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Dynasties of China

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  • What was the punishment for trying to sneak silk out of China?
    Put to death
  • Baked-hardened red clay used in china is called
    Terracotta
  • What purpose did the Chinese originally use gunpowder for?
    Fireworks
  • Li Bai and Du Fu were famous what?
    Poets
  • What happened to the workers who built Shihuangdi's tomb?
    They were buried alive
  • What city did Wu Zhao travel to when she was just a child
    Chang'an
  • Who was the emperor when Wu Zhao first arrived at Chang'an?
    Taizong
  • Who was Wu Zhao?
    The first an only female emperor of China
  • Name an advancement or invention of the Tang Dynasty
    Poetry, Arts, Calligraphy, Music, Tea, Paper Money, Woodblock printing, Gunpowder, fireworks
  • What were the Terracotta soldiers guarding?
    Shihuangdi's tomb
  • What is an oasis?
    An area in the desert where water is
  • Contrast city life vs peasant life in city of Hangzhou and the countryside
    City life was luxurious, peasant life was hard working and tough
  • What animal did the Chinese use to make silk?
    Silkworms
  • What animal did people think flew over Chang'an which Wu Zhao thought meant her right to rule?
    Phoenix
  • Merchants would travel along the silk road, stopping to rest and drink at an...
    Oasis
  • Name an advancement or invention of the Tang Dynasty
    Poetry, Arts, Calligraphy, Music, Tea, Paper Money, Woodblock printing, Gunpowder, fireworks
  • What did farmers uncover when digging? Thousands of....
    Terracotta Soldiers
  • The art of beautiful handwriting is known as...
    Calligraphy
  • Name an advancement or invention of the Tang Dynasty
    Poetry, Arts, Calligraphy, Music, Tea, Paper Money, Woodblock printing, Gunpowder, fireworks
  • Name an advancement or invention of the Tang Dynasty
    Poetry, Arts, Calligraphy, Music, Tea, Paper Money, Woodblock printing, Gunpowder, fireworks
  • Who was the first emperor of China?
    Shihuangdi
  • A beautiful, valuable and smooth fabric made in China is called.....
    Silk
  • Why did China want to protect its silk industry?
    They were the only country that could make silk