China's Past

Question 1

A town in eastern China known for its artifacts of bone

Answer 1

Anyang

Question 2

King of Qin who created the first unified Chinese empire and became the first Chinese emporor

Answer 2

Shi Huangdi

Question 3

First ruler of the Han dynasty who lifted the ban on books in China

Answer 3

Gaozu

Question 4

Chinese emporer who increased authority during the han dynasty

Answer 4

Wu Di

Question 5

Chinese astronomer who became the first Chinese historian after writing a complete history book on China

Answer 5

Sima Qian

Question 6

Chinese scholar and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Shima Qian

Answer 6

Ban Zhao

Question 7

picture that represents a word

Answer 7

pictograph

Question 8

a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in China to predict the future

Answer 8

oracle bone

Question 9

a territory

Answer 9

province

Question 10

a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent

Answer 10

ancestor

Question 11

the practice of using skills and talents to work in the goverment

Answer 11

civil service

Question 12

a person who goes between buyers and sellers

Answer 12

middleman

Question 13

a dynasty that lasted from 1760 bc to 1500 Bc

Answer 13

Shang dynsaty

Question 14

a period of history when bronze was manily used to make items such as tools and weapons

Answer 14

Bronze Age

Question 15

the largest of the Chinese dynasties, lasting from 770-221 BC

Answer 15

Zhou dynasty

Question 16

The Chinese Dynasty founded by the first Chinese emporor, Shin Huangdi

Answer 16

Qin dynasty

Question 17

A wall in China originally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended to more than 4,300 miles

Answer 17

Great Wall

Question 18

a dynasty that lasted from 206 Bc to Ad 220 in China

Answer 18

Han dynasty

Question 19

a trading route that connected Europe and lands of the Former Roman Empire with China

Answer 19

Silk Road