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