Ancient China
Web Quest

 
Use the following links to answer your questions.  Write your answers on your worksheet.

 

1. China is located on the continent of ________________________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/where_is_china_located.htm

 
2. The capital of China is ________________________________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/capitalofchina.htm

 
3. There are 3 major rivers in China.  Two of those rivers start with the letter "Y".  They are the _______________ ________________ and the _________________ _________________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/geography_china.htm

 
4. The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world. The name of the highest peak (mountain) in that range is ___________ _________________. 
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/geography_china.htm

 
5. The longest structure ever built by man, covering about 4000 miles, is the ____________ ______________ _______ ____________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/gw_China.htm

 
6. Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese.  The first fireworks were probably made by stuffing _______________ into some ______________ sticks.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/fireworks.htm

 
7. Another invention from China is silk.  Silk is made from ________________________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/silk.htm

 
8. Ancient Chinese and even some Chinese shopkeepers of today use this object to do math like we use a calculator.  It is the ______________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/abacus.htm

 
9 Something the Chinese invented to show direction is the _______________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/compass.htm

 
10. On windy days, these things will fly.  They are ____________________.  Some Chinese kites are designed as animals and they can roll their ______________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/kites.htm

 
11. Name two more Chinese inventions.  ____________________________     ________________________________
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/inventions.htm

 
12. The Chinese use characters or little pictures to write.  Another word for this type of writing is ______________________.
http://www.rcps.org/mch/worksheets/ancient_china/calligraphy.htm