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The ABC's of Ancient China
By Kenzie Hampton
A is for Ancestors!
Everyone in Shang China worshiped their ancestors, hoping for
good lives.
B is for Bang!
Lui Bang, once a peasant, was the creator of the Han dynasty.
C is for Confucius!
Confucius was a great, wise philosopher who founded
Confucianism.
D is for Dao!
The Dao, or, "Way," was the way the kind must rule.
E is for Exams!
The Civil Service Exams helped choose people worthy of
holding government positions.
F is for Filial Piety!
The filial piety stated that children must respect their parents
and all older beings, because they are wiser.
G is for Great Wall!
The Great Wall of China was built by farmers forced to leave
their homes and farms.
H is for Huang He!
The Huang He River is longer than 2,900 miles.
I is for Ideographs!
Ideographs are the joining of two or more pictographs to
represent an idea.
J is for Japan!
Japan, an ally of China, traded with the Chinese along the Silk
Road.
K is for Khan!
The Ghengis Khan lead the Mongols to victory in conquering
China.
L is for Legalism!
Legalism is the idea of peace through strict rule and harsh
punishment.
M is for Mandate of Heaven!
A heavenly order, called the Mandate of Heaven, chose
the emperor and why they were meant to rule.
N is for Neo-Confucianism!
Neo-Confucianism taught that the afterlife is just as important
as normal life on Earth.
O is for One-Child Policy!
The One-Child Policy stated that each family could only have
one child, with some special exceptions.
P is for Porcelain!
Porcelain, now commonly called "china" was very valuable and
traded on the Silk Road.
Q is for Qin!
In 221 B.C., the Qin ruler declared himself as Qin Shihuangdi.
R is for Rulers!
Some of the first Chinese rulers were believed to be from the
Xia dynasty.
S is for Silk Road!
The Silk Road was a major trading route on which they traded
silk, porcelain, tea, and spices.
T is for Tang!
During the Tang dynasty, it was discovered that coal could be
used to heat things, opposed to wood.
U is for Uniting!
Qin Shihuangdi was the one credited with uniting China.
V is for Victory!
The discovery of gunpowder lead the Chinese armies to victory.
W is for Wudi!
Emperor Han Wudi ordered Zhang Qian to explore beyond
China.
X is for Xia!
Little is known about the short-lived Xia dynasty.
Y is for Yangtze River!
The Yangtze River is also known as the Chang Jiang River.
Z is for Zhou!
The longest ruling dynasty in all of Chinese history was the
Zhou dynasty.