Ancient History Questions
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The Han Chinese made one item that we use everyday: _______________.
A __________ uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.
desired a return to family order and social harmony
true or false- The Great Wall was built to protect China from invasion.
the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
_______________________________ was the first emperor of the Han dynasty.
The ____________, a device that measures the strength of an earthquake, was invented during the Han dynasty.
The first to put their ideas into practice throughout China
the lowest social class, farmed noble lands
stressed living in harmony with the guiding force of all reality
The government established under the Han dynasty was based on the ideas of ______________.
true or false- The Qinling Shandi mountain range separates eastern China from western China.
true or false- China's physical geography made the land unsuitable for farming, therefore early civilizations relied on the sea for food.
true or false- Civilization in China began along the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers.
true or false- The graves of rich people often contained beautiful objects made from jade, a hard gemstone.
true or false- Priests of ancient China believed they could predict the future by interpreting cracks on oracle bones.
people of high rank who received land in exchange for their loyalty
A mixture of copper and tin is called
Best known for it's Hammurabi's Code of law which states, "an eye for an eye"
Named for its capital Ashur which is itself the name of a God