Lords are people of high rank in early China. Another social group from early China were farmers with small farms. They were called

The first dynasty that we have clear evidence of. Came up with China's first writing system which they wrote on bones and turtle shells.

His teachings focused on restoring family order and social harmony.

During the Han Dynasty the Chinese people worked to improved medicine. During this time they established the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain

This 4,000 mile-long network of routes stretched westward from China across Asia's deserts and mountains ranges, through the middle east, until it reached the Mediterranean Sea.

Confucius taught that people should return to moral values or

Dynasty led by Shi Huangdi. The emperor in is dynasty used Legalism to strictly control his people.

This philosophy stressed the importance of living in harmony with nature and not interfering with others.

This innovation uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

Groups of traveling merchants that traveled on the network of trade routes in Asia

This barrier along China's northern frontier kept out invaders

This dynasty began when they overthrew the Shang rulers. It ended with the Period of Warring States.

This philosophy said that people were bad by nature and needed to be strictly controlled.

There were many achievements during the Qin Dynasty. They included a network of roads and canals, an irrigation system that is still used today and this barrier to keep out invaders from the north

China's leaders learned that they could trade this soft, light, highly valued fabric for horses and other products they wanted

This fabric is soft and light and became very valuable in China as a trade item

This dynasty began when a peasant named Liu Bang led a revolution and became emperor. This dynasty abolished Legalism and ruled according to the ideas of Confucianism.

He said that leaders should lead by example and that people should be respectful and loyal to their families

Han scholars invented this device to measure the strength of earth quakes. Han emperors were very interested in the movement of the earth.

Chinese traders did not travel the entire 4,000 miles of the Silk Road. Most of them sold their goods to other traders in this region. Those traders then took the goods the rest of the way

The spread of ideas, goods and technology from one culture to another is known as

Although the Qin dynasty did not last long, it accomplished a great deal because of the harsh treatment and of its people. The cruel ruler of the Qin Dynasty was

He founded Daoism and it is said that when he was born he was already an old man

Farmers in China invented the iron plow and this single-wheeled cart to increase farm production

When Chinese people came into contact with other civilizations they exchanged ideas along with trade goods. Among these ideas was a new religion that spread from India called