| A | B |
| Yellow brown soil | Loess |
| A protective wall that controls or holds back water | Dike |
| Closely related people of several generations | Extended Family |
| A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life | Confucius |
| A system of beliefs and values | Philosophy |
| The group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government | Civil Service |
| Founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor | Shi Huangdi |
| The type of money used by a group or nation | Currency |
| The founder of the Han dynasty | Liu Bang |
| Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength | Wudi |
| A local leader of an armed group | Warlord |
| An ancient trade route between China and Europe | Silk Road |
| A valuable cloth, originally make only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms | Silk |
| A chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; author of the most important history of ancent China, Historical Records | Sima Qian |
| Why was the Huang (yellow) river caled China's sorrow? | It brought life to the land, but it also took life away. |
| What was the first civilization in China? | Shang Dynasty (1760 B.C.) |
| Who had the center of authority in a Chinese family? | The olders man. |
| Who was considered China's first professional teacher? | Confucius |
| Because Confucius lived during a time of constant warfare, he wanted to bring _______ to society so peope would behave properly towards each other. | Order |
| During the ______ dynasty, emperor ___ _______ ordered the building of the Great Wall to protect China. | Quin Dynasty - Shi Huangdi |
| Quin philosohies beleived people should be punished for bad behavior and rewarded for good behavior is called? | Legalism |
| Which dynasty is know for having a stable government? | Han Dynasty |
| Sima Quian's work about Chinese history is called? | Historical Records |
| One of China's greatest inventions that changed writing? | Paper |