| A | B |
|---|
| supreme ruler of an empire | emperor |
| a school begun by Confucian scholars in China that trained students for government jobs | Grand School |
| a farmer-turned-general who overthrew the Qin Dynasty; he founded the Han Dynasty | Han Gaozu |
| a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding | levee |
| a line of rulers that belong to the same family | dynasty |
| a belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods | Mandate of Heaven |
| a scientific instrument that could detect earthquakes | seismograph |
| a mountain range in north-central China | Qinling Mountains |
| a long, defensive wall extending 1,500 miles through northern China | Great Wall of China |
| Chinese philosopher who stressed the need to respect traditions; his teachings discussed the right and wrong uses of power | Confucius |
| the gradual wearing away of soil by rock, glaciers, and water | erosion |
| in ancient China, a cattle or sheep bone used to predict the future | oracle bone |
| a Chinese king's wife who led troops to war. Her tomb contained records of her life and times | Fu Hao |
| capital of the Qin Dynsasty during the rule of Emperor Shihuangdi | Xianyang |
| a river that flows from the Tibetan plateau across northern China and into the Yellow Sea | Huang River |
| a fine, yellow soil that is easily carried by wind and rain | loess |
| Chinese emperor who founded the Qin Dynasty and unified China with a standardized system of writing and money; his tomb contained the famous "clay army" | Shihuangdi |
| a widespread lack of food resulting in hunger and starvation | famine |
| How long is the Great Wall of China? | 1500 miles |
| How many were in the clay army? | over 8000 |
| What were ancient Chinese coins made of? | bronze |
| What was the name of Shihuangdi's capital city? | Xianyang |
| Early Chinese writing was done on what? | bamboo and silk |
| Was the religion of ancient China monotheistic or polytheistic? | polytheistic |
