Chinese Accomplishments

Multiple Choice

Examination used to select people for highly desirable government jobs; similar exams still used in governments around the world today.

• Civil service exam

• Mandate of Heaven

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

Open Ended

After learning about these ancient Chinese achievements and sites, what is one question you still have or something you would like to know more about?

Multiple Choice

System of the rise and fall of Chinese ruling families.

• Dynastic cycle

• Mandate of Heaven

• Caste system

• Nirvana

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• Great Wall of China

• Harappa

• Mohenjo-daro

• Khyber Pass

Open Ended

Describe the significance of the Terracotta Army and what it reveals about ancient Chinese beliefs regarding the afterlife.

Multiple Choice

Which timeline below contains the correct chain of events?

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of building the Great Wall of China?

• To mark the border with Mongolia

• To protect the empire from invaders

• To serve as a trade route

• To display architectural skills

Multiple Choice

Political idea that a Chinese emperor remained in power as long as he governed as a just ruler; new dynasty was founded if the emperor was not just.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynastic cycle

• Oracle bones

• Moksha

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Chinese innovation?

• Paper Money

• Moveable Type

• Terraced farm land

• Steam Engine

Multiple Choice

What is this an example of?

• Oracle bones

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

Open Ended

Why do you think inventions like paper, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were significant for the development of Chinese civilization and the world?

Multiple Choice

This was introduced to the west by way of the Silk Road.

• Porcelain

• Ivory

• Plastic

• Metal

Multiple Choice

Who was the first emperor of China?

• Shi Huangdi

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Brahma

• Abraham

Multiple Choice

Major trade route that linked China to the west.

• Silk Road

• Khyber Pass

• Mesopotamia

• Eightfold Path

Multiple Choice

According to the map, what was the westernmost city along the Silk Road?

• Rome

• Kashgar

• Alexandria

• Baghdad