China

Question 1

Important River in China that is 3000 miles long, that flood often, and leaved behind layers of silt.

Answer 1

Huang He (Yellow River)

Question 2

A hard gemstone

Answer 2

Jade

Question 3

A prediction

Answer 3

Oracle

Question 4

People of high rank

Answer 4

Lords

Question 5

Farmers with small farms

Answer 5

Peasants

Question 6

Moral Values

Answer 6

Ehtics

Question 7

Ideas of Confucius

Answer 7

Confucianism

Question 8

This religion stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality

Answer 8

Daoism

Question 9

The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled

Answer 9

Legalism

Question 10

This king unified China and gave himself another name

Answer 10

Shi Huangdi

Question 11

A barrier that linked earlier walls across China’s northern frontier

Answer 11

Great Wall

Question 12

Uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

Answer 12

sundial

Question 13

a device that measures the strength of an earthquake

Answer 13

seismograph

Question 14

the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain

Answer 14

acupuncture

Question 15

a soft, light, highly valued fabric

Answer 15

silk

Question 16

4000-mile long network of routes stretched westward from China across Asia’s deserts and mountain ranges, through the Middle East, until it reached the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 16

The Silk Road

Question 17

the spread of ideas from one culture to another

Answer 17

diffusion

Question 18

Order of the 5 Chinese Dynasties

Answer 18

1. Xia
2. Shang
3. Zhou
4. Qin
5. Han

Question 19

the most famous Daoist teacher, thought people should try not to gain wealth, they should not seek power either

Answer 19

Laozi

Question 20

a dedicated student turned educator, wanted China to return to a time when people knew their roles, wanted to restore family order

Answer 20

Confucius

Question 21

this leader was not well liked, he was the first ruler to unify China, he was successful at building great things (roads and canals)

Answer 21

Shi Huangdi

Question 22

is said to have founded the Xia dynasty, dug channels to drain water to the ocean

Answer 22

Yu the Great

Question 23

became the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, he was the first common person to become emperor, he was well liked

Answer 23

Liu Bang

Question 24

Why do historians dought the Xia Dynasty’s existence?

Answer 24

Archaeologists haven’t found any evidence that the stories from the Xia Dynasty are true.

Question 25

Advantages of the Silk Road

Answer 25

1. Active trade began between China and Southwest Asia

2. Items traded were small and light so traders could carry large amounts with them and sell them for a large profit

Question 26

Disadvantages of the Silk Road

Answer 26

1. Traveling the Silk road was dangerous

2. Weather brought blizzards, sandstorms, and heat

Question 27

What 3 geographic features protected China?

Answer 27

1. Gobi Desert
2. low-laying plains
3. Pacific Ocean

Question 28

4 Chinese Achievements and how they relate to our life

Answer 28

1. Seismograph: help to determine earthquakes today
2. Acupuncture: used to many healing processes (is said to help with migraines)
3. Paper: used to help process communication among people
4. Universities created by Wudi: we have universities today to help expand our knowledge base