Ancient China

Question 1

A symbol or image that represents an idea.

Example: A cigarette with a red circle and slash around it, meaning no smoking.

Answer 1

Pictograph

Question 2

An instance of keeping one away from something or someone.

Answer 2

Isolation

Question 3

Dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith.

Answer 3

Legalism

Question 4

A Chinese political philosophy that was used in ancient and imperial China to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China.

Answer 4

Mandate of Heaven

Question 5

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Answer 5

Philosophy

Question 6

Used to predict the future in the Shang dynasty; animal bone used in early China by writing a question upon it, heating it, and finding the answer from the cracks that resulted.

Answer 6

Oracle bones

Question 7

Relating to the Chinese philosopher Confucius or his teachings or followers; a philosophy that teaches responsibility and moral behavior.

Answer 7

Confucianism

Question 8

A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu (6th century, BCE); this belief system promoted the ideas of humility and religious loyalty and goodness; also known as Daoism.

Answer 8

Taoism

Question 9

Was built for defensive purposes.

Answer 9

The Great Wall of China

Question 10

To conform or bring uniformity to something.

Answer 10

Unification

Question 11

A 4,000-mile trade route between China and Europe.

Answer 11

The Silk Road

Question 12

To compare with or make agreements with a standard; to conform or bring uniformity to something.

Answer 12

Standardize