Ancient China

Qin became the first emperor when he created the civilization now called China by combining 7 different warring tribes.

• True

• False

Emperor Qin was responsible for many important creations in China. What did he have built to help protect the people from invasion?

• Kite

• Terracotta Army

• Great Wall of China

• Wheelbarrow

Why was the Terracotta army built?

• It was built to protect the Chinese people.

• It was built to create a written language.

• It was built to help people find their way in China.

• It was built to protect Emperor Qin in the afterlife.

More than 300,000 workers died while building the Great Wall of China. Where were many of them buried?

• In the nearby cemetery

• In a big hole in the ground

• In the wall itself

• In the desert

What are the two main rivers where China’s civilization began?

• Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• Nile and Yadkin rivers

• Mississippi and Hudson rivers

• Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow) rivers

What was the trade route that linked China to the rest of Asia and Europe, including Rome?

• Apian Way

• Highway 40

• Silk Road

• Appalachian Trail

Along the trade route were many challenges which made travel very difficult. What geographic feature did not cause these challenges?

• White-hot sand dunes in the desert

• Mountains

• Harsh dry land

• Rivers

The oldest written language discovered in China is on bones and shells and was written to the gods for guidance. What are these items called?

• Cuneiform

• 
  Tablets

• Papyrus

• Oracle bones

What was unique about the Chinese writing that used symbols called characters?

• The characters were like our alphabet.

• The characters made symbols everyone could understand, even if they didn’t speak the same language.

• Each character represented a different sound.

• The characters were pieces of art.

What types of dangers existed for the traders on the Silk Road?

• Threat of thieves/stealing

• Lack of food and water

• Harsh weather conditions, extreme hot and extreme cold

• All of these