ANCIENT CHINA

On which continent is ancient China?

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

How did the ancient Chinese create silk?

• They sewed pieces of a silk plant from the Huang He River together.

• They stole it from ancient Egypt.

• The boiled the cocoons of silkworms.

• They took silkworms and sewed them together.

Why did the ancient Chinese trade on the Silk Road?

• They needed goods from other countries.

• They traded only silk because it was valuable.

• Caravans specialized in mining gold.

• They wanted to be as successful as ancient Egypt.

What is a ruler from ancient China called?

• pharaoh

• king

• president

• emperor

Why did the ancient Chinese build the Great Wall of China?

• so other civilizations would not steal their inventions, such as silk

• to keep out enemies from other countries

• to keep out water from the Huang He River when it flooded

• so the Chinese could see the beautiful landscape of China from the top

What was the system of writing from ancient China called?

• characters and symbols

• hieroglyphics

• letters

• alphabet

What were the contributions from ancient China?

• compass, calendar, water-clock, columns

• kite, compass, papyrus, silk

• kite, compass, bronze, fireworks

• compass, fireworks, kite, papyrus

The highlighted portion on the map is the ...

• Huang He River

• Himalaya Mountain Range

• Gobi Desert

• Great Wall of China

What is highlighted in red on the map?

• Huang He River

• Yangtze River

• Gobi Desert

• Nile River

The purple on the map shows China ...

• in the beginning

• at it's peak

• present / modern day