China : Lesson 2

pictures that represent words in the Chinese language

• hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• pictographs

• cuneiform

First of China's dynasties where farming was a way of life. Grains, rice and animals were the principal sources of agriculture.

• Shang

• Qin

• Xia

• Han

shells and bones used by priests to predict future events during the Shang dynasty

• lizard bones

• broken bones

• skulls and bones

• oracle bones

Longest lasting dynasty where farming was a way of life. wheat, rice, beans, fruit and silk worms

• Zhou

• Han

• Qin

• Shang

made from the cocoons of catepillars which was rare, expensive and played a large part in Zhou economy.

• cotton

• silk

• nylon

• polyester

an obstacle to keep northern invaders out of China this was completed by Emperor Shi Huangdi and is the biggest civil engineering project in human history.

• Great Gatsby

• Great Balls of Fire

• Great Pyramid

• Great Wall

Meaning "first emperor", he was the cruel leader of the Qin Dynasty who finished the Great Wall of China and created a single system of money throughout China. He also created a centralized system in China by splitting the empire into 36 states or provinces.

• Han Gaozu

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

• Wu Di

a ruling family

• The Kardashians

• a dynasty

• a monarch

• President Biden

Believed to be the first Chinese dynasty that bridged the time between prehistory and recorded history.

• Shang

• Qin

• Han

• Xia

By creating stronger and more powerful tools and weapons, the Shang Dynasty grew powerful during this time in their history known as ...

• Bronze Age

• Golden Age

• Iron Age

• Middle Aged