History

Question 1

Ancestors

Answer 1

A relative who lived in the past; A person from whom one is descended, especially more distant than a grandparent.

Question 2

Oracle Bones

Answer 2

Animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang royal priests would write questions to gods

Question 3

Buddhism

Answer 3

A philosophy/region founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama that was brought to Ancient China along the Silk Road

Question 4

Confucianism

Answer 4

A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius

Question 5

Dynasty

Answer 5

A series of rulers from the same family

Question 6

“Mandate of Heaven”

Answer 6

The idea that a good ruler had the approval of the gods. If the ruler was bad or foolish, the people believed the approval of the gods would be taken away.

Question 7

Monotheism

Answer 7

Belief in one god

Question 8

Polytheism

Answer 8

Belief in many gods

Question 9

Silk Road/Route

Answer 9

Paths that merchants took that connected the east to the west and was used to transport goods, ideas, etc.

Question 10

Terracotta Army

Answer 10

A collection of sculptures depicting the armies of the first emperor of China. It was buried with the emperor, during the Qin Dynasty, to ensure his safety in the afterlife.