A is for axblade

Qin infantryman used axblades to defend. This blade was used around the 5th and 6th century B.C. Considering the time period, they were usually bronze.

B is for Bronze

Everything was made out of bronze. They even named a whole period of time after it. The Chinese Bronze Age was 1600-1046 B.C.

C is fOr Confucius

Confucius believed the early years of the Zhou dynasty were the golden years of social harmony. He made a moral code based on kindness, respect, and the strength of a family. He also encouraged kings to be kind to their subjects, so they in turn would get respect.

D is for Dynasty

Dynasties were families of rulers that ruled china for an amount of time. The three most important dynasties were the Shang, Zhou, and Qin. They could last as long as 700 years, or as little as 15.

E is for empire

The Ancient Chinese empire stretched to about half the size of modern day China. The empire was from 221 B.C-1912. The last emperor was Pu Yi.

F is for feudal System

Also called Fengjian, the feudal system went from the Zhou dynasty to the fall of the Qin dynasty. Rulers would give land to relatives and warriors to end the centralization of the Zhou dynasty.

g is for the great wall

The Qin Dynasty finished The Great Wall. They made it by connecting previously built walls. It was built to keep out the Mongols and other invaders from the north.

H is for the han dynasty

The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 B.C-220 A.D. Gaozu was the first emporer, and Wu Di ruled for the longest time.

I is for imperial civil service

They were first recruited by Gaozu. He needed them because he was uneducated, but he knew that China needed intellegent officials. So, He recruited a group of scholars to run China.

jiju

Jiju was a form of polo in Ancient China. It was called ball hitting. It was started during the Han Dynasty.

Kites

The chinese invented the kite. They first flew what we would call now prototype kites. After that, they started flying traditional kites.

lady fu hao

Lady Fu Hao was one of the wives of Wu Ding. She served as a military general, high priestess, and politician. Her tomb was discovered in 1976 near Anyang.

MoxIbustiOn

Moxibustion was a pain relief therapy. It was often used with acupuncture. A needle would be fitted into one of the caps on the skin, then moxa would be burned to apply heat.

N is for niaN

Nian is a mythological monster in Ancient China. Nian would visit a village to scare everyone, until one day a person was wearing a red tunic, and dropped a pot. Because this scared him, every Chinese New Year people wear red and make noise.

O is for oracle bOnes

The Shang kings used ox bones and tortoise shells as oracle bones to consult ancestors. They would scratch the bones until they crack. This would determine the outcome.

p is for pictogram

This was their written language. Instead of letters, their language was 1000's of complex pictograms. The Chinese still use this type of language today.

q is for the qin dynasTy

Shi Huangdi was the first emperor, and part of the Qin dynasty. The Qin dynasty imposed the first single government. They also created the great wall, by connecting previous walls.

R is for ruler

China was run by rulers from dynasties. The first Qin ruler was Shi Huangdi, and the first Han ruler was Gaozu.

s is for shang dynasty

The Shang Dynasty was the second dynasty. They ruled with 30 kings. The spot as the king was passed down, father to son and occasionally brother to brother.

T is for terra-cotta army

These stone soldiers depicted Shi Huangdi's soldiers. They were buried with him so they would accompany him in his afterlife.

u is for umbellate pore fungus

Umbellate Pore Fungus, also called Zhu Ling, was used to get rid of the body's excess water. It usually has a sweet or neutral taste.

V is for vessel

Food and drink vessels were usually bronze in Ancient China. One of the most important vessels were dings. These were cauldrons on three legs, used in ceremonies.

W is for Wu di

Wu Di was the seventh emperor of Han. His personal name aas Liuche. His reign lasted 54 years!

xyz is for zhou the dynasTy

The zhou dynasty was the third dynasty. They set up the feudal system. They ruled China from 1045 to 256 B.C.

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Ancient China. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2006. Print.

Wachtel, Alan. Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties. Chicago: World Book, 2009. Print.

Wu, Annie. "Chinese Kites." ChinaHighlights. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2015.