6.3 Part 3- Ancient China Flashcards
What is the longest World Heritage Site?
The Great Wall of china
What did the Great Wall start as?
A series of mud-brick walls
Which dynasty was the wall completed?
Ming
How thick is the Great Wall?
Between 5 and 9 metres
What was part of the Great Wall’s fill?
Sand, Rocks, Bodies
Why is there such a variation between the start and end distance of the wall?
It twists and turns so much
How many metres tall were watchtowers on the wall?
12
What would happen if proper funeral rituals were not observed?
The spirit would become angry and bad things would happen to the living
Why were watchtowers built close together?
To make it easier to send messages along the wall
Through what was never ending life achieved for the Ancient chinese?
Ones ancestors
Where were bodies washed, dressed and laid out before burial?
The home
What was done to money offered to the dead?
It was burned
What was played to calm a dead persons spirt?
Music
Who were buried alive with chinese rulers?
Wives and concubines who had no children
When was the mummy of Xin Zhui found?
1971
