4.2 China's past

Question 1

a town in eastern China known for its artifacts of bone

Answer 1

Anyang

Question 2

king of Qin who created the first unified Chinese empire and became the first Chinese emperor.

Answer 2

Shi Huangdi

Question 3

First ruler of the Han dynasty who lifted the ban on books in China.

Answer 3

Gaozu

Question 4

Chinese emperor who increased authority during the Han dynasty.

Answer 4

Wu Di

Question 5

Chinese astronomer who became the first Chinese historian after writing a complete history book on China.

Answer 5

Sima Qian

Question 6

Chinese scholar and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Sima Qian.

Answer 6

Ban Zhao

Question 7

a picture that represents a word.

Answer 7

pictograph

Question 8

a bone commonly used during the Shang dynasty in China to predict the future.

Answer 8

oracal bone

Question 9

a territory

Answer 9

province

Question 10

a relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent.

Answer 10

ancestor

Question 11

the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government.

Answer 11

civil service

Question 12

a person who goes between buyers and sellers.

Answer 12

middlemen

Question 13

a dynasty that lasted from 1760 B.C to 1500 B.C in China.

Answer 13

Shang dynasty

Question 14

a period of history when bronze was mainly used to make items such as tools and weapons.

Answer 14

Bronze age

Question 15

the largest of the Chinese dynasties lasting from 770-221 B.C

Answer 15

Zhou dynasty

Question 16

the Chinese dynasty founded by the first Chinese emperor Shi Huangdi in 221 B.C

Answer 16

Qin dynasty

Question 17

a wall in China originally built for protection from northern invaders that over centuries was extended to more than 4,300 miles.

Answer 17

Great Wall

Question 18

a dynasty that lasted from 206 B.C to A.D 220 in China.

Answer 18

Han dynasty

Question 19

a trading route that connected Europe and lands of the former Roman Empire with China.

Answer 19

Silk road