Ancient China

What is one thing the Shang dynasty is known for?

• building China's first cities

• building the Great Wall

• using the Silk Road

• using Daoism

What is one thing the Zhou dynasty is known for?

• using the Silk Road

• exploring the Mediterranean Sea

• building forts and walls to defend their land

• invading Egypt

What is one thing the Qin dynasty is known for?

• building the Grand Canal

• constructing the Great Wall of China

• invading Rome

• being defeated by the Mongols

What is one thing the Han dynasty is known for?

• trading along the Silk Road

• being the first dynasty of China

• building the Grand Canal

• being the last dynasty of the Golden Age of China

What is the idea that family comes first; you are responsible to your family above all? You also have a duty to respect your elders.

• homage

• acupuncture

• filial piety

• Mandate of Heaven

Which is NOT one of the five human relationships of Confucianism?

• Ruler and Ruled

• Parent and Child

• God and Neighbor

• Husband and Wife

What is one thing the Sui Dynasty is known for?

• building the Grand Canal

• being the first dynasty in China

• developing writing in China

• making tools

What is one thing the Tang Dynasty is known for?

• inventing gun powder

• encouraging Confucianism

• giving land to peasant farmers

• all of the above

What is one thing the Song Dynasty is known for?

• being the first dynasty in China

• using irrigation

• establishing China's first cities

• hiring government workers based on the Civil Service Exam

What is the Chinese idea that rulers were commanded to rule by gods and that kings were to take care of the people?

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine Right Theory

• Filial Piety

• Homage