Dynasties of China

In his tomb 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 constructed 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

• celebrate the power of the Tang dynasty

Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty ordered an official to travel into the wilderness to find

• people willing to help China defend its northern border

• the silk road

• a country willing to buy China's rice and silk

• magic potions that would make him live forever

In the time of the Han dynasty, foreigners were especially eager to buy Chinese

• rice

• art

• silk

• flowering shrubs

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

• silk

• paper

• brick

• fish netting

Wu Zhoa was China's

• only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign

• youngest leader

• most popular leader

• first person to sell silk

The invention of ______ led the Chinese to create the world's first book

• literature

• calligraphy

• ink

• woodblock printing

The Tang dynasty was known for which of the following?

• the invention of paper money

• extensive trading of tea

• invention of gunpowder and fireworks

• all of the above

Emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty was most interested in

• military strength

• arts such as painting, calligraphy and poetry

• opium

• Buddhism

After getting military help from the Song dynasty which group turned against the Chinese

• Jurchen

• Mongols

• Xiongnu

• Russians