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China Study Guide
1. Buddhism is the #1 religion but it began in… India
2. The Chinese typically have how many children?1. due to the One-Child Policy
3. Why did Emperor Qin have the terra-cotta army built? Protect him in the
after life
4. Where do most people live? (N,S,E,W) East
5. The Great Wall is about _____ miles long
6. Confucius was a famous for his teachings and ideas
7. This is a fine material made from special clay Porcelain
8. What is the capital of China? Beijing
9. Know what dynasty started the Great Wall Qin
10. This was the first real dynasty Shang
11. Which dynasty invented paper? Han
12. Know several of the Chinese inventions that we still use today
13. Multiplication tables and umbrellas were invented during this dynasty
14. Type of fabric taken to Europe silk
15. Most famous merchant to travel silk road Marco Polo
16. Silk worms eat this type of leaf (know silk process) Mulberry
17. Punishment for revealing silk method Death
18. What were the farmers doing when they discovered the first terracotta
soldier? Plowing their fields
Why are soldiers unique? All look different
Type of government in China communism
Color associated with good luck Red
How many people worked on the Great Wall? How long is it? 3 million
MAIN purpose of the wall to protect from invaders from the north- Mongols
What was gunpowder used for? Weapons and fireworks
Paper is made from bamboo
Building built during Ming dynasty that only the emperor and royals could enterForbidden City
Before school/work people often do this in park Tai Chi
Population is 3 times the population of the U.S. 1.3 billion
First communist leader Mao Zedong
Main reason for protest at Tiananmen Square: against the government
Job of most people farming
Describe the Chinese Flag________________________
Festival with boats: Dragon Boat Festival with lanterns: Most important holiday
Chinese New Year Trace the Yangzi River, Yellow River. Circle the Gobi Desert,
Yellow Sea, East China Sea
Label China, Mongolia.
Taiwan. Label Shanghai,
Hong Kong, Taipei
Things to Know…
1)
Information about the Great Wall
2)
Being able to put the dynasties in order (oldest to newest) and what dynasty means
1st(oldest) Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming-last
Inventions and Festivals
7)
4)
Communism, capitalism, mixed economy
5)
Protests and Tiananmen Square Massacre
6)
Countries of South & East Asia, Physical features of South & East Asia
One child policy and problems it has caused & Three Gorges Dam