Hierarchy
What was the basic food they ate?
millet which was made of barley and wheat
How many emperors were there in total?
300
What are the two main rivers in China
Long River, Yellow River
What was the name of the ancient Chinese writing
pictograph
What were weapons mainly made of?
Bronze
What is the order of the hierarchy?
King, nobles, commoners, farmers, slaves
What happened when an emperor died?
They dug a pit with ramps that had the emperors body
What was used to lift heavy objects?
windlass's
When was the Shang dynasty in power?
1766 BCE - 1027 BCE
What did they use to transport their materials?
wheelbarrows, paddle boat, sledges
What were the sorcerers called?
wu's
What emperor built the bronze horses?
Qin Shi Huang Di
How long is the Great Wall of China?
21,196 km
How many terracotta soldiers were built?
thousands
What were the soldiers armed with?
bronze axes, daggers, spears and knives
What was the name of the main character in the story "A Day On the Farm"?
Su
What was the supreme gods name?
Shang Ti
When was Confucius alive?
551 BCE- 479 BCE
Name 5 of ancient chinas inventions
gunpowder, silk, wheelbarrows, paper, woodblock, paddlewheel boat.
What did they use to grind grain?
hand quern
What was the time line for the Hsia dynasty?
2000 BCE- 1766BCE
What did Qin Shi Huang Di build to make transportation easier for the country?
Roads and canals
Name 3 of the dynasty in China
shang, hsia, chou, ch'in, han, three kingdoms, chin, sui, t'ang, sung, yuan, ming, ch'ing
Whats the full process of making silk?
they got the silkworm moth's eggs waited till they ate tons of leaves and grew. then the silk worms made a cocoon and heated the cocoon killing the worm and then the cocoon is unwound.
What was the egg called to make silk?
silkworm moth