Transcript PPT Game - Emily Peden

Chinese Challenge
Created by:
Emily Peden
Spring 2009
Tennessee Curriculum Standards
• Content Standard: 5.0
History involves people, events, and issues. Students will evaluate evidence to develop
comparative and causal analyses, and to interpret primary sources. They will construct sound
historical arguments and perspectives on which informed decisions in contemporary life can
be based.
• Learning Expectations
– World History Standards Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral
Peoples (4000-1000 BCE)
– 5.04 Recognize the importance of agriculture, evolution of writing, education, law, and
trade in the development of early civilizations.
– 5.05 Understand the place of historical events in the context of past, present and future.
– 5.06 Identify how to use historical information acquired from a variety of sources.
– World History Standards Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires
(1000 BCE-300 AD)
– 5.07 Recognize the influence of major religions between both ancient eastern and
western cultures.
– 5.08 Understand the place of historical events in the context of past, present, and
future.
– World History Standards Era 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter (300AD1000 AD)
– 5.14 Understand the achievements of great African and Asian empires.
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Directions
to return home.
to return to the previous slide.
to move to the next slide.
Begin the game by moving to the next slide (the score card) and print it out. First, hit
the escape button on the keyboard. To print the slide click the office button and
then choose print. Select current slide under Print Range and then click OK. To
return to this screen select Slide Show and then Current Slide.
Move to the game card and click on the buttons (pandas, flags, and Chinas) to move
to the questions. Be sure you begin in the top left corner and work your way down
each row.
Beginning with Team 1, the teams should alternate answering the questions on the
slide.
Do NOT look in your book, notes, etc., for answers.
Each time a team answers a question correctly they receive a point.
Record the points on the Score Card that you printed out.
The team with the most points at the end of the game wins the China Challenge!
Score Card
Team 1
Team 2
China Challenge
Q1
What is an emperor?
A1
An emperor is the
supreme ruler of an
empire.
Q2
What is the Forbidden
City?
A2
The Forbidden city is the
world’s largest surviving
palace complex.
Q3
How did the Forbidden
City get its name?
A3
The Forbidden City was
given this name because
the Chinese government
did not allow anyone
inside the Forbidden City
for many years.
Q4
Where in China is the
Forbidden City located?
A4
The Forbidden City is
located in Beijing.
Q5
What is a dynasty?
A5
A dynasty is a line of
rulers who belong to the
same family.
Q6
From what dynasty did the
first emperor to live in
the Forbidden City come
from?
A6
The first emperor to live in
the Forbidden City came
from the Ming dynasty.
Q7
From what dynasty did the
last emperor to live in the
Forbidden City come
from?
A7
The last emperor to live in
the Forbidden City came
from the Qing dynasty.
Q8
What is the term used to
describe a three wheeled
vehicle, powered by a
person, that has room for
passengers in the back?
A8
A rickshaw is a three
wheeled vehicle,
powered by a person,
that has room from
passengers in the back.
Q9
In China, are rickshaws
ever seen on the road
with cars?
A9
Yes, in China rickshaws
may be seen on the road
with cars.
Q 10
Name at least one
American restaurant that
can be found in China
today?
A 10
Pizza Hut, KFC, and
McDonald’s are a few
American restaurants
that can be found in
China today.
Q11
The Great Wall of China
was built to keep out
enemies from where?
A11
The Great Wall of China
was built to keep out
enemies from the
Northern Steppes.
Q12
How long is the Great Wall
of China?
A12
The Great Wall of China is
over 15,000 feet long!
Q13
During what emperor’s
reign did the building of
the Great Wall begin?
A13
Building of the Great Wall
began during Emperor
Qin’s reign.
Q14
Name the religious belief
system that involves the
worship of ancestors and
many different gods and
idols, commonly
practiced in China.
A14
Buddhism is a religious
belief system which
involves the worship of
ancestors and many
different gods and idols.
Q15
About how many Buddhist
live in the world today?
A15
About 330 million
Buddhist live in the world
today.
Q16
What is a monk?
A16
A monk is a man who
devotes his life to a
religious group.
Q17
What emperor had his
men build warrior out of
clay for him?
A17
Emperor Qin had his men
build warriors for him.
Q18
Why did Emperor Qin
want warriors built for
him?
A18
Emperor Qin wanted
warriors built to protect
his tomb.
Q19
What type of clay were
Emperor Qin’s warriors
built out of?
A19
Emperor Qin’s warriors
were built out of a type
of clay called terra cotta.
Q20
What is something special
about the terra cotta
warriors?
A20
No two terra cotta
warriors look the same
and at one time they
each held a real weapon.
Q21
What is the name for an
individual who studies
ancient cultures by
examining the remains of
their materials such as
tombs, buildings, etc.
A21
An archeologist is an
individual who studies
ancient cultures by
examining the remains of
their materials.
Q22
How many terra cotta
warriors have the
archeologists uncovered
in China?
A22
The archeologists have
discovered over 8,000
terra cotta warriors
guarding Emperor Qin’s
tomb.
Q23
Is the same emperor that
began the building of the
Great Wall responsible
for the building of terra
cotta warriors?
A23
Yes, Emperor Qin began
the building of the Great
Wall and was responsible
for the building of the
terra cotta warriors.
Q24
What is a protest?
A24
A protest is an expression
of disapproval of
something that a person
is often powerless to
prevent.
Q25
What were the people
protesting at Tiananmen
Square in Beijing in
1989?
A25
In 1989 people gathered
at Tiananmen Square in
Beijing to protest the
communist government
of the People’s Republic
of China.