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Ancient China 6th grade

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  • The Shang Dynasty was best known for its _______
    Bronze
  • What did the Ancient Chinese use to determine what would happen in the future and receive answers from
    Oracle Bones
  • The Huang He River is also called the _________ River because of the loess around it, which is a fine, windblown soil that is found in the river.
    Yellow
  • What dangers might a traveler experience on The Silk Road?
    Lack of water, robbers, disease, hunger
  • The belief that the right to rule comes from the gods
    Mandate of Heaven
  • What was China's most important and valuable export?
    Silk
  • Why was the Huang He River also called the "River of Sorrows"?
    Devastating flooding; wipe out crops which lead to starvation and death
  • What was the Silk Road?
    An extensive trade network in which people traded goods, ideas, religions, among other things between China and the Mediterranean
  • Which dynasy did Confucius live during?
    Xia Dynasty
  • Why did people settle along the Huang He and Yangzi Rivers?
    Grow crops and feed large population Water for irrigation Transportation
  • a philosophy based on respect for elders and authority
    Confucionism
  • Which philosphy believes in balancing opposite forces
    Daoism
  • How long was The Great Wall of China?
    4,000 miles long
  • Which Dynasty was known as the Golden Age?
    Han Dynasty
  • How did people travel along The Silk Road?
    In caravans
  • a massive collection of clay sculptures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang
    Terracotta Army
  • A sequence of rules from the same family
    Shang Dynasty
  • The Han Dynasty was referred to as China's.
    Golden Age
  • Which dynasty was the shortest?
    Qin Dynasty
  • a philosophy centered around respecting nature.
    Daoism/Taoism
  • Why was the Huang He river also called the Yellow River?
    Sediments
  • a collection of ideas and syings by Confucius
    analects
  • The Chinese believed that the gods gave the rulers the right to rule by giving them the ....
    Mandate of Heaven
  • Which was the longest dynasty?
    Zhou dynasty