a ruler act, according to Confucius?
Answer: They should set a good example for their people.
Question: What did the emperor make the same so trade was easier?
Answer: He made one kind of money (currency) for everyone to use.
Question: What was the Silk Road?
Answer: A long trade route that connected China to the West.
Question: Who usually had the most power in a Chinese family?
Answer: The oldest man in the house.
Question: How did men get government jobs after Confucius?
Answer: They had to pass a test based on his teachings.
Question: What was the army of clay statues built to protect the emperor's tomb?
Answer: The Terra-cotta Army.
Question: What did the Chinese make from wood pulp?
Answer: Paper
Question: What did the Chinese build to help stop the river from flooding?
Answer: They built dikes (walls to hold water).
Question: What is the name of the book that has Confucius's sayings?
Answer: The Analects.
Question: Which dynasty came after the Qin and was less harsh?
Answer: The Han Dynasty.
Question: What animal was used to carry goods across the desert?
Answer: Camels.
Question: What was the most important thing in an ancient Chinese person's life?
Answer: Their family.
Question: What was Confucius’s main rule for how to treat other people?
Answer: Treat others the way you want to be treated (The Golden Rule).
Question: Why did Emperor Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
Answer: To keep out invaders from the north.
Question: What tool did the Chinese invent to help move heavy loads on land?
Answer: The wheelbarrow.