In the a.d. 1000s, a Chinese printer named Pi Sheng (PEE SHUHNG) solved this printing problem by inventing ____, whereby each character is an individual piece.
movable type
Siddhartha Gautama is the original name of
The Great Wall
Confucius
Genghis Khan
Buddha
Mongols were the dominant nomadic group in central Asia. They became the first non-Chinese people to rule all of China. What is "nomadic"?
moving from place to place
At the age of ____, boys began learning to write the characters of the Chinese language.
fourteen
four
six
five
The Chinese built large ____ with rudders and sails, which helped with steering.
cars
ships
carts
wagons
By the a.d. 600s, less wood was available in China. The Chinese, however, discovered that ___ could be used as a fuel.
paper
oil
coal
cotton
For about 16 years, the traveler ____ lived in China and ruled the city of Yangzhou. He later returned to his home in Italy.
Marco Polo
The Tang rulers expanded their rule westward to
Korea
Tibet
Vietnam
Italy
____is made of fine clay that is baked at high temperatures
Porcelain
A brownie
A hut
Gold
Steppes are ____.
flat, dry grasslands
mountains
the way we get into an attic
wetlands
Li Bo (LEE BWAW), who focused on nature, was one of the most popular ____ of the Tang dynasty.
scientists
poets
novelists
newspaper journalists
___ was one of the goods traded by the Chinese.
A shoelace
Sand
Silk fabric
Tomato paste
____ was another Chinese invention created during the Tang dynasty. It was used in explosives and weapons
Gunpowder
What is the Huang He?
The Red River
The Beijing River
The Yellow River
The Yangtze River
Korea was once known as____.
Kosaco
Kotiko
It's always been Korea.
Koryo
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.
paper money
Some leaders found that civil service examinations were a way to strengthen ____.
the government
a dance routine
calligraphy
a dynasty
____ were forced to work on the Great Wall and the Grand Canal.
Soldiers
Farmers
Monsters from Maple Street
Toddlers
Buddhist ____ and ____ helped local people by running schools and providing food and shelter for travelers.
monks and nuns
teachers and authors
farmers and soldiers
shoemakers and tailors
Chinese painters used a brush and ink to write beautiful characters called ____.
calligraphy
calisthenics
calendars
calliope
Who was Wendi?
A farmer in China
A general who became emperor
A common soldier
The founder of a fast food restaurant
On what continent is China?
Asia
Daoism is the belief that people should turn to ____ and give up their worldly concerns.
the west
the moon
crime
nature
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