Ancient China Test Review

Ancient China Test Review

Multiple Choice

Which landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Plateau of Tibet

• the Gobi Dessert

• the Himalayan Mountains

Multiple Choice

Flooded rivers in China left silt deposits. What happened as a result of this?

• People began to grow crops in the rich soil.

• People began to graze animals along the river.

• People began to learn about other cultures.

• People began to defend themselves against others.

Multiple Choice

The Shang were the first people in China to

• use advanced metal tools.

• develop a writing system.

• hunt with bows and arrows.

• domesticate pigs and sheep.

Multiple Choice

Shang weapons were strong because artisans made them from

• iron

• stone

• bones

• bronze

Multiple Choice

The Zhou lasted longer than any other Chinese dynasty.

Which of the following is the best inference?

• This reveals that the Zhou leaders did not know how to govern.

• Any dynasty that stays in power for a long time is corrupt.

• To be in power for that long, the Zhou must have been very effective.

• The Zhou only lasted that long because the people did not care who ruled them.

Multiple Choice

According to the Zhou kings, what gave them the power to lead?

• democracy

• heaven

• nobility

• birth right

Multiple Choice

Confucius stated that moral leadership, not laws, would bring order to China.

What does this mean?

• Leaders should act decently and always try to do the right thing.

• Laws should be made that require people to behave correctly

• People who become leaders should disregard the laws of China.

• Government workers should act the same as farmers and artisans.

Multiple Choice

The ideas of Confucius were compiled into a book called the

• Morality

• Analects

• Daoist

• Perfectionist

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the philosophy of Daoism?

• All people should be allowed to own property.

• All people should follow the rules of society.

• All people should live in an ethical manner.

• All people should live in harmony with nature.

Diffusion means the spread of religion.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following developments in China is an example of diffusion?

• the growth of manufacturing and trade

• the building of the Great Wall

• the spread of Buddhism from India

• the procedure for making silk

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains how Qin rule affected China?

• China had more problems under Qin rule.

• China became unified under Qin rule.

• China had more poverty under Qin rule.

• China became divided under Qin rule.

Multiple Choice

Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall of China built?

• to unify the nation

• to protect the nation

• to beautify the nation

• to energize the nation

Multiple Choice

Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of all writings that did not agree with

Legalism.

What can you infer about Shi Huangdi from this?

• He was a tolerant leader who respected other people’s beliefs.

• He felt that the other writings in existence at the time were weak.

• He believed that nobles should read different writings than farmers.

• He was an intolerant leader who did not respect other people’s beliefs.

Multiple Choice

Which group benefitted economically from commerce on the Silk Road?

• priests

• farmers

• merchants

• government officials

Multiple Choice

The main significance of the Pax Mongolica was that

• the Mongolians gave up war

• trade flourished because of the stability in the empire due to the period of peace

• the Mongols did not have a capital city

• former enemies now where at peace with one another