Fast and Curious: China

The Great Wall of China was originally made of

• mud bricks

• bronze

• dirt

• tin

the nomadic people who lived across the border from China in modern day Mongolia

The Chinese sometimes call the Huang He River _________.

• the Middle Kingdom

• China's Sorrow

• the Gobi

• Chang Jiang

China's first dynasty was the _______.

Confucius believed that peace would come to China if people would ______.

• follow the beliefs of their ancestors

• turn away from worldly affairs

• adopt a strict code of laws

• put individual rights first

This image of a child cleaning for his parent, represents the Chinese concept of

Which two dynasties contributed to the building of the early Great Wall of China?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

Which difficulties did traders face on the Silk Road?

• long distances and bad weather

• vast deserts and high mountains

• bandits and thieves

• flooding from the Yangtze River

Reorder the following events in chronological order

• The Zhou ruled China for more than 800 years—longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history.

• Kings of the Shang dynasty, serving as political, religious, and military leaders, controlled only a small area of northern China.

• The Life of Confucius: his teachings encouraged people to value morality, justice, and sincerity in dealings with others. Confucianism was based on the teachings of his name.

• construction of the early Great Wall of China

• Buddhism spreads from India to China

The terracotta army was an archaeological discovery from the _____ dynasty.