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China
Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In his tomb Shihuangdi had his body surrounded by | a clay army of 10,000 soldiers a clay army of 10,000 soldiers |
| The Great Wall was constructed to | keep out the Xiongnu |
| Shihuangdi's fears about dying led him to | send out sailing expeditions looking for magic potions |
| Emperor Wudi ordered an official to travel into the wilderness to find | a country willing to help China defend its northern border |
| In the time of the Han dynasty, foreigners were especially eager to buy Chinese | silk |
| One thousand years before it appeared in Europe, what was invented in China? | paper |
| Wu Zhao was China's | only female emperor |
| Who were the most important poets of the Tang dynasty? | Li Bo and Du Fu |
| The invention of what led the Chinese to create the world's first books | wood-block printing |
| During the 700's, many Chinese merchants became wealtthy by selling | tea |
| The Chinese emperor Hui Zong was most interested in | art |
| During the Song dynasty, the highest form of art was | paintings of nature |
| After getting military help from the Song dynasty, which group turned against the Chinese and claimed much of northern China? | Jurchen |
| tyrant | a ruler who rules in a harsh, cruel manner |
| panorama | a view of a large area, usually a landscape |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| oasis | a fertile area in the midst of a desert |
| terra cotta | clay |
| alchemy | an early kind of chemistry that changes common metals into gold |
| jade | a greenish mineral used as a gemstone |
| calligraphy | beautiful writing |
| booby trap | a trap that will catch someone if they are not paying attention |
| phoenix | legendary bird which represents the sun |
| steppes | vast treeless plains |
| imperial | of an empire |