Ancient China ABC Book By Marley Wisby

A is for acupuncture Acupuncture is a method for curing diseases. It is performed by sticking needles into a patient's skin.

B is for Bureaucracy A bureaucracy is a group of certain chosen officials who manage different parts of government.

C is for Confucianism Confucianism is a religion founded by Confucius. It teaches it's followers to put community and family first.

D is for drills During the Tang and Song Dynasties the Chinese invented drill. They made them using steel, which had also just been invented.

The trip along the Silk road was very expensive. It was expensive because the trip was long and hard and you needed lots of supplies. E is for exspensive

The rulers from the Xia Dynasty are not very well known. Although we do know that they were some of the first rulers of China. F is for First Rulers

G is for Golden Rule In the teachings of Confucius there was something similar to the Golden Rule. This is what it says, "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others" - Confucius.

H is for Huang He River The Huang he river, also known as the Yellow river is over 2,900 miles long. It was named the Yellow river because of the yellow soil it carries to the Pacific ocean from Mongolia.

I is for Ideographs An ideograph is a symbol that joins two or more pictographs together to make a word or phrase. The Chinese used them to write on oracle bones.

J is for Jade Jade is very important in Chinese art. It is used to carve things like vases, statues, dishes, and much more.

K is for known There is very little known about the Xia dynasty. There are not many records of that time so we don't know.

L is for Liu Bang Liu Bang founded the Han Dynasty in 202B.C. He was a peasant but after becoming a military leader, and defeating his rivals he declared himself ruler of China.

M is for Mandate of Heaven The Mandate of Heaven was a law that gave Zhou rulers the authority to rule. The ruler was chosen by his talent and wisdom.

N is for Nomads During the Han Dynasty the Han army drove back the Xiongnu nomads to help create peace in China.

O is for Oracle Bones Oracle bones were used by Shang rulers to write to the gods. They wrote about everything from weather to battle.

P is for Printing Press The printing press was a great invention in China. it helped them print books more cheaply than before. They used movable blocks with words on them to create words and stories.

Q is for Qin Shihuangdi Qin Shihuangdi was the First ruler of the Qin Dynasty. He based his rule on the idea of Legalism. he made changes that would last 2,000years.

R is for Rulers There were only two rulers of the Qin Dynasty. They were Qin Shihuang and Qin Er Shi.

S is for Silk Road The silk road was very important in Chinese trade. It was used to transport goods all over Asia.

The Taklamakan desert is a desert in North west China. Here it is in Chinese 塔克拉玛干沙漠. T is for Taklamakan Desert

U is for Unbelievable Many of the inventions that were created in ancient china were extremely unbelievable. Many of them such as the paper press are still used today.

V is for Vases In the Shang dynasty one of the art forms was vases. The vases were made of jade and other stones and carved by hand.

W is for Wu Wang Wu Wang was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. After leading a rebellion against the Shang.

X is for Xiongnu The Xiongnu were a nomad tribe that were driven out of China to create peace during the Han Dynasty.

Y is for Yangtze River The Yangtze river, also known as the Chang Jiang river flows east across china for 3,400 miles. Where it eventually empties out into the Yellow sea.

Z is for Zhang Qian Zhang Qian was a Chinese explorer was sent by Han Wudi to find allies but instead he created the silk road.