Ancient China Vocabulary

A sequence of rulers from the same family.

The highest class in society, many born into the class.

• Royals

• Aristocracy

• Rich

• Emperor

Oracle bones are used to predict future events. Draw the animal used below.

A government run by multiple non-elective officials.

• Aristocracy

• Analects

• Dynasty

• Bureaucracy

A process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures.

The belief that Heaven kept order in the universe through the Zhou king.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Taotie Mask

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Draw the creation using bronze casting that helped ward off evil spirits.

A sovereign ruler with great power and rank.

• King

• Aristocracy

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

Grown as a cereal crop - farmers relied on rainfall to produce crops such as rice and ________

• Millet

• Corn

• Potatoes

• Beans

A massive collection of clay sculptures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.

• Clay army

• Daoism

• Terracotta Army

• Dynasty