Ancient China Review

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  1. 2. Shi Huangdi commanded that all the _______ be burned except those about farming, medicine, and tech
  2. 5. To join the civil service you had to take and pass a _________
  3. 8. Yellow brown soil that is great for farming
  4. 11. This river is known as "China's Sorrow"
  5. 16. Mountains, deserts, and seas separated China from other lands (2 words)
  6. 17. Government/civil service jobs were given based on
  7. 19. The emperor Wudi's conquests in the west brought the Chinese into contact with people, goods, and ______
  8. 21. This religion developed in India and was spread throughout China and the rest of Asia using the Silk Road.
  9. 22. A valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars
  10. 23. the penalty for revealing the secrets of silk making
  11. 24. The founder of the Han Dynasty (two words)
  12. 25. Type of money used by a group or nation
  13. 28. The ancient Chinese were so sure that they lived at the center of the world that they called themselves. (2 words)
  14. 29. The Chinese belief that rulers came to power because it was their destiny or fate (3 words)
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  1. 1. This dynasty ruled over ancient China for almost 1000 years
  2. 3. The emperor Qin made money, weights, measures, writing, and more the same throughout China
  3. 4. Shi Huangdi divided all of China into areas called
  4. 6. this was the first civilization in China
  5. 7. The idea a strong leader and harsh laws are needed to create social order
  6. 9. An ancient trade route between China and Europe (two words)
  7. 10. The Chinese used these to warn of attacks along the Great Wall (two words)
  8. 12. This Chinese invention was created from rags and bark
  9. 13. Nomadic invaders from the north who attacked China
  10. 14. The group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government
  11. 15. Large desert located north of China
  12. 18. Found of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor
  13. 20. A dam like structure used to hold back flood waters
  14. 26. Which of the following Chinese inventions helped the sea shipping merchants?
  15. 27. The largest construction project in China's history (two words)