Ancient China Dynasties

The Silk Road was a

• Dynasty
• Major river
• Paved road
• Trade route

The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties
• justified the harsh treatment of the Chinese people
• justified waging war against neighboring societies
• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

The Shang and Zhou emperors used the Mandate of ______ to prove that they had been chosen  to rule.

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

Longest Chinese Dynasty-

• Xia
• Zhou
• Qin 
• Han

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties
• Decades
• Cycles
• Kingdoms

The construction of the Great Wall of China begun during this dynasty .

• Zhou
• Qin
• Ming
• Sui

The dynasty when paper money was invented.

• Yuan
• Zhou
• Song
• Xia

 What became a closely guarded secret in China?

• forging of Iron
• Paper production
• Silk production
• Records of the Grand Historian

Confucius’ teachings developed in China during –

• The Shang Dynasty
• The Zhou Dynasty
• The Qin Dynasty
• The Tang Dynasty

What is a dynasty?

• a succession of rulers from the same family
• A reality TV show
• Monarchy
• a family business