Ancient China

Question 1

Yellow River

Answer 1

1. Yellow River was used for farming to create crops.
2. Flooding created the silt on the croplands that then helped the farmers make crops.
3. Yellow colour because of the silt at the bottom of the river.

Question 2

Yantze River

Answer 2

1. Flooded, which deposited fertile silt onto the surrounding croplands.
2. Longest River In Asia
3. Third longest river in the world.

Question 3

The Great Wall Of China

Answer 3

1. Made originally by the Qin.
2. Made to keep out nomadic tribes.
3. To protect themself from invasion.

Question 4

Qin Dynasty

Answer 4

1. First Dynasty to fully rule China.
2. Qin shi Haung di was surrounded with terracotta worriers when he was buried.
3. The Qin Dynasty originally built the Great wall of china.

Question 5

Zhou Dynasty

Answer 5

1. Invented the Mandate of Heaven.
2. Took over from the Shang dynasty. Was overthrown by the Qin Dynasty.
3. Had two time periods such as:
   The western Zhou period a time of peace and wealth.
   the Eastern Zhou period a time of more conflict and decline in wealth.

Question 6

The Mandate Of Heaven

Answer 6

1. Created by the Zhou Dynasty.
2. If you lost the Mandate Of Heaven as the emperor there would be signs to tell you that you have lost the Mandate of Heaven like natural disasters.
3. If you obtained the Mandate of Heaven you were considered the Emperor for that time being.

Question 7

Oracle Bones

Answer 7

1. They were used to predict the future.
2. They were used by the Shang dynasty.
3. They were written on then put in fire and then read by the cracks that were on them from the fire.

Question 8

Xia Dynasty

Answer 8

1. No one actually knows if they exist.

2. Many different people have their opinions on how they lived.