Practice our China Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| The idea that heaven China’s ruler and gave him or her power | 1. Mandate of Heaven
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| A barrier built to protect China from invasion that stood near China’s northern border | 2. Great Wall
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| A device that measures the strength of an earthquake | 3. Seismograph
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| The Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain | 4. Acupuncture
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| A canal linking northern and southern China | 5. Grand Canal
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| A thin, beautiful pottery invented in China | 6. Porcelain
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| A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood, covered with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper to create a printed page | 7. Woodblock printing
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| A mixture of powders used in guns and explosives | 8. Gunpowder
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| An instrument that uses Earth’s magnetic field to indicate direction | 9. Compass
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| A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government | 10. Confucianism
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| A huge palace complex built by China’s Ming emperors that included hundreds of imperial residences, temples, and other government buildings | 11. Forbidden City
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| A policy of avoiding contact with other countries | 12. Isolation
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| generations of people who came before | 13. ancestors
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| a metal made of copper and tin | 14. bronze
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| ancient trade route used for trade with Persian, Romans, and others | 15. silk road
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| series of rulers from the same family or group | 16. dynasty
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| one person who rules a kingdom | 17. emperor
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| the art of writing Chinese characters | 18, calligraphy
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| group of animals and or people traveling together in a single file | 19. caravan
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| person of high status or rank | 20. nobility
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