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Ancient China Jeopardy
A 2nd Grade Review Hosted by Mrs. Grant
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What is Asia?
China is located on this continent.

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What is character writing (D)?

• Ancient Chinese writing is
• called _____________.
• printing
• cursive
• hieroglyphics
• character writing

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What is silk (F) ?
Silk worms make this special material that is
used for cloth. F. silk G. ice
cream H. cotton J. water

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What is the Great Wall?
The famous example of architecture of the
Ancient Chinese is the ____________.

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What were deserts, forests, and hills ( C ) ?

• The landforms of Ancient
• China were
• deserts, hills, lakes
• forests, tundra, beaches
• deserts, forests, hills
• beaches, deserts, tundra

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What is all of the above (J)?
The dragon is a symbol for ___________. F.
goodness G. strength H. good
luck J. all of the above

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What is the moon?
Long ago, the Chinese people invented a calendar
based on the _____.

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What is protect the Chinese (B)?

• The Great Wall was built to
• keep in the Chinese
• protect the Chinese
• block out the sun
• all of the above

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What is the northern hemisphere?
What hemisphere is China located on?

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What is they are all contributions (J)?
Which of the following is not a contribution
of Ancient China? F. Inventions
G. Architecture
H. Written language J. They are
all contributions.

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What are all of the above (J)?
Which of the following are Ancient Chinese
inventions F. kite G.
fireworks H. ice cream J. all
of the above

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What is ancient (B)?

• Which term describes long,
• long ago?
• present
• ancient
• future
• today

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What is closer to Egypt?
Is Chinas location closer to Egypt or Canada?

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What are compass, bronze, and fireworks (B)?

• Which of the following are
• contributions of the Ancient
• Chinese?
• Silk cloth, bronze, gold
• compass, bronze, fireworks
• kite, papyrus, compass
• 365 day calendar, silk cloth

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What are fireworks?
The invention that lights up the sky
on Independence Day.

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What is a contribution (F)?
The act of giving of doing something is a
__________. F. contribution G. gift
H. action J. invention

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What is the Pacific Ocean (D)?

• Which ocean borders China
• on the east?
• AtlanticB. Indian
• C. Arctic
• D. Pacific

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What are characters and symbols (J)?
What type of written language did the Ancient
Chinese contribute? F. characters G.
symbols H. hieroglyphics
J. both F and G

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What is true?
True or False Many inventions of Ancient China
are still used today.

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What is false?
True or False Ancient China was smaller than
Ancient Egypt.

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