Ancient China

What are dynasties?

• Continuous ruling families that pass on leadership from one generation to the next

• A dictator that forcibly takes control of a region

• An oligarchy that leads because of immense wealth

• A king that rules for many decades and is celebrated for the number of children he has

What was the first recorded dynasty in ancient China?

• Zhang

• Zhou

• Chang

• Shang

What importance did the Shang Dynasty have on Chinese history?

• They had written language

• Importance of family was emphasized

• Gold as currency

• Monotheism

What was the name of China, where they thought they were the center of the Earth?

• The Center Kingdom

• The Upper Kingdom

• The Middle Kingdom

• The Sun Kingdom

What are the two major rivers in China?

• The Yellow River

• The Nile River

• The Red River

• The Yangtze River

What was the assumption that bad things (famine, drought, etc.) were the result of divine intervention?

• The Mandate of Chi

• The Mandate of Ra

• The Mandate of Peace

• The Mandate of Heaven

Who was the first emperor of Unified China?

• Wu of Han

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Wu Zetian

• Kublai Khan

What were some of the lasting effects of Qin Shi Huangdi's dynasty?

• Coins

• Roads

• Weights and Measures

• Infrastructure

What was special about Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb?

During whose dynasty was the Great Wall of China started?

• Qin dynasty

• Zhou dynasty

• Wu dynasty

• Tang dynasty