ANCIENTCHINA

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WORKSHEET 1:
STUDY GUIDE
WORKSHEET 2:
FILL IN THE BLANKS
WORKSHEET 3:
FILL IN THE BLANKS ANSWERS
WORKSHEET 4:
WORD SEARCH
WORKSHEET 5:
ANCIENT CHINA DATES

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ANCIENTCHINASTUDYGUIDE
Chineserecordedhistorygoesbackmorethan3000yearsto1200
BCundertheShangdynastyandifyouincludearchaeological
evidence(likeChinesepottery),itgoesbackanothermillennium
andahalf,toroughly2500BC.Seethefactfilebelowformore
informationandfactsonthehistoryofAncientChina.
Modern humans first came to China from Central Asia or India about 50,000
BC. They were Stone Age people, who lived in caves with their dogs and wore
fur and leather. They hunted and gathered their food.
Around 4000 BC, these people were starting to farm rice and raise chicken and
sheep. Around 3000 BC, they were using pottery and living in houses. Soon
afterward, they learned from Central Asian people how to use horses to pull
chariots on wheels. By 2000 BC, Chinese people had entered the Bronze Age
and had begun to use writing.
About 1800 BC, the Shang Dynasty conquered most of China and ruled it under
one Emperor. From this point on, Chinese history is measured in dynasties. A
dynasty is one family of related rulers.

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 Chinese civilization began along the Yangtze River and grew into one of the
worlds most powerful societies. What makes the civilization unique in world
history is its ability to continue through over 4,000 years to the present century.
The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including paper, silk,
matches, wheelbarrows, gunpowder, the decimal system, the waterwheel, the
sundial, astronomy, porcelain china, lacquer paint, pottery wheel, fireworks,
paper money, the compass, the seismograph, tangrams, medicines, dominoes,
jump rope, kites, tea ceremony, folding umbrella, ink, calligraphy, animal
harness, playing cards, printing, the abacus, wallpaper, the crossbow, and ice
cream.
China is very old. Its written history goes back 3,500 years.
The Republic of China succeeded the Ching Dynasty. It ruled mainland China
from 1912 to 1949 and has ruled Taiwan (along with several islands of Fujian)
since 1945.
The Peoples Republic of China was proclaimed in the aftermath of the
Communist Partys triumph in the Chinese Civil War by Mao Zedong on
October 1, 1949.
In the early years of the Peoples Republic, religious belief or practice was often
discouraged because it was regarded by the government as backwards and
superstitious. Some Communist leaders had been critical of religious
institutions. During the Cultural Revolution, religion was condemned as
feudalistic and thousands of religious buildings were looted and destroyed.
These feelings began to relax in the 1970s, with the end of the Cultural
Revolution. The 1978 Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China
guarantees freedom of religion with a number of restrictions.
Chinas Great Wall is the worlds longest architectural structure and is widely
renowned as one of the seven great wonders of the world. The wall stretches
6,700 kilometers (4,163 miles) from the Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu Province to
the Shanhaiguan Pass in Hebei Province. It took over 2,000 years to build. The
Great Wall has been restored and lengthened time and time again. The later

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walls have annexes such as castles, watch towers and beacon towers. The wall
that we see today is primarily the result of a restoration that took place during
the Ming Dynasty. The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that
can be seen from outer space.

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ANCIENTCHINA
FILL IN THE BLANKS WORKSHEET
Using the study guide provided. Can you fill in the missing words for the
questions below? All the answers can be found in the guide provided.
Good luck!
1: M
odern______firstcametoChinafromCentralAsiaorIndiaabout50,000
BC.

2: A
round4000BCtheAncientChinesepeoplewerestartingtofarmriceandraise_
______andsheep.
3:
By2000BC,Chinesepeoplehadenteredthe______Ageandhadbegunto
usewriting.
4:
Around1800BC,theShangDynastyconqueredmostofChinaandruleditunder

one_______.Fromthispointon,Chinesehistoryismeasuredindynasties.A
dynastyisonefamilyofrelatedrulers.
5: C
hinesecivilizationbeganalongthe_______Riverandgrewintooneofthe
worldsmostpowerfulsocieties.
6: C
hinaisveryold.Itswritten_______goesback3,500years.

7:
IntheearlyyearsofthePeoplesRepublic,_________belieforpracticewas
oftendiscouragedbecauseitwasregardedbythegovernmentasbackwardsand
superstitious.
8: C
hinasGreatWallistheworldslongestarchitecturalstructureandiswidely
renownedasoneofthesevengreat_______oftheworld.

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ANCIENTCHINA
FILL IN THE BLANKS ANSWERS

1: Humans
2: Chicken
3: Bronze
4:
Emperor
5:
Yangtze
6: History
7: Religious
8:
Wonders

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ANCIENTCHINAWORDSEARCH
The below word search contains 10 common words associated with
Ancient China. Can you find all 10?

1: COMMUNIST 2: DYNASTY 3: YANGTZERIVER

4: JIAYUGUAN 5: RELIGION 6: GREATWALL
7: BRONZEAGE 8: CHINA 9: EMPEROR
10: MINGDYNASTY

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ANCIENTCHINADATES
Ancient China went through a number of Dynasties throughout its
existence. Using the below dates can you name the Dynasty? You may
need to conduct further research for this task. Good luck!

ca. 1600-1050 BCE

1: -------------------------------

618-906
2: -------------------------------

1368-1644

3: -------------------------------

1644-1912

4: ------------------------------

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1949-present

5: -------------------------------

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ANCIENTCHINADATES
Answers:

1: Shang Dynasty
2: Tang (T'ang) Dynasty
3: Ming Dynasty
4: Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty
5: People's Republic of China

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