Ancient China Breakout

The Scenario: On your tour of the Great Wall of China, you decided to stop for some lunch. While you were eating, someone snatched your wallet. You don't have any money to get back to your hotel. However, someone has offered you some money if you are willing to help them solve the puzzles below! Can you return back safely or will there be a lot more walking in your future?

Directions: Read all of the information below and view all of the images to gather information to solve each clue. Pay attention to hyperlinks, images, and bold or italicized text. Type in your guesses on the Google Form answer key. If it says, "Not yet," you have guessed incorrectly. If not, then you have answered correctly. Click "Submit" when all clues are correct.

5 Digit letter Lock

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest accomplishments of the ancient Chinese! Read about its history here and then answer the following questions to solve the letter lock!

1. Why did Qin Shi Huang decide that he wanted a single giant wall?

A. To protect his northern borders

B. To protect his southern borders

C. To protect ALL borders

2. Which dynasty built most of the wall?

A. Qin

B. Han

C. Ming

3. Who helped build the wall?

A. Peasants, lawyers, and slaves

B. Slaves, criminals, and soldiers

C. Soldiers, peasants, and lawyers

4. What were some unique characteristics of the wall?

A. Watch towers and beacon towers

B. Block houses and kitchens

C. Beacon towers and sand

5. How were attacks indicated?

A. Waving of flags

B. Smoke signals

C. Firing of cannons

4 Digit Number Lock

The Ancient Chinese are famous for many inventions! Read about their many inventions here. Pay attention to each image and description. That'll be your key to solving the number lock puzzle! Use the site to answer the following questions.

#1 The paper they invented was quite large! At the bottom of the picture, how many pieces rectangle paper do you see? This number is also a perfect square.

# 2 It took many people to glue the moveable type pieces onto the iron plates. How many people do you see making the moveable type? You'll know you're right because it's the same number of stars as appears on the Chinese flag.

#3 The key ingredients to making gunpowder helped its creation and ultimately its expansion. How many ingredients are included? It's a prime number.

#4 The typical directions indicated on a compass are North, South, East, and West. This even number tells you how many directions this includes.

5 Digit Color Lock

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Read below about the Warring States Period that took place in Ancient China. Use the information below and the map to solve the color lock.

Hints:

1. You'll have to unscramble your letters.

2. What is the opposite of stop?

3. What three letter word is used to say you're being too nosy or wanting in someone else's business?

4. Pay attention to the bolded words below.

The Warring States Period takes place from sometime in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by Qin in 221 BC. It is nominally considered to be the second part of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, following the Spring and Autumn Period. Like the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Zhou acted merely as a figurehead. The name Warring States Period was named after Record of the Warring States compiled in early Han Dynasty. The date for the beginning of the Warring States Period is somewhat in dispute. 475 BC is also sometimes considered as the beginning of the period. The Warring States Period saw the proliferation of iron working in China, replacing bronze as the dominant metal used in warfare. Areas such as Chu and Yue were also brought into the Chinese cultural sphere during this time. The Seven Warring States, or "Seven Heroes among the Warring States" were the Qi (齊), the Chu (楚), the Yan (燕), the Han (韓), the Zhao (趙), the Wei (魏) and the Qin (秦). Source

5 Digit Word Lock

Use the information above to answer the questions below. Use the letters of the correct answers to unscramble and spell a word related to Chinese philosophy.

1. Which person created the philosophy where society needs a system of harsh laws?

A. Laozi

B. Legalism

C. Hanfeizi

2. Which philosophy emphasizes maintaining order amongst nature?

D. Confucianism

E. Daoism

F. Legalism

3. Which philosophy emphasizes the importance of relationships and family?

A. Confucianism

B. Daoism

C. Legalism

4. Legalism emphasizes the importance of what person in society?

C. Men

D. The people

E. The ruler

5. What is the biggest difference between Confucianism and Daoism?

P. Family vs. Desire

Q. Punishment vs. Family

R. Nature vs. Harsh Laws

4 Digit Directional Lock

The Silk Road

Use the map and information below to solve the directional lock.

Throughout history, trade routes played a central role in the transfer of goods and exchange of ideas between different parts of the world. The historic Silk Roads, which were a network of trade routes across land and sea that connected the lands from China across Asia to the Mediterranean, connected civilizations and peoples from different cultures, religions and languages with each other allowing the exchange of ideas, technical know-how and friendship, creating a legacy of connectedness and cultural appreciation.

Along the Silk Roads, many cities flourished across China, Central Asia, Arabia, India, Persia and modern day Turkey. Trade brought wealth and richness that enabled excellence in industrial process including printing, glass and paper making; medicine, philosophy, astronomy and agriculture. Cities became vibrant centers and left a huge and fascinating mark on the consciousness of history.

Let's learn about some of these fascinating places along its route! Use the directions below to figure out which way to go.

1. First stop is Changsha: A trading hub that was a melting pot of people from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. From Changsha, go to Istakhr, a location that commanded the western end of an ancient caravan-route in the Indus Valley.

2. From Istakhr, hop over to Siraf: It played an important role in facilitating maritime trade and connecting the Indian Ocean and Chinese routes with maritime routes in the Gulf region.

3. After Siraf, visit Rayy, a city of extraordinary beauty, built largely of fired brick and brilliantly ornamented with blue faience (glazed earthenware).

4. Wrap up your tour with a visit to Jingdezhen. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing pottery for 1,700 years.

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