Ancient China 4th hour

Which Chinese river is also known as the Yellow River?

• Yangtze
• Wuhan
• Mekong
• Huang He

A key feature of the Han bureaucracy was...

• Eunuchs
• Peasants
• Legalist scholars
• the Civil Service Exam

Under the Han Dynasty, people took a Civil Service Exam.  This allowed them to...

• go to college
• buy a house
• enter the secret service
• get a good job with the government

What was the first known dynasty in China?

• Shang
• Han
• Shen
• Qin

How did the Qin Emperor unite China?

• harsh rule, one writing system, one currency
• build the Great Wall, kicked out immigrants, one currency
• harsh rule, built the Great Wall, increased agriculture
• built the Great Wall, one currency, increased agriculture

The Silk Road was important because

• it was the route followed by Confucius.
• it enabled silk made in the West to be brought to China.
• it was a military route followed by Chinese armies.
• it was a trade route that connected China with the West.

One of the central ideas of Confucianism was

• to support religious intolerance.
• to ignore warring states.
• to question the power of rulers.
• to show loyalty and respect within the family.

One of Shi Huangdi's greatest achievements was

• the construction of the Great Wall.
• the overthrow of the Han dynasty.
• encouraging freedom of thought.
• establishing trade with Egypt. 

The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed

• because they were all surrounded by mountains.
• because rivers deposited rich soil suitable for farming.
• because of vast deserts that attracted settlers.
• as a result of serious drought.

How did China's physical geography allow China to have a unique civilizations without outside influence

• creating trade routes with Sumer.
• creating trade routes with Egypt
• allowing contact with other empires
• creating barriers to the outside world