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Ancient China
Question | Answer |
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In ancient China oracle bones were used by the Shang people to _____ | Predict the future |
During which time period did rulers first apply Confucian ideas about fairness and learning ___________? | Han Dynasty |
Loess created problems for the Huang Valley farmer because it _____ | Clogged irrigation ditches |
Name a subject that was not taught in the Grand School? | Math |
A dry treeless plain | steppe |
The wearing away of soil by wind or water | erosion |
Emperor’s right to rule from God | Mandate of Heaven |
Empire’s best school | The Grand School |
Machine used to detect earthquakes | Seismographs |
Supreme ruler of an empire | emperor |
A wall that keeps a river within its banks | levee |
A line of rulers connected who belong to the same family | dynasty |
Relatives of the emperor | Nobles |
This teacher said rulers must be wise and good, just as their subjects must be respectful | Confucius |
Political divisions of land | provinces |
A time of very little food | famine |
True or False? The Terra Cotta figures were built to protect and accompany the emperor in death. | True |
True or False? The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from raiders of the south. | False |
True or False? Chinese writing is written in characters. | True |
True or False? The Great Wall of China was built to keep out the the Mongols. | True |
True or False?Shihuangdi tried to create a mirror world for his tomb. | True |
True or False?Farmers were the backbone of the Qin empire. | True |
True or False?The Qin dynasty ruled China for 10,000 generations. | False |
True or False?Confucius believed that education could teach people to be good | True |
True or False?Confucianism is a religion. | False |
True or False?Learning blossomed during the Qin dynasty. | False |