WHI 2.03 Content Page: Ancient Chinese Civilizations

Multiple Choice

If a monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree, who will get the banana first?

• None

• squirrel

• bird

• monkey

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What is one word that comes to mind when you think about Ancient China?

Draw

Circle the Huang He River.

Circle Beijing.

Circle the East China Sea.

Circle Japan.

Multiple Choice

____ is fine, windblown yellow soil

• Loess
• Clan
• Oracle Bone
• Yangzi

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What age did the Shang Dynasty herald in China?

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Golden Age

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Which city became the capital of the Shang Dynasty around 1300 B.C. under King Pan Geng?

• Zhengzhou

• Anyang

• Yin

• Mesopotamia

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The Shang Dynasty writing is VERY SIMILAR to the modern Chinese writing system

• True

• False

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Accomplishments of a successful Mandate of Heaven

• Bring peace and order

• Build roads, defensive walls and irrigation systems

• support education and arts

• allow corruption

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The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties
• justified rebelling against the ruling family
• justified waging war against neighboring societies
• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

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The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

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How did the Zhou king control his large empire?

• He killed all nobles.
• He set up a vast spy network.
• He set up a huge bureaucracy.
• He placed family members in charge of regions.

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What occurred durn the end of the Zhou dynasty?

• Warlords fought throughout China.
• Crop production decreased.
• Cities declined in importance.
• Weak states conquered stronger ones.

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Confucius never wrote down his teachings, instead his ____________ wrote down his sayings after his death.

• Parents
• Teachers
• Students
• Friends

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Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.

• family, society
• town, kingdom
• books, magazines
• life, death

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Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....

• The Analects
• The Quran
• The Bible
• The Buddha

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How is a harmonious society created according to Confucianism?

• By praying to Confucius for mercy.
• Through individuals following the social rules appropriate to their station in life.
• By making certain that foreign elements are not allowed in.
• Through democratic processes that allow each individual to vote for those who will rule them.

Multiple Choice

What is the main focus of Daoism?

• Living in harmony with the Dao

• The teachings of Laozi

• The origin of Daoism

Multiple Select

Which aspect of Chinese culture has been influenced by Daoism?

• Philosophical Foundation

• Art and Literature

• Medicine and Health

• Social Values

Multiple Choice

The belief system Daoism is based off which wise person?

• Buddha

• Confucius

• Laozi

• Gandhi

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The Dao means _______

• the Center.
• the Middle.
• the Way.
• the Path.

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A character or symbol in a writing system based on pictures is called _______. (Fill in the blank)

• ideograph
• pictograph
• bureaucracy
• currency

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What were oracle bones used for?

• Cooking
• Telling stories
• Building the Great Wall of China
• Asking for advice from the gods

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