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Name ______________________
Date _____________
Ancient China
Vocabulary #1
DIRECTIONS Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word in the
word pair that best completes the sentence.
1. One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is a
harsh desert called the __________________ desert. (Gobi / Huang-He)
2. The two river valleys in China that support agriculture are the
___________________________ river valleys. (Yellow and Yangzi / Gobi
and Yangzi)
3. The geographic features of China kept it very isolated from other
civilizations. As a result, they called themselves the ______________
Kingdom. (Middle / Supreme)
DIRECTIONS Read each set of three vocabulary terms. Circle the term that
is NOT part of each set.
4. a. Yangtze
5. a. Yellow River
6. a. isolated
b. Gobi
b. Ganges River
b. excluded
c. Huang-He
c. Yangtze River
c. included
Name ______________________
Date _____________
Ancient China
Vocabulary #2
DIRECTIONS Use the six vocabulary words to write a summary of what you
learned about Ancient China.
Dynasty
Emperor
Dynastic Cycle
Mandate of Heaven
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DIRECTIONS On the line before each statement, write T if a statement is
TRUE and F if a statement is FALSE.
____ 1. Confucius was the most famous Daoist teacher and spread the idea
of yin and yang around China.
____ 2. Legalism is very similar to the Code of Hammurabi in
Mesopotamia: laws were very strict and punishments were harsh.
____ 3. Confucius emphasized the importance of education and filial piety
in society.
Name ______________________
Date _____________
Ancient China
Vocabulary #3
DIRECTIONS Read each question. Use the lines below to write your answer
to each question. Use at least one word from the word bank in each sentence
and answer in FULL SENTENCES.
Shi Huangdi
The Great Wall of China
roads
Silk Road
Han Dynasty
Compass
Canals
Gun Powder
1. Who ordered the destruction of all the writings that did not agree with
Legalism?
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2. What are some of the advancements made during the dynasty that
experienced the Golden Age of Ancient China?
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3. How did the ancient Chinese dynasties modify their environment to deal
with their geography?
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DIRECTIONS Write a word or phrase that has the same meaning as the term
given.
1. isolation: ____________________
2. loess: ______________________
3. inferior: _____________________
4. just: ________________________