Who am I?• My dynasty united China under one rule. We used

all of the same money, built roads, and ruled with an iron fist, using legalism to kill anyone who opposed us and burnt books that spoke out against us. We also started the building of the Great Wall of China.

• Who am I? _________________________________

• My dynasty was started by a peasant who worked his way up to becoming an military general. We believed that only the most talented people should hold jobs and started making an exam that helped pick the most talented people. We also made the empire safe from the pesky Xiongu nomads in the north.

• Who am I? _________________________________

Qin

Han

Who am I?• My dynasty was the first dynasty of China,

unfortunately very little is known about us as we didn’t leave behind records

• Who am I? _____________________________

• My dynasty made the first cities such as, Anyang. We brought about the first use of war lords, Chinese writing, jade and bronze. Unfortunately we did not take good care of the poor and the saying, “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” took effect and our dynasty collapsed.

• Who am I? _____________________________

Xia

Shang

Who am I?

• My dynasty lasted for 800 years. We knew that the king was the king since it was mandated from god and that he would rule correctly. The king had help ruling his area as they instituted the first bureaucracy.

• Who am I? _____________________________Zhou

Since the kings may have been mandated by god, could they be

dethroned?• If the kings did

not keep the gods happy they

could be dethroned. The way the Chinese people knew the

gods weren’t happy is when a natural disaster

would occur.

Why was the silk road named the “silk” road?

• Silk was the most precious thing

China could trade. People from all

over want to own silk and in order to get it they had to travel the road to get it. It was the

highest demanded item to trade for.

Why did many people become tenant farmers? What is a tenant

farmer?• Definition:

a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in sharing of product

Why?Every generation split its land up for its sons soon there wasn’t enough land so they sold off their land to an aristocrat instead

Imagine you have 100 acres of land and 5 sons….then those 5 sons each have 5 sons….how much land does each grandson end up with?

4 Acres

Since there were so many mountainous areas in China how did they farm?

• They carve the mountains into flat areas known as terraces.

Why were the terra-cotta soldiers made?

The 6,000 soldiers and horses were made to protect the great

Qin’s tomb.

Even though the civil service exam sounded like a good idea, what was it’s

major flaw?

• Civil service exams are used to show who has the right skills tog et the job and they are not supposed to favor the rich

• They still favor the rich as the rich are the only ones who can go to school and learn what is needed to take the test.

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What are some contributions that were given to us?

• Steel• Paper• Acupuncture• Silk• Rudder for a boat (helps

steer)• Tea• Gunpowder (Weapons &

Fireworks)• China (the plates and

cups)• First magnetic compass• Seismograph (for

earthquakes)• Abacus (counting tool)• Moveable print

•Playing cards •Paper money•Folded umbrella•Kites•Fans•Wallpaper•Peaches•Apricots•Lemons•Oranges•Spaghetti