Early Civilizations of China

What is a loess?

• A type of tree

• A dust-like material that can form soil

• A type of rock

• A type of animal

What is the purpose of a dike?

• To grow crops

• A wall to hold back water

• To build houses

• To mine minerals

What is an oracle bone?

• A type of musical instrument

• A tool for farming

• An animal bone or shell carved with written characters used to predict the future

• A type of ancient weapon

What does a pictograph represent?

• A sound

• A picture or drawing representing words or ideas

• A type of food

• A type of building

What is filial piety?

• Respect shown by children for their parents and elders

• A type of ancient Chinese art

• A form of government

• A type of clothing

What is the Great Wall?

• A type of ancient Chinese weapon

• A long wall running east and west along the Chinese empire's northern border

• A type of Chinese festival

• A type of Chinese food

What is the Silk Road?

• A type of Chinese clothing

• A series of trade routes that crossed Asia

• A type of Chinese dance

• A type of Chinese writing

What is calligraphy?

• A type of Chinese music

• The art of beautiful handwriting

• A type of Chinese architecture

• A type of Chinese food

What is a seismometer used for?

• To measure temperature

• To measure earthquakes

• To measure wind speed

• To measure rainfall

What is a logograph?

• a symbol that represents a word or group of words

• in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

• military ruler

• general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"