https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina Questions and wonderings about Ancient China en-us 2016-06-21 02:29:50 UTC 2025-09-29 08:24:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png hhutton https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115110975 Agreements:

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]]> 2016-06-21 02:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115110975 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115121178 Who, and which philosophies, shaped the nature of Ancient Chinese society?

Chinese philosophy is the intellectual tradition of the Chinese culture from their early recorded history to the present day. The main philosophical topics of Chinese philosophy were heavily influenced by the ideas of important figures like Laozi, Confucius, Mencius and Mozi, who all lived during the second half of the Zhou dynasty (8th to 3rd century BCE). Chinese culture as a whole has been shaped by the influence of these intellectual leaders.- SRUSTI]]> 2016-06-21 06:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115121178 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115210993 My questions are; 

•  What ancient philosophies did ancient Chinese people follow?
• What important invention did the ancient Chinese people make that influenced today?
• Paper -Grace
• In ancient China what made you popular or well liked?
• Money        Ana
• what did kids do to pass the time?
• What are the earliest records of china
• what did kids learn
• Most Kids in ancient china didn't even go to school instead they helped there parents with the crops and the farm. If they did go to school then they learnt to memorise the Confucian Philosophy and learnt to paint pictures plus more. -Lachy

]]> 2016-06-22 05:12:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115210993 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211055 When the first Chinese made the country
6500 B.C.E is the earliest settlement but you never know could have been earlier Hudson
How the kids learn? (Ed)
How did they invent something?
What the people did in the freetime?

People in ancient China rode  Horses, played with spinning tops and also did tug of war for fun. -Lachy]]> 2016-06-22 05:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211055 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211077
1. What was the educational system in Ancient China? Milly: Primary School - From Year 1 to Year 6. Secondary - Year 7 to 9.
2. What is Ancient China most popular for? Milly: They are most popular for their inventions like their Mechanical Clocks, Iron and Steel melting etc.
3. Is there anything special about Ancient China?
Ancient China's special because it has affected our everyday life and they are a massive part of History BY GRACE
4. What were their religious beliefs? Milly: Their three main religion beliefs were Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.
5. What is the most significant feature between the people in Ancient China and the present people in China?
6.Why was the Great Wall of China built? Tristan: It was built to protect the people of China to keep their territory safe.
7. Other than the Great Wall of China what are the special Buildings Chinese people built in that period? Tristan: The Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Mings tombs, Jade Buddha temple and the Forbidden City (although it is a collection of buildings).
8.What were there festivals in that time?
9. Who was the last emperor in Ancient China?
10. What is their  staple food?
11. How did their colonies establish?
12.  What were there religious customs and traditions they did in the Chinese New Year Time Period?
14.How many slaves were used to create the Great Wall of China? How many of them survived  in that time?
15.How were the emperors nominated?
16. What were the contributions from the Chinese Civilisation to  Buddhism?
17. Is there any special reason the Great Wall Of China became one of the seven wonders? 
18. Why is Chinese known as one of the hardest languages in the world?
19. Is their anything special about the oriental subjects such as dancing and music?
20. In the past what were their types of clothing?
21. Were the people graded on their classes and how were they classified?
22. Why were the dynasties formed? 
23. Other than cultivation what were the jobs people do?
24.Were there any battles in that time? And what were they?


]]> 2016-06-22 05:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211077 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211155 how old is the great wall of china
malika: 2,221 years old
sam.3654 years 
thank you😃

Did china ever have an emperor if so how many and when😃


]]> 2016-06-22 05:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211155 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211191 My question is how many dynasties are there? I don"t no! do you no?sam
There were 13 Dynasties in ancient China -Milly
How many years did it take to built the great wall of china?
!@#100 years...sam
Please answer
20yrs by Grace
Why was the Great Wall built?
The purpose of building it was to protect people and territory from invasion-Jenny

What was the last dynasty?  Tristan: Qing dynasty.

Who were the rebellions?
 When was paper invented in China?]]> 2016-06-22 05:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211191 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211198 my question is how long did it take the great wall of china to build? 100 years.
My question is what is the name of the famous family
who ruled ancient china? ching chang!!! sam
The first famous family that ruled China was the Xia Dynasty. -Milly
thanks. : ) ]]> 2016-06-22 05:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211198 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211218 Who was the longest king? Wy did the chinese build the great wall? Who invented kung fu?          Were is the big
Malika: an indian monk bodhidharma who invented kung fu. I think?
Isabella =The great wall of china was built so there was wall to separate china.
Milly: They built the Great Wall of China because the Qin Dynasty united different parts of china into one empire, also it defends off invasions from northern invaders.]]> 2016-06-22 05:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211218 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211244 How many years did the Han dynasty last?
Magda: 400 %))500..sam, more than 400 years- Jenny

]]> 2016-06-22 05:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211244 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211251 who was Sima Qian?
a teacher.sam
Sima Qian was a Chinese historian from the Han Dynasty. -Milly
And the author of the book "Records of the Grand Historian", which was the first book of 'Twenty-Four Histories' - Aiden
not true ..sam

What were the two main forms of government during the history of Ancient China?

What were the three major religions of Ancient China?
Tristan: Taosim, Buddhism and Cinfucianism

]]> 2016-06-22 05:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211251 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211271 When was ancient china first discovered?1855. i think. sam

1600–1046 BC nick

]]> 2016-06-22 05:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211271 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211806 Q: How long is the great wall of China? 3647 meters.sam, A: the great wall was 8851.8 km Hudson
Q: Which dynasty was the first dynasty?
A:The Xia dynasty -Ana
Q: Were the schools very strict?
YES THEY WERE!!!...sam

Yes milly schools were very strict, but not all children were able to because they would be farming -Isabella ]]> 2016-06-22 05:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211806 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211814 why was the great wall of China built?
It was build to keep out barbarians invading from the north
Hudson

It was built because the Qin Dynasty united the different parts into one empire, it was also built because it was used to defend off invasions by Northern Invaders. -Milly

]]> 2016-06-22 05:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211814 hhutton https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211872 Q:   How did china first start off?
Q:   What was the first building/tower built?  with paper houses.the great wall!!! sam

Q:  What was the history of the royals in ancient China?
The first royals in ancient China were from Xia dynasty. Xia dynasty was the first dynasty in traditional China history. - Aiden]]> 2016-06-22 05:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211872 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211991 what year were the terracotta warriors  found?
Brayden - 29 march 1974

How long did the Chinese emperor last?

Puyi, became emperor in 1908 until 1912. Puyi became emperor when he was only 2 years and 10 months!!-Lachy

What job did most people have in ancient China?
Tristan: Farmers

In Ancient China, what was the most popular food to farm?
Rice-Ana
Why do you think farming was the most popular job?

How many terracotta warriors were found and how many do you think are still out there and why?

How do you think we would be different without Ancient China and why?

Who was considered the head of the house in Ancient China?

What kids generally attended school?

What did the farmers do in order to serve the government?

What do you think was the most popular name in Ancient China?

I don't know but i think they would be named after empores in the time that they were born-Lachy

How would the emperors be elected to become a emperor?

Would all the food the farmers produce become open to any other people or just the royals]]> 2016-06-22 05:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115211991 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212129 who was the first emperor of china??? When was Qi Jiguang born ?? and what city??
no Brayden qin shi huang
First emperor was Qin Shi Huang -Milly]]> 2016-06-22 05:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212129 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212140 How many emperors were there?
There were 557 emperors including the rulers of minor states. -Milly
What did they learn at school in ancient China
They learnt how to read and write, memorise every page in the Confucian Philosophy, learnt how to write essays and poetry and how to paint pictures. -Milly
What are the famous families who ruled Ancient China called?
Milly: In order -
1.Xia Dynasty
2.Shang Dynasty
3.Zhou Dynasty
4.Qin Dynasty
5.Han Dynasty
6.The six dynasties (Wu, Dong, Liu Song, Nan, Nan Liang, Nan Chen)
7.Sui Dynasty
8.Tang Dynasty
9.The five dynasties (Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou)
10.Song Dynasty
11.Yuan Dynasty
12.Ming Dynasty
13.Qing
Thanks 😃]]> 2016-06-22 05:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212140 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212212 is ancient china important and why

Yes ancient China is very important because of its constructions and inventions and more - Isabella]]> 2016-06-22 05:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212212 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212232 How many emporors where there in ancient china
Over 500 - malika
557 to be exact- Yanni
What were the two main forms of government during the history of Ancient China?

Who was Ancient China`s main enemy that lived to the north?

True or False: Farmers were considered the lowest class of society and were looked down upon by the people of Ancient China?


What was the last dynasty to rule Ancient China?

what were three perfections of rt in ancient china?

What are the famous families who ruled Ancient China called?

how long did the Chinese empire last?


What geographical feature is sometimes called the cradle of Chinese civilization?


What major crop was grown in the south along the banks of the Yangtze River?


Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains, and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?


What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?


The first civilization in China was the Shang dynasty. True or False?


The family name comes before an individuals name. True or False?


How did people in Ancient China feel about dragons?


The terra-cotta army was first discovered by...


Which of the following did rulers during the Han dynasty create based on Confuciansm? An education system or The civil service system.


The silk road was a trade route between...


What was the penalty to revealing the secrets of making silk?


what type of tree did the chinese make papre out of?


what are the relatives of the Shang  called?


what dynasty created the silk road?


name to desserts in the ancient china?


what climate is china mainly?


How many states did emperor Qin unite?


What was the biggest movement during the Qin Dynasty, and what was the date...


Is Liu Bei related to Liu Bang?


what was restored from the Han dynasty in order to manage the vast empire?


what gave Emperor Qin the military power to end the warring states period ?


What product invention in Tang Dynasty ?


What product invention in Tang Dynasty ?








]]> 2016-06-22 05:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212232 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212260 what were the three perfections of art?
The three perfections were calligraphy, poetry, and painting - Isabella
Who were the terracotta warriors made for?
What was education for girls like?
What were games that the ancient Chinese played?

]]> 2016-06-22 05:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212260 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212271 how many people were in ancient China?
There were 13.55 million people in 2200 BC during the Xia Dynasty. 20 million in 221 BC during the Qin Dynasty and 59.59 million in AD 2 during the Western Han Dynasty. -Milly
Which dynasty was the last?

]]> 2016-06-22 05:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115212271 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115217647 What are the first 3 dynasties?
Milly: The first 3 dynasties were Xia,Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties]]> 2016-06-22 07:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115217647 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115218146 What impact did ancient China to the world?
The things that have impacted the world by ancient China were their inventions that we use today like paper, abacus, alcohol, clock, compass etc. -Milly

Adding on to what milly said yes China impacted the world because of their inventions and constructions. -Isabella ]]> 2016-06-22 07:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115218146 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115220801 who was the founder of the Xia Dystany?
t? Yanni

I think the founder of the Xia dystany was Yu 
-Isabella]]> 2016-06-22 08:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115220801 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115221517 What emperor was ruling at the time the Great Wall China was in construction(being built)?
Milly: Tsu ruled Ancient China from the Chang Dynasty at the time the Great wall Of China was built.]]> 2016-06-22 09:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115221517 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115221626 Who was Ancient China`s main enemy that lived to the north? Tristan: I think it was the Mongolians

what was the last dynasty to rule ancient china?

The Qing Dynasty
-Methuni
I think China's biggest enemy overall is the U.S but I'm not 100% sure -Isabella

what were the three major religions in ancient china?

Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism-srust


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Well at first they used bones of animals then silk and they also used bamboo -Isabella

bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo slips- Jenny]]> 2016-06-22 09:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115221723 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115224238 What Ancient Chinese invention is used most commonly in modern times

]]> 2016-06-22 09:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115224238 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115224924 When was porcelain invented in china
Milly: It was made by the Han Dynasty in 25 - 220 AD
The Han Dynasty

]]> 2016-06-22 10:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115224924 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115228475 How long did the Xia Dynasty rule Ancient China?
Jenny: around 2070 BC to 1600 BC
What did they use to make paper in ancient China?
Hemp fiber and silk- Jenny]]> 2016-06-22 11:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115228475 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115228875 When did the Xia dynasty begin ruling China?
Milly: Xia Dynasty ruled around 2070 BC to 1600 BC
Before the invention of paper, what did the ancient
Chinese write on?
Jenny: bones, tortoise shells and bamboo slips
How long is the Great Wall?
Milly: The wall is 8,851.8 km long]]> 2016-06-22 11:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115228875 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115229075 What was the last dynasty to rule Ancient China?
Milly: Qing Dynasty
What job did most of the people in Ancient China have?
Most people in Ancient China were either slaves or farmers. Slaves sometimes could be purchased for 5 horses-Lachy

What kids generally attended school?
Boys whose parents had money-Ana]]> 2016-06-22 11:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115229075 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115229204  What were the three major religions of Ancient China? �
Milly: Taosim, Cinfucianism and Buddhism
What was the first civilisation in ancient china?  
The Qin dynasty- Yanni

]]> 2016-06-22 11:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115229204 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115229425 What were the two main forms of government during the history of Ancient China?

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Ancient chinas enemies were the Mongols (Mongolian Warriors) run by Kublai Khan. It started with just simple raids but by 1291 Kublai had established the Khan Dynasty -Lachy]]> 2016-06-22 11:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115230252 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115274820 What was the most common visiting spot in ancient China.
Who was the first emporo 
The first emperor was Qin- Yanni]]> 2016-06-22 22:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115274820 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115303166 How many terracotta warriors have been found and how many do you think there are still buried?
Tristan: About 6000 have been found to this date. I think there are about 1500 to 2000 warriors that have still not been found.]]> 2016-06-23 08:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115303166 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115309723 Who was the first female chinese emperor

Empress Wu Zetian was the first female empress(emperor)-Methuni]]> 2016-06-23 10:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115309723 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115310491 There are many dragons involved in Ancient China what does it symbolize.

Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods- Yanni]]> 2016-06-23 10:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115310491 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115317587 2016-06-23 12:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115317587 https://padlet.com/hhutton/ancientchina/wish/115317700 what was the last dynasty??
Jenny: Qing Dynasty 

what does the dragon represent??

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