China Introduction

The ancient Chinese were very important to the world. They built one of the greatest structures in the history of man:

• The Empire State Building

• Hoover Dam

• The Great Wall of China

• Dodger Stadium

The ancient Chinese were also great inventors. ​ They invented

• paper

• gunpowder

• compass

• matches

• umbrellas

​For thousands of years, the ancient Chinese thought they were pretty much alone on the planet, except for the barbarians to the north, the _____. ​

• Mesopotamians

• Mongols

• Greeks

• Assyrians

China’s natural barriers to the west, south, and east helped protect these early people from invasion.

• True

• False

Why were the Chinese pretty much alone on the planet for thousands of years?

• natural barriers

• No other humans existed

• everyone else had died

• desert, mountains, and a coastline surrounded China

China’s natural barriers include huge mountains.

• The Rockies

• The Himalayas

• The Andes

• The Alps

What other civilization have we studied that lived near the Himalaya Mountains?

• Israel

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• India

A ruling family that passes control from one generation to the next.

• empire

• democracy

• dynasty

• republic

There were _______ years of Chinese dynasties. ​

• 8

• 80

• 800

• 8,000

What other civilization have we studied that had dynasties?

• Israel

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• India