15. Chinese Accomplishments

Examination used to select people for highly desirable government jobs; similar exams still used in governments around the world today.

• Civil service exam

• Mandate of Heaven

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

System of the rise and fall of Chinese ruling families.

• Dynastic cycle

• Mandate of Heaven

• Caste system

• Nirvana

What is this?

• Great Wall of China

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-daro

• Khyber Pass

Which timeline below contains the correct chain of events?

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Political idea that a Chinese emperor remained in power as long as he governed as a just ruler; new dynasty was founded if the emperor was not just.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynastic cycle

• Oracle bones

• Moksha

What is this an example of?

• Oracle bones

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

This was introduced to the west by way of the Silk Road.

• Porcelain

• Ivory

• Plastic

• Metal

Who was the first emperor of China?

• Shi Huangdi

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Brahma

• Abraham

Major trade route that linked China to the west.

• Silk Road

• Khyber Pass

• Mesopotamia

• Eightfold Path

According to the map, what was the westernmost city along the Silk Road?

• Rome

• Kashgar

• Alexandria

• Baghdad