CHINESE CIVILIZATION

Question 1

• it was developed by Chinese alchemists who aimed to achieve immortality
• mixed charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate,
  but instead of creating an elixir of life, accidentally invented a black powder that could actually generate large amounts of heat and gas in an instant.

Answer 1

Gunpowder

Question 2

• once considered the only man-made
  structure that could be seen from
  outer space
• is
  said to be the largest and most
  extensive infrastructure that the nation built.
• it was constructed to
  keep out foreign invaders and control
  the borders of China.

Answer 2

Great Wall of China

Question 3

the wall was made with

Answer 3

stone, brick, wood, earth, and other
materials

Question 4

• a beverage produced by pouring hot or boiling water over crushed or shredded dried tea leaves.
• was believed that the first tea was drunk by a Chinese emperor

Answer 4

Tea Production

Question 5

• one of the things that connected Far East China to the world is ___

Answer 5

silk

Question 6

one of the things that connected Far East China to the world is

Answer 6

silk

Question 7

the ___ were the ones who developed the technology to harvest the silk and process it to produce paper and clothing.

Answer 7

Chinese

Question 8

silk is naturally produced by

Answer 8

silk worms

Question 9

• considered to be the oldest civilization in Asia, if not the world.
• also known as the middle kingdom, China is located on the far east of Asia.
• was famous among other ancient civilizations because of its silk trade.

Answer 9

Chinese Civilization

Question 10

4 inventions in Chinese Civilization

Answer 10

1. Silk
2. Tea Production
3. Great Wall of China
4. Gunpowder