WorksheetsAncient China Vocabulary-2023 GMS
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
A bone that would foresee the future.
An animal bone or turtle shell used by the Shang kings to communicate with the gods and predict the future.
A good luck charm that kings used when going to war.
A religious symbol that priests used when performing sacrifices.
What is a dynasty?
a line of rulers from the same family
kings and queens of ancient China
emperors and empresses of ancient China
when ancient China conquered territory
What is a philosophy?
the true meaning of life
when historians uncover oracle bones
the study of ancient China
a general study of knowledge and basic truths about the universe, based on logical reasoning; Greek for "love of wisdom"
The Chinese practice of easing pain by sticking thin needles into patients' skin is called...
acupuncture
aristocrat
bureaucracy
ideograph
a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature; the natural way of the universe
Aristocracy
Bureaucracy
Daoism
Legalism
The belief the king was given the power to rule by the gods or heaven is called...
Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism
Mandate of Heaven
a trade route that stretched more than 4,000 miles across Asia into Europe
Columbian Exchange
Silk Road
Timbuktu
Trans-Saharan
A military leader exercising civil power by force, usually in a small state...
philosopher
warlord
ancestor
samurai
To ban dangerous or offensive ideas; to remove material from published works or prevent its publication
over watcher
bureaucrat
censor
civil servant
The administrative service/job of a government...
currency
civil service
censor
Confucianism
What was built to help protect China from Mongol invasions in the north?
Waterwheels
Silk Road
Great Wall of China
Terraces
Representative of a government sent to another country.
Diplomat
Envoy
Chaos
Peasant
To set rules to make things more similar.
Standardize
Legalism
Ethics
Diffusion
a fine yellow dust that is windblown, causing the Huang He River to earn the name “Yellow River”
loess
filial piety
Daoism
steppe
a means of written communication which is also a beautiful art form
legalism
calligraphy
filial piety
steppe
A time of CIVIL WAR after the fall of the Zhou Dynasty
(7 dynasties fighting for control of China; time of chaos and instability)
Feudal System
Mandate of Heaven
Warring States Period
Confucianism
A wall built to hold back water
dike
the Great Wall of China
the Silk Road
envoy
Person who holds a government job
warlord
official
philosophist
legalist
Religious practice of honoring the spirits of the dead
civil service
filial piety
oracle bones
ancestor worship
Style of food based on the culture
envoy
censor
cuisine
oracle bones
