Buddhist ____ and ____ helped local people by running schools and providing food and shelter for travelers.
farmers and soldiers
teachers and authors
monks and nuns
shoemakers and tailors
15
Siddhartha Gautama is the original name of
Genghis Khan
The Great Wall
Confucius
Buddha
15
At the age of ____, boys began learning to write the characters of the Chinese language.
fourteen
six
four
five
15
Some leaders found that civil service examinations were a way to strengthen ____.
a dance routine
calligraphy
the government
a dynasty
15
____ were forced to work on the Great Wall and the Grand Canal.
Soldiers
Farmers
Monsters from Maple Street
Toddlers
15
____is made of fine clay that is baked at high temperatures
Gold
A brownie
A hut
Porcelain
15
___ was one of the goods traded by the Chinese.
Sand
A shoelace
Tomato paste
Silk fabric
15
By the a.d. 600s, less wood was available in China. The Chinese, however, discovered that ___ could be used as a fuel.
coal
paper
oil
cotton
15
The Chinese built large ____ with rudders and sails, which helped with steering.
wagons
carts
cars
ships
15
Li Bo (LEE BWAW), who focused on nature, was one of the most popular ____ of the Tang dynasty.
newspaper journalists
poets
novelists
scientists
15
Daoism is the belief that people should turn to ____ and give up their worldly concerns.
nature
the moon
the west
crime
15
Chinese painters used a brush and ink to write beautiful characters called ____.
calendars
calliope
calligraphy
calisthenics
15
In A.D. 1024, during the Song dynasty, the Chinese began to print the world's first___ as a way to benefit traders. It still had the value of coin money, and it was lighter to carry.