Traders traveling in groups to provide safety on the journey

What is the Silk Road?

A series of trade routes connecting Asia to Europe.

How did silk get from China to Rome?

The silk was traded from one place to another until it got to Rome.

What is the barter system?

A system of trade where items of equal value are exchanged without money.

What other statues have been found in the Emperor’s tomb?

Entertainers, a bronze chariot, and animals.

Why were the Terracotta soldiers built?

To protect the emperor in the afterlife.

What did Li Su encourage Ying Sheng to do in a private meeting?

Attack the Qin neighbors because they are weak from war.

What did the state of Yen attempt to do in order to avoid Ying Sheng’s invasion?

Sent assassins to kill Ying Sheng.

What geographic barriers made travel difficult along the Silk Road?

Deserts, mountains, and large bodies of water.

Why were empty suits of armor buried in the terracotta army location?

To honor the deaths of fallen soldiers

What did his imperial name, Qin Shi Huangdi, translate into?

First August Devine Emperor of China

What evidence shows that the emperor had lost touch with reality?

He believed he was a sea god and would hunt giant fish.

What are the parts of the Great Wall?

Signal towers, the wall, and passes.

What is cultural diffusion?

Spread of ideas between cultures around the world by war, travel & trade

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1
What is a caravan?
Traders traveling in groups to provide safety on the journey
What artists paint pictures on.
A type of music
A minivan
2
What is the Silk Road?
A series of trade routes connecting Asia to Europe.
A lovely dessert item at P.F. Chang's
Ben and Jerry's latest ice cream flavor.
A road that is a s smooth as silk.
3
Who were the two nomadic groups that invaded China
Manchus and Mongols
Vandals and Huns
Yen and Japanese
Aztecs and Mayans
4
How many people worked on the Great Wall?
123
54,321
1,000,000
789,456
5
Which continents were the Roman and Mongols Empires on?
North and South America
California and Florida
Asia and Europe
Australia and Antarctica
6
How did silk get from China to Rome?
Amazon
FedEx
A trader would walk all 6,000 miles to Rome.
The silk was traded from one place to another until it got to Rome.
7
What substance did Shi Huangdi’s physician prescribe for longevity?
Mercury
Iron
Fruits and vegetables
Vitamin C
8
How many miles of the Great Wall are still usable?
1553 miles
13,171 miles
1997 miles
600 miles
9
How old was Shi Huangdi when he died?
28
63
50
78
10
What is the barter system?
A system of trade where items of equal value are exchanged without money.
A way to argue with someone.
A system where people hit each other until one cries "UNCLE"?
I don't know.
11
What other statues have been found in the Emperor’s tomb?
Entertainers, a bronze chariot, and animals.
Statues of the emperor's family.
Many statues of the emperor
There were no other statues.
12
What happened to Lao Ai and his sons after the failed takeover?
They became allies of the king.
They were pardoned
They were executed
They apologized
13
Why were the Terracotta soldiers built?
They were a vanity project of the emperor.
To protect the emperor in the afterlife.
The emperor liked military models.
There were too many unemployed artists.
14
What did Li Su encourage Ying Sheng to do in a private meeting?
Build the terracotta army to defend the king.
Attack the Qin neighbors because they are weak from war.
Start construction of the Great Wall.
Take mercury so Ying Sheng will be immortal
15
How tall are the walls of the Great Wall?
100 feet
30 feet
37.56 feet
50 feet
16
What did the state of Yen attempt to do in order to avoid Ying Sheng’s invasion?
Sent assassins to kill Ying Sheng.
Formed an alliance with Ying Sheng
Held a party to celebrate Ying Sheng
Helped Ying Sheng attack another state
17
How many people died building the Great Wall?
Approximately 62,356
Approximately 400,000
Approximately 1,000,000
Approximately 23,897
18
What is the total length of the Great Wall?
1956 miles
6000 miles
253 miles
13,171 miles
19
What is the legacy of Shi Huangdi?
All of these.
Unified China and their written language
Began construction on the Great Wall.
Created the central government and the idea of China
20
How tall are the towers of the Great Wall?
40 feet
63 feet
150 feet
43.25 feet
21
What geographic barriers made travel difficult along the Silk Road?
Lions, tigers, and bears, OH MY!
Snakes, tigers, dragons
Deserts, mountains, and large bodies of water.
Raiders, buccaneers, and pirates
22
Why were empty suits of armor buried in the terracotta army location?
To honor the deaths of fallen soldiers
To give the terracotta army extra armor
There was too much armor made and had to be discarded
To disrespect the dead enemies of Qin.
23
What dynasties worked on the Great Wall?
The Chu and Mongols
The Qin and Yen
The Manchus and the Ming
The Ming and Qin
24
What did his imperial name, Qin Shi Huangdi, translate into?
Giant Sea God Who Hunts Giant Fish
First August Devine Emperor of China
Most Excellent Dude of Awesome Adventures
The honorable Ying Sheng, lord of Qin
25
What evidence shows that the emperor had lost touch with reality?
He thought he was a bird and wanted to fly to the afterlife.
He said he could talk with animals and they told him he was a god.
He believed he was a sea god and would hunt giant fish.
He believed he could see the future and made many predictions.
26
What are the parts of the Great Wall?
Bricks, mortar, and dead bodies.
The wall, living quarters, and telescopes.
Signal towers, the wall, and passes.
Wood, iron, and stone.
27
What is cultural diffusion?
The name of an international dance group.
Diluting one culture with another culture
Spread of ideas between cultures around the world by war, travel & trade
The entropy of culture

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