Ancient China and the Silk Road

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Middle School · Grades 6–8 · ages 11–13

Ten questions on early Chinese history and the trade network that linked China with the west: the Great Wall and why it was built, the first emperor of a unified China, the Terracotta Army, Confucius, the Forbidden City and the goods that travelled the Silk Road.

What you'll practice

  • Who unified China and what the Terracotta Army was buried to guard
  • The purpose and later building of the Great Wall
  • What was traded on the Silk Road and what silk is made from
  • Inventions from ancient China
  • A river central to early Chinese civilisation

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  1. 1

    What was the main purpose of the Great Wall of China?

  2. 2

    Who was the first emperor of a unified China?

  3. 3

    What goods were traded along the Silk Road?

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