Ancient China
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the periods of Chinese history in order and add one feature to each.
Shang — bone inscriptions; Zhou — “Sons of Heaven”; Qin — unification (221); Han — power and silk.
2
Assess the personality of Qin Shi Huang: good and bad sides.
Good: united the country and set up unified rule. Bad: forced labour and heavy taxes burdened the people.
3
Which Chinese inventions do we still use today? Give examples.
Paper (notebooks), the compass (navigation), porcelain dishes, silk cloth, tea.
4
On a map find the Huang He and Yangtze rivers and the Great Wall.
The Huang He is in the north, the Yangtze further south; the wall runs across northern China.