China's past

Question 1

Anyang

Answer 1

a town in Eastern China known for its artifacts of bone

Question 2

Shi Haungdi

Answer 2

king of Qin who created the first unified Chinese empire

Question 3

Gaozu

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Wu Di

Answer 4

Chinese emperor who increased quthority during the Han dynasty

Question 5

Sima Qian

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Ban Zhao

Answer 6

Chinese scholer and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Sima Quan

Question 7

pictograph

Answer 7

picture that represents a word

Question 8

oracle bone

Answer 8

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

Question 9

provinice

Answer 9

a territory

Question 10

ancestor

Answer 10

a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent

Question 11

civil service

Answer 11

the practice of using skills and talents to join the goverment

Question 12

middleman

Answer 12

a person who goes between buyers and sellers

Question 13

Shang Dynasty

Answer 13

a dynasty that lasted from 1760 B.C. to 1500 B.C. in China

Question 14

Bronze Age

Answer 14

a period in history when Bronze was mainly used to make tools and weapons

Question 15

Zhou dynasty

Answer 15

the largest of the Chinese dynasties from 770-221 B.C.

Question 16

Qin dynasty

Answer 16

Chinese dynasty founded by the first Chinese emperor

Question 17

Great Wall

Answer 17

a wall in China origanally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended 4,300

Question 18

Han dynasty

Answer 18

a dynasty that lasted from 206 B.C.-220 A.D.

Question 19

Silk Road

Answer 19

a trading route that connected the lands of Europe former Roman empire with China