Ancient China Questions

Question 0

What is the first dynasty we know of?

Answer 0

The Shang dynasty is the first dynasty that we know of.

Question 1

What is the order of the Chinese dynasties from earliest to latest?

Answer 1

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming is the order of the Chinese dynasties from earliest to greatest.

Question 2

What is the Shang dynasty most known for?

Answer 2

The Shang dynasty is most known for the accomplishment of China’s first writing system.

Question 3

What are some of the achievements of the Shang dynasty?

Answer 3

The achievements of the Shang dynasty include China’s first writing system, bronze containers and armor, weapons made from Jade, war chariots and powerful bows.

Question 4

What dynasty lasted longer than any other Chinese history?

Answer 4

The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other in Chinese history.

Question 5

What idea about China’s ruler started in the Zhou dynasty?

Answer 5

The mandate of heaven or the idea that haven’t chose China’s ruler and that no one could rule without heaven’s permission began in the Zhou Dynasty.

Question 6

What was the structure of political order in the Zhou dynasty?

Answer 6

The Emperor was at the top, Lords were under him, and under Lords were peasants.

Question 7

How long did the Warring States Period Last?

Answer 7

The Warring States Period lasted from 771 BC to 221 BC.

Question 8

When did Qin successfully unite all of China?

Answer 8

Qin unified China in 221 BC.

Question 9

What name did Qin take when he became emperor?

Answer 9

Qin took the name Shi Huangdi which meant first emperor.

Question 10

What was the capital of the Qin dynasty?

Answer 10

Xi’an was the capital of the Qin dynasty.

Question 11

What were the achievements of the Qin dynasty?

Answer 11

The achievements of the Qin dynasty included a huge network of roads and canals, the Great Wall, a system of laws, a system of money, and a uniform system of writing.

Question 12

Why did the Qin dynasty not last long after Shi Huangdi’s death?

Answer 12

The rulers that followed Shi Huangdi weren’t as strong and rebellions began all around China due to Shi Huangdi’s brutality.

Question 13

What impact did Shi Huangdi have on the Qin dynasty?

Answer 13

He impacted the Qin dynasty by trying to make people think and act like him and that was by any means necessary. That made people fear and resent him which caused the downfall of the Qin dynasty.

Question 14

After the Qin Dynasty fell who one power over China?

Answer 14

Liu Bang won power over China after the Qin dynasty fell.

Question 15

What was unique about Liu Bang?

Answer 15

What was unique about Liu Bang is that he was the first commoner to become emperor, largely because of the Mandate of Heaven and that he was well liked by people.

Question 16

What did Wudi do that changed the Han dynasty?

Answer 16

He strengthened the government by raising taxes, taking land from lords, put the grain supply under control, and make Confucianism China’s official philosophy.

Question 17

What were some of the artistic accomplishments of the Han dynasty?

Answer 17

Some of the artistic accomplishments of the Han dynasty were that they became experts at fingerpainting and that they developed good poetry.

Question 18

What were some of the achievements of the Han dynasty?

Answer 18

Some of the achievements of the Han dynasty included figure painting and poetry and many inventions. These included paper, the sundial, the seismograph, and acupuncture.

Question 19

What dynasty came after the Han dynasty?

Answer 19

The Sui dynasty came after the Han dynasty.

Question 20

Who ended the period of disunion and created the Sui dynasty.

Answer 20

Yang Jian ended the period of disunion and created the Sui dynasty.

Question 21

What was the major achievement of the Sui dynasty?

Answer 21

The Grand Canal was the major achievement of the Sui dynasty.

Question 22

What were some achievements of the Tang Dynasty?

Answer 22

Some achievements of the Tang Dynasty included conquest of many lands and advances in art such as poetry, in fact some of China’s greatest poets lived during the time. Other achievements included the invention of porcelain, woodblock printing, and gunpowder.

Question 23

During what dynasty to Empress Wu rule?

Answer 23

Empress Wu who ruled during the Tang Dynasty.

Question 24

What was the capital of the Tang dynasty?

Answer 24

The capital of the Tang Dynasty was Chang’an or Xi’an.

Question 25

What was the capital of the Song Dynasty?

Answer 25

The capital of the Song Dynasty was Kaifeng.

Question 26

What impact it opening tradeports to the Pacific have on China?

Answer 26

Opening tradeports to the Pacific impact to China by making their economy grow and allow the Chinese people to new goods.

Question 27

What were some of the achievements of the Song Dynasty?

Answer 27

Some achievements of the Song Dynasty included the invention of movable type and paper money.

Question 28

How did scholar officials impact the Song Dynasty?

Answer 28

Scholar officials impacted the Song Dynasty by helping keep the government stable.

Question 29

Who was Genghis Khan?

Answer 29

Genghis Khan was the man that United the Mongols and organized them into an army.

Question 30

What were Genghis Khan’s conquests like?

Answer 30

Genghis con’s conquests were brutal and bloody, in fact his attacks were so brutal that countless cities and villages were destroyed. Each attack leaving very few if not no survivors.

Question 31

What was the capital of the Yuan dynasty?

Answer 31

Dadu a city near modern Beijing was the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

Question 32

Who was Zheng He?

Answer 32

Zheng He was the greatest sailor during the Ming dynasty. His voyages rank among the most impressive in seafaring history.

Question 33

What were the achievements of the Ming Dynasty?

Answer 33

You cheapness of the Ming Dynasty included the building of the Forbidden City and the restoration of the Great Wall.