1. WARM-UP (page A)
Write out the whole clue and answer.
A. Woodblock Printing
C. Gunpowder
B. Compass
D. Calligraphy
1. A type of art.
2. Example: Stamp
3. Very important to sailors and explorers.

2. Economics
How was China’s natural resources
different from Mesopotamia?
What is Jade?
Which resource of China provided the
greatest economic benefit?
Natural Resources:
China’s diverse geography
provided an abundance of
natural resources.
• Jade (a green stone used in
jewelry and art)
• Silver
• Iron
• Silk (most valuable resource)
• Spices (Ginger, Cinnamon)

3. Economics
The Silk Road:
When did the Silk Road begin?
The Silk Road began during
the Han Dynasty.
It was not a single trade
route, but instead many
smaller one’s linked together
from China to the
Mediterranean.
What was the Silk Road made up of?
Where did the Silk Road stretch to?

5. Economics
What three ways did the Silk Road
impact world history?
Global Effects of the Silk Road:
1. Economic
a) Made China wealthy
b) Provided jobs to lower class
Chinese; silk production
Which religion spread to China on the
Silk Road?
2. Diffusion of Ideas
a) Buddhism spread to China
from the silk road
3. Disease
a) Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

6. Achievements
What is isolation?
The Great Wall of China:
China valued it’s isolation, or
being separate, from the rest of
the world.
Who first began building the Great
Wall?
Trying to stop invaders
(Mongolians), the Qin Dynasty
were the first to build a wall.
Was the Great Wall built all at once?
Later, the Han and Ming
Dynasties would rebuild and
lengthen the wall.

10. Achievements
What was the purpose of the Civil
Service Exam?
What other invention was similar to
paper?
Han Dynasty:
1. Civil Service Exam: This was
a test you had to pass if you
wanted to work in the
government. The exam
improved the effectiveness
of government.
2. Paper : A thin sheet for
writing
3. Seismograph: A device that
can measure earthquakes.

12. Achievements The Four Great Inventions:
What are the 4 greatest inventions of
ancient China?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Woodblock Printing
Paper
Gunpowder
Compass
These 4 Chinese inventions
had the greatest impact on
human history.

13. Achievements
What was porcelain?
A Chinese painting was most likely to
have was kind of image?
Art and Literature:
1. Poetry / Paintings
2. Porcelain: a hard, white
substance that only the
Chinese could make for
more than a 1,000 years.
3. Calligraphy
Chinese art focused on nature,
the family, and Buddhist
themes.