Ancient China Review

A person who someone is descended from

• bureaucracy
• aristocrat
• ancestor
• pictograph

A character that represents a thought used in Chinese writing

• bureaucracy
• aristocrat
• pictograph
• ideograph

appointed officials who run different parts of the government

• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• ancestor
• ideograph

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He “China’s Sorrow”?

• because it is dirty and polluted
• because it is yellow in color
•  because it is now dried up
• because its flooding has drowned many people

What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?

• melted bronze to make works of art
• channels to block flood waters
• new systems to irrigate the land
• silk worms to make clothing

Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?

• It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
• It is the third longest river in the world.
•  It flows west to east across central China.
•  It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.

Who built the first cities in China?

• Yü the Great
• the Shang 
• the Xia
• the Zhou

Confucius believed that people should put the needs of their families and community above their own needs.

• True
• False

Confucianism was never a major influence on Chinese society and government.

• True
• False

Hanfeizi, the person who introduced the ideas of legalism, believed that humans are naturally good.

• True
• False