Cities continued to grow under the __________. Several cities, including the dynasty's capital, ___________, had about a million people.

The ________ dynasty included the only woman to rule China—_________________

The ___________ claimed that they had been chosen by heaven to rule China. They believed that no one could rule without heaven’s permission. This idea that heaven chose China’s ruler was called the ____________________.

The _____________ made many advances, including China’s first writing system. This system used more than 2,000 symbols to express words or ideas. Although the system has gone through changes over the years, the Chinese symbols used today are based on those of the _____________ period.

____________ dynasty rulers used ___________________ to predict problems they might face.

To protect China from invasion, Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall, a barrier that linked earlier walls that stood near China’s ______________ border. This occurred during the _________ dynasty.

Honoring one’s family was an important duty in Han China. People were expected to honor their parents—especially their fathers—and to worship their ancestors

The ______________ period ended and the Qin dynasty began when the Qin leader _________________ defeated his rivals and united China. His name means “first emperor.”

The first dynasty for which we have clear evidence is the ______________, which was established by the 1500s BC. Strongest in the Huang He valley, the ______________ ruled a broad area of northern China. ______________ emperors ruled until the 1100s BC.

____________ was first made during the _______ dynasty. _________ artists made ____________ items covered in a pale green glaze called celadon.

The most famous trade route was known as the ______________. This 4,000-mile-long network of routes stretched westward from China across deserts and mountains, through the Middle East, until it reached the Mediterranean Sea.

Genghis Khan’s Mongol armies were known for their ferocity and their skill with horses.

China’s ______________ is the world’s longest human-made waterway. It was begun during the _________ dynasty largely to transport rice and other foods from the south to feed China’s cities and armies in the north.

The time between the Zhou and Qin dynasties was called China’s _______________ period.

Chinese civilization began along two rivers:

Chinese society under the Han was organized into a lenient (tolerant) class system.

______________, ruler of the Mongol Empire, completed the conquest of China and in 1279 declared himself emperor of China. This began the _________ dynasty, a period that some people also call the Mongol Ascendancy.

A ruling dynasty could keep power as long as it maintained heaven‘s favor. However, if a dynasty lost that favor, it could be overthrown and replaced.

During the ___________ dynasty, ____________ teaches that a person should try to find his or her place in the universe in order to achieve harmony with nature. It embraced the ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang.