5 Written Questions

1. a chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on chinese life
2. closely related people of several generations
3. an ancient trade route between china and europe
4. the group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government
5. yellow-brown soil

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the founder of the han dynasty
   1. currency
   2. liu bang
   3. dike
   4. sima qian
2. a local leader of an armed group
   1. dike
   2. wudi
   3. silk
   4. warlord
3. a protective wall that controls or holds back water
   1. silk
   2. wudi
   3. dike
   4. loesss
4. a valuable cloth, originally made only in china from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms
   1. silk road
   2. silk
   3. wudi
   4. dike
5. Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength
   1. dike
   2. wudi
   3. loesss
   4. silk

4 True/False Questions

1. shi huangdi → founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor

   True        False

2. currency → a protective wall that controls or holds back water

   True        False

3. sima qian → an ancient trade route between china and europe

   True        False

4. philosophy → a system of beliefs and values

   True        False