Ancient China

Chinese civilization flourished from 1500 BC to AD 589.

• true

• false

Ancient China's two greatest rivers are

• Huang He, aka Yellow River, aka "China's Sorrow"

• Yangzi River

• Xi River

• China River

The four major dynasties in Ancient China were ____________

The Ancient Chinese called themselves the __________________; they thought they were the center of the world with a strong sense of superiority.

• Top Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• Bottom Kingdom

What is jade?

• an opinion of hatred towards ketchup

• an Ancient Chinese farmer

• a hard gemstone used to make beautiful jewelry and other objects

_____ the Great founded the Xia Dynasty around 2200 BC.

Another word for oracle is

• prediction

• warning

• ears

• eyes

_______________ are farmers with small farms.

• Lords

• Peasants

• Kings

• Peons

Lords, or people of high rank, paid taxes to the king and provided warriors to protect his lands.

• true

• false

Confucius

• is an influential teacher in Chinese history

• ideas of bringing back moral values to the people were referred to as Confucianism.

• wrote basic guidelines for family order and social harmony.

• seemed really confused about how he landed in Ancient China.