The Chinese

Question 0

Intellectual contributions.

Answer 0

They were engineers.
Developed flood control and irrigation systems
They invented paper, gunpowder, matches, the compass, a seismograph to measure earthquakes and the umbrella. Used oil lamps.
The wealthy had air conditioners, bath houses, running water systems.
Central government. Had public schools.

Question 1

Impact of physical geography

Answer 1

Very radical weather, includes some of the hottest deserts, forests, and coldest mountains.
Had earthquakes and rain.

Question 2

Artistic forms

Answer 2

Harvested silk from the silkworm,
created fine fabrics, pottery from a pottery wheel, baked brick houses
Wrote using calligraphy.

Question 3

Traditions (religious beliefs)

Answer 3

Ancestor worship. 
Family was the focus of everyday life. 
Used oracle bones to talk to ancestors about future. 
Polytheistic. 
Created tombs like the Egyptians had.

Question 4

Trade and commerce

Answer 4

Created own money, used coins with holes in the center.
Most were farmers who traded crops for things they needed.
Merchants and craftsmen were like slaves because they did not produce crops that people needed.