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 emporer

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

a Chinese emperor who increased authority during the Han dynasty

Answer 4

Wu Di

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Sima Qian

Question 6

100 B.C. Chinese scholar and historian of the Han dynasty who continued the work of Sima

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 to predict the future

Answer 8

oracle 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

middleman

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 Chinese dynasties, lasting from 770-221 B.C.

Answer 15

Zhou Dynasty

Question 16

the Chinese dynasty found by the first emperor, Shi Haungdi 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 and lands of the former Roman Empire to China

Answer 19

Silk Road