🐲 8 EVERYDAY LIFE

True or False

In ancient imperial china people's position in society was recognised by the fabrics and accessories he or she wore.

• True.

• False.

Ancient Imperial Chinese nobility had the legal right to wear silk and jewellery made of of what expensive materials such as what?

• Brass.

• Gold.

• Jade.

• Copper.

• Silver.

What did Ancient Imperial Chinese woman often wear under their robes?

• Ancient Imperial Chinese women often wore nothing under their robes.

• Ancient Imperial Chinese women often wore petticoats to the ankles under their robes .

• Ancient Imperial Chinese women often wore trousers gathered into cuffs at the ankles under their robes .

• Ancient Imperial Chinese women often wore a stiff fabric crinoline made of horsehair and cotton or linen thread under their robes.

Colour and the pattern of clothes were indicators of the status of people in Ancient Imperial China.  By law the Emperor was the only person who could wear clothes of what colour?

• Black.

• White.

• Yellow..

• Red.

• Cyan.

Only the Emperor could wear garments which showed what symbols of power? 

• Symbols such as the five-clawed dragon or images of the Ying Yang.

• Symbols such as the five-clawed dragon or images of the moon and the constellations.

• Symbols such as the five-clawed dragon or images of elephants and horses.

• Symbols such as the five-clawed dragon or images of peach blossoms and waterlilies.

Images and the symbols were also indicators of the status and the type of work someone did in Imperial China.  Drag and match the type of clothing to the appropriate social position and occupation.

• The nobility.

• Clothing embroidered with images of a crane.

• Imperial generals.

• Clothing such as trousers and short, belted robes.

• The peasants.

• Clothing made of silk with accessories made of expensive materials.

• Government officials.

• Clothing embroidered with the image of a unicorn.

• Manual labourers.

• Clothing made of fabric woven from plant fibres.

The nobility and wealthy people of Ancient Imperial China enjoyed banquets with large quantities of unusual foods. Organise these foods into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Banquet Foods

,

(b) Not Banquet Foods

• Dragon.

• Mongoose.

• Tiger.

• Ant eggs.

• Pig.

• Panther.

• Dog.

• Owl.

• Moa bird.

• Anteater.

• Turtle.

• Snails.

• Mutton.

• Kangaroo.

• Snake.

• Oxen.

• Deer.

• Flying Fox.

• Panda.

• Elephant.

Why were peasants in Ancient China often unable to have meat as part of their diet?

• There was no meat left as peasants had to pay their taxes and rent with domestic animals and all wild animals belonged to the Emperor.

• Meat was for nobility and the military and was considered as too much of a luxury for mere peasants.

• Meat was only for the nobility and the government officials.

• Meat was too expensive and was often taxed.

Peasants could not afford meat and lived mainly on rice, vegetable, millet, noodles and steamed buns.  What did the peasants NOT add to their meals to flavour their rice?

• Herbs.

• Honey.

• Spices.

• Sesame seeds.

• Chilli peppers.

How can historians find information about architecture from an ancient period of history when there are only a few buildings surviving from that period?

• Archaeological sites and tombs.

• Paintings and artwork.

• Literature and scrolls.

• Architecture blueprints and building instructions.

• Museums and documentaries.