Dynasties of China- Core Knowledge

In his tomb, Shihuangdi was surrounded by

• statues of angels

• the bodies of his wife & children

• thousands of clay soldiers to guard him

• statues of dragons to protect him

The Great Wall of China was constructed to

• connect western China to the Yellow Sea

• keep out the Xiongnu (Huns) who lived near the northern border

• stop trade with Britain & France

• celebrate the power of the Tang Dynasty

Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty ordered an official to find

• people willing to help China defend its northern border

• the Silk Road

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

• magic potions to make him live forever

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

• rice

• art

• silk

• flowering shrub

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

• silk

• paper

• bricks

• fish netting

Wu Zhao was China's

• only female emeror

• youngest leader

• most popular leader

• first person to sell silk

The invention of____ led the Chinese to create the world’s first books

• literature

• calligraphy

• ink

• woodblock printing

The Tang dynasty was known for which of the following?

• the invention of paper money

• extensive trading of tea

• the invention of gunpowder and fireworks

• all of the above

Emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty was most interested in

• military strength.

• the arts such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry.

• opium

• Buddhism

After getting military help from the Song dynasty, which group turned against the Chinese and claimed much of northern China?

• Jurchen

• Mongols

• Xiongnu

• Russians