Ancient China GRAPES review

​Ancient China -- GRAPES Review

Multiple Choice

The G in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Government

• Geography

• Global

Multiple Choice

What continent is China part of?

• Europe

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

Draw

Circle China on the map.

Multiple Choice

What land form is this?

• plain

• volcano

• canyon

​The Northeastern Plain

The Northeastern plain is one of China's most important agricultural areas. Here they grow wheat, corn, sorghum, millet, peanuts, sesame seed, cotton, and other vegetables.

Multiple Choice

What land form is this?

• valley

• canyon

• plain

• mountain

​The Himalayan Mountains

​The mountains are in the south of China and create a natural border that protected China from invaders.

Multiple Choice

Land formation that is flat on top with steep walls.

• Hill

• Plateau

• Basin

​Tibetan Plateau

• This plateau is the largest in the world and is VERY VERY cold and snowy.

• Herders raise livestock such as yaks, which provide meat, milk and wool.

Multiple Choice

• A. Hills

• B. River

• C. Desert

• D. Mountains

Gobi Desert

​The Gobi is a desert in Asia. It covers parts of Mongolia and China.

The word gobi means “waterless place”

Match

Match the following

• Gobi

• Himalayan

• Northeastern

• Tibetan

Desert

Mountains

Plain

Plateau

• Desert

• Mountains

• Plain

• Plateau

Multiple Choice

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon

• Yangtze and Yellow

• Mississippi and Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

Multiple Choice

Name a body of water that borders China to the east.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River

Multiple Choice

The R in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Region

• Retail Industry

• Rulers

• Religion

​3 Main Religions in China

​They believe Buddha didn't have any anger or hatred. Buddhists believe he is the wisest and most kind person in this world and spent his life teaching others about his understanding of the world.

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His statue reminds Buddhists of loving, kindness, and caring.

​Buddhists Beliefs

• Suffering exists

• There is a cause for suffering

• There is an end to suffering

• To end suffering one must follow the 8 step path to enlightenment

Multiple Choice

What does this Buddhist symbol represent?

• the 8 StepPath

• the great ship of life

• the Four Noble Truths

Multiple Choice

What is "Karma?"

• a name of a chameleon

• the result of our actions

• a club for people who do bad things

​Taoism

​Taoism is about the Tao, which translates as ‘the Way’.

Instead they focus on living a simple and balanced life that is in harmony with nature.

​Taoists are expected to

• make good choices

• respect elders and parents

• act selflessly

It is the symbol of Taoism and shows that opposites balance and rely on each other. This could represent the balance between day and night, or light and dark.

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Yin Yang

Multiple Choice

What is this symbol?

• Nirvana

• Yin Yang

• dharma

​Confucianism is the system of beliefs taught by Confucius. Confucius was born in the state of Lu in northeast China in the 6th century BC.

​Confucianism

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Confucius wanted people to behave well so he taught five basic ideas / virtues for people to follow:

1. Always be considerate to others.

2. Respect your ancestors.

3. Aim for harmony and balance in all things.

4. Avoid extremes in behavior and emotion.

5. Live in peace and harmony and keep in touch with the spiritual forces of the universe, including nature.

The symbol used to represent Confucianism is the Chinese character for water, which represents life.

Chinese Character - Water

Multiple Choice

The symbol most commonly used to represent Confucianism is probably the Chinese character for ____________

• earth

• water

• wind

• fire

Match

Match the following

Buddhism

Taoism

Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

All 3 religions/ beliefs have Filial Piety in common

Open Ended

What is filial piety?

Open Ended

What are three religions or philosophies from Ancient China? What idea do they have in common?

Multiple Choice

The A in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Achievements

• Architecture

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Some Ancient Chinese inventions are:

• pennies, weather and socks

• silk, kites, and fireworks

• Thermometer and grass

• Water

Multiple Choice

The Ancient Chinese have a written language that is _____________________. 

• pictures

• words and pictures

• characters and symbols

• drawings and words

Multiple Choice

The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 

• continents

• telephone

• compass

• cars

Multiple Choice

True or False: Ancient Chinese built the great wall. 

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the trade route that developed in the middle east because of the trade in silk?

• Silk road

• Spice road

• trade route

• China highway

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were inventions or achievements of the Chinese EXCEPT? 

• Woodblock Printing

• Compass

• Sewer systems

• Gunpowder

Multiple Choice

________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 

• Cotton

• Silk

• Jeans

Open Ended

What is the most important achievement from Ancient China?

Multiple Choice

The P in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

• Place

• People

• Politics

• Population

Drag and Drop

Ancient China was a: ​

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monarchy

democracy

republic

free government

Drag and Drop

The kings in Ancient China were called ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

emperors

rajah

pharaoh

monarchs

A dynasty is when one family rules a country or region over a long period of time.

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What is a dynasty?

Multiple Choice

How did you become an emperor?

• you were voted emperor

• your father left you the job when he died

Multiple Choice

What did Qin Shin Huang have built to protect him in the afterlife?

• A large pyramid

• An army of statues of soldiers

• clay pottery

Multiple Choice

What is a Dynasty?

• Families who rule for a period of time

• The emperor

• An Empire

Ancient China -- Economy

Multiple Choice

Economy has to do with:

• how a civilization gets what it needs

• the landforms of an area

• the beliefs of a group

• art, inventions, and technology

Multiple Choice

How a civilization gets what it needs is called the:

• geography

• religion

• economy

• achievements

Multiple Choice

Anything found in nature that living things can use is a ___________.

• conservation

• natural resource

• export

• import

Multiple Choice

Agriculture has to do with farming and ______.

• transportation

• trade

• using animals for food

Multiple Select

The Silk Road connected (pick 2)

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

• South America

Multiple Choice

How did most goods travel on the Silk Road?

• By horse or camel

• By boat

• By people carrying them

• by large wagon trains

Multiple Choice

Why was the Silk Road important?

• It spread idea, culture, religion, goods, etc

• Silk was traded on it

• It just was

• It was not

Multiple Choice

Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?

• ideas

• religions

• achievements

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Before the Silk Road, China was

• connected

• isolated

Multiple Choice

After the Silk Road, China was

• connected

• isolated

Open Ended

Why was the Silk Road important?

Open Ended

Besides gt other things were shared or traded on the Silk Road?

Ancient China -- Society

Multiple Choice

Social Class was determined:

• at birth

• by your education

• by your skills

• at your death

Open Ended

Most people in China were classified as what social class?

Reorder

Put the social classes in order starting with the most power.

• Emperor

• Nobility

• Peasants

• Slaves

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

What Chinese custom is when children must respect and obey their parents?

• Mandate of Heaven

• Daoism

• Filial Piety

• Legalism

Multiple Choice

Pictographs and ideographs are which of the following GRAPES?

• Geography

• Social Structure

• Economy

• Achievements

Multiple Choice

The Yellow River is which of the following GRAPES?

• Geography

• Achievements

• Religion

• Politics

Multiple Choice

Nobels are which of the following GRAPES?

• Religion

• Social Structure

• Geography

• Achievements

Multiple Choice

Mandate of Heaven is which of the following GRAPES?

• Religion

• Geography

• Economy

• Achievements

Multiple Choice

Acupuncture is which of the following GRAPES?

• Religion

• Achievements

• Geography

• Economy

Multiple Choice

The Gobi Desert is which of the following GRAPES?

• Politics

• Religion

• Geography

• Achievements

Multiple Choice

Buddhism is which of the following GRAPES?

• Religion

• Economy

• Social Structure

• Geography

Multiple Choice

Farmers are which of the following GRAPES?

• Achievements

• Geography

• Religion

• Social Structure

Multiple Choice

Paper making is which of the following GRAPES?

• Politics

• Geography

• Religion

• Achievements

Multiple Choice

Silk Production is which of the following GRAPES?

• Politics

• Achievements

• Geography

• Religion