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6th Grade Ancient china
Question | Answer |
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Unified China into an empire and used legalism to make a strong government. | Qin Shihaungdi |
A farmer turned soldier. He led the rebellion which started the Han dynasty. | Liu Bang (Pang) |
Started the civil service based on merit. Wanted to end the practice of giving people jobs based on family and aristocrats | Han Wudi |
A European traveler to China. Served under Kublai Khan and helped spread Chinese ideas to Europe. | Marco Polo |
A relative on Genghis Khan. He began the Yuan dynasty. He became friends with Marco Polo and used Chinese ideas to rule. | Kublai Khan |
A skilled warrior and leader. He united the Mongol class. He was the first non Chinese ruler. | Genghis Khan |
A river that deposited rich yellow soil (loess) for farming. It caused enormous floods, destruction and death. | Huang He River |
Another name for the Huang He River | River of Sorrow |
flat dry grassland used for herding animals | steppes |
an area of high and mostly flat land | plateaus |
a line of rulers from the same family | dynasty |
built to keep the empire safe from invaders | Great Wall of China |
People of noble birth whose wealth came from the land they owned.ey owned the land that tenant farmers worked on. | aristocrats |
They worked on the land owned by the aristocrats. | tenant farmers |
A network of trade routes from western China to the Mediterranean Sea. | The Silk Road |