Questions

Dynasties project
 Question 1

The earliest Chinese Dynasty

was the Shang dynasty. This
Dynasty started in about
1800 BC, but lasted 600
years from the early
settlements along the Huang
river.
 Question 2

Confucianism and the

concept of filial piety first
developed during the Zhou
dynasty. Confucianism is the
teachings of the thinker
Confucius. The devotion of
children to their parent is
called filial piety.(p. 443)
 Question 3

China was united for the first

time because of the Qin
Dynasty in the year 221 BC.
The Qin dynasty was undone
by its unbending enforcement
of its harsh laws. (p. 455)
 Question 4

The Liu Bang began the

Huang Dynasty in 206 BC.
The first emperor came from
a poor family. He was able to
surround himself with
capable advisers.
 Question 5

The shortest Chinese

Dynasty was the Qing
Dynasty. It last from 1122-
211 BC. (
chineseeducenter.com)
 Question 6

The first bureaucracy in

China is The Taizong
dynasty. Tailing wanted to
create a government that was
efficient. (p. 492)
 Question 7

Hongwu was the first

emperor of the Ming
Dynasty. This dynasty was
established during the
Mongol nomads. (
britannica.com)
 Question 8

The Yuan Dynasty was

established during the
Mongol rule over China. The
Yuan started in 1271. (p. 481)
 Question 9

The Zhou Dynasty ruled for

about 800 years. This was the
biggest dynasty in Chinese
history.
 Question 10

The Earliest written rocks

using oracle bones were
about the Shang dynasty.
This dynasty lasted for about
600 years.
 Question 11

The beginning of Buddhism

started in the Han dynasty.
 Question 12

Scholar-officials qualified for

government jobs during the
Tang and Song dynasty.
 Question 13

The largest empire in the

world was the Mongol
empire.
 Question 14

Marco Polo spent 17 years in

China during the Yuan
dynasty.
 Question 15

the beginning of the

construction of the Great
wall of China was during the
Qin dynasty
 Question 16

The first dynasty to rule

under the Mandate of Heaven
was the Zhou dynasty.
 Question 17

The dynasty that built dikes

to prevent flooding was the
Shang dynasty
 Question 18

The capital moved from

Nanjing to Beijing during the
Ming Dynasty.
 Question 19

The greatest era of Chinese

poetry was during the Song
and Tang dynasties.
 Question 20

Capital city during the Tang

dynasty was Chang’an.
 Question 21

The greatest expansion of the

Silk road was during the Han
Dynasty.
 Question 22

Legalism- a system of harsh

rules and punishments, was
instituted during the Qin
dynasty.
 Question 23

Christian missionaries came

during the Yuan dynasty.
 Question 24

Bronze metalworking started

during the Shang dynasty.
 Question 25

The begging of civil service

was during the Han dynasty.
 Question 26

The emperor’s palace- the

forbidden city, in the heart of
Beijing is the largest and
most complete imperial
palace and ancient building
complex in China.
 Question 27

The Warring States period

came at the end of the Zhou
dynasty.
 Question 28

Written records using

pictographs were during the
Shang dynasty. Pictographs
are pictures that represent
words or ideas.
 Question 29

Wu Zhao was the only

woman to rule China during
the Tang dynasty.
 Question 30

Kublai created a new social

order with Chinese people at
the bottom two levels, having
Mongols and other foreigners
at the top.
 Question 32

Paper, acupuncture and the

seismometer were important
inventions during the Han
dynasty.
 Question 33

The philosophy of Daoism,

yin and yang, first appeared
during the Zhou dynasty.