1. 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Vocabulary Earliest Dynasties Religion Later Dynasties Hodge Podge

2. A fine, dust-like material that can form soil.

3. loess

4. This view was that Heaven gave the right to rule to a particular dynasty and that if a dynasty lost power, it was because heaven no longer wanted that dynasty to rule.

5. Mandate of Heaven

6. Practices of honoring the spirits of dead family members.

7. Ancestor Worship

8. A strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order.

9. Legalism

10. A Therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

11. Accupuncture

12. The first Chinese Dynasty

13. Shang Dynasty

14. The Shang Dynasty figured out a new way to deal with this metal, creating ornate artwork made from it.

15. Bronze

16. This river was the reason civilizations formed in China.

17. Huang (Yellow) River

18. This dynasty was the longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history.

19. Zhou Dynasty

20. When the Zhou Dynasty fell, China went into a period called this, when there was no ruling dynasty or controlling government.

21. Warring States Period

22. This philosopher tried to convince warlords to lead their people by example. When he failed, he returned home to be a teacher

23. Confucius

24. These are the two basic ideas of Confucianism.

25. Duty Humanity

26. Laozi founded this philosophy which means “the path” or “the way”

27. Taoism/Daoism

28. What is this?

29. Yin and Yang

30. This was the book of teachings, written by Confucius’ students.

31. The Analects

32. Occurring after the fall of the Zhou, this dynasty created a strong central government but did not last that long.

33. Qin

34. In order to keep out the invading Xiongnu, the Qin dynasty begin building this defensive measure

35. Great Wall of China

36. The Silk Road trade route was expanded under this Dynasty.

37. Han Dynasty

38. This invention allowed the Chinese to navigate up river, no matter the current or the wind.

39. Rudder

40. During the Han Dynasty, this religion made a major impact on Chinese culture.

41. Buddhism

42. A protective coating that was put on wood and made it stronger.

43. Lacquer

44. General Zhang Qian encountered this empire during his 13-year trip west.

45. Romans

46. This desert to the north of the Yellow River, is the source of the sand which becomes soil when it reaches the river.

47. Gobi Desert

48. This writing system consists of pictures which represented a word; it is the basis of Chinese writing today.

49. Pictographs

50. This system where government workers were selected mainly for their skills and knowledge, is considered the most important contribution of the Han Dynasty.

51. Civil Service

52. Final Jeopardy Category: Religion

53. There are 5 Pillars of Islam. Provide as many as you can

54. Faith Prayer Sharing Fasting Pilgrimage (Hajj)