china dynasties

Question 1

➢ said to be a myth

Answer 1

a. Xia

Question 2

➢ produced the earliest record of an absolute Chinese writing system
➢ people worked with bronze
➢ invented silk weaving

Answer 2

b. Shang

Question 3

➢ practice a father-son system of succession of kingship
➢ developed the multiplication table

Answer 3

c. Zhou

Question 4

➢ united two defensive walls which became the precursor to what is known today as the Great Wall
➢ writing, weights, and measures are standardized

Answer 4

d. Qin

Question 5

➢ perfected the bureaucratic system that all other dynasties that came followed
➢ Invention of paper

Answer 5

e. Han

Question 6

➢ re-unified China under one emperor (There was disunity during the latter part of the Han dynasty.)
➢ Transportation network is developed, including the Grand Canal

Answer 6

f. Sui

Question 7

➢ re-unified China under one emperor (There was disunity during the latter part of the Han dynasty.)
➢ Transportation network is developed, including the Grand Canal

Answer 7

f. Sui

Question 8

➢ extended China’s borders significantly
➢ the only woman empress ruled under this dynasty
➢ golden age of art and learning

Answer 8

g. Tang

Question 9

➢ ushered in a period of tremendous technological, economic, and cultural growth
➢ developed agricultural and farming techniques that allowed sufficient food distribution

Answer 9

h. Song dynasty

Question 10

➢ moved the capital to Beijing, extended the Great Wall and the Forbidden City

Answer 10

i. Ming

Question 11

➢ art flourished

Answer 11

j. Qing