Qin and Han Dynasties

In his towm, Shihuangdi was surrounded by

• statues of angels.

• the bodies of his wife and children

• thousands of clay soldiers to guard him.

• statues of dragons to protect him.

The Great Wall was built to

• connect western China to the Yellow Sea.

• keep out the Xiongnu who lived near the northern border of China.

• stop trade with Britain and France.

• show the power of the Tang dynasty

During the Han dynasty, foreigners were eager to buy Chinese

• rice.

• art.

• silk.

• flowers

The Silk Road was

• a road covered in silk.

• a road that led to the city of Silk.

• a network of trails used by traders.

• a way for slaves to escape to freedom.

One thousand years before it appeared in Europe, ______ was invented in China.

• silk

• paper

• brick

• fish netting