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6th Grade Ancient china
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unified China into an empire and used legalism to make a strong government. | Qin Shihaungdi |
| A farmer turned soldier. He led the rebellion which started the Han dynasty. | Liu Bang (Pang) |
| Started the civil service based on merit. Wanted to end the practice of giving people jobs based on family and aristocrats | Han Wudi |
| A European traveler to China. Served under Kublai Khan and helped spread Chinese ideas to Europe. | Marco Polo |
| A relative on Genghis Khan. He began the Yuan dynasty. He became friends with Marco Polo and used Chinese ideas to rule. | Kublai Khan |
| A skilled warrior and leader. He united the Mongol class. He was the first non Chinese ruler. | Genghis Khan |
| A river that deposited rich yellow soil (loess) for farming. It caused enormous floods, destruction and death. | Huang He River |
| Another name for the Huang He River | River of Sorrow |
| flat dry grassland used for herding animals | steppes |
| an area of high and mostly flat land | plateaus |
| a line of rulers from the same family | dynasty |
| built to keep the empire safe from invaders | Great Wall of China |
| People of noble birth whose wealth came from the land they owned.ey owned the land that tenant farmers worked on. | aristocrats |
| They worked on the land owned by the aristocrats. | tenant farmers |
| A network of trade routes from western China to the Mediterranean Sea. | The Silk Road |