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Ancient China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |