Chinese History Review

What is the highest peak in the Himalayan Mountains? 

• Mt. McKinley 
• Mt. Everest 
• Mt. Kilimanjaro 
• K2

The Silk Road was a trade route that connected what two continents? 

• Asia and Australia 
• North and South America
• Africa and Asia
• Asia and Europe

What is the longest river in Asia?

• Yangtze River
• Ganges River
• Indus River
• Yellow River

Which two rivers flow into the Indian Ocean?

• Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
• Indus and Ganges Rivers
• Amazon and Mississippi Rivers
• Ganges and Yangtze Rivers

The biggest desert in Asia and the fifth biggest in the world is the __________ Desert. 

• Asian
• Gobi
• Saharan 
• Siberian

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? 

• To protect China from Mongol invaders
• To keep wolves and other large mammals from attacking villages
• To protect China from European invaders
• To decorate the landscape of Northern China

What is the Ring of Fire?

• The hottest place on Earth
• 450 Volcanoes that surround the entire Pacific Ocean

What are the Four Great Inventions of China?

• Clocks, Phones, TV's and Watches
• Cars, Planes, Boats and Trains
• Gunpowder, Paper Making, Compass and Printing
• Pizza, Pasta, Cheese Burgers and Salad

What is a Dynasty?

• A type of economy in which a small group of people make all the decisions. 
• A government system in which one family rules over a long period of time.

What was the Great Leap Forward?

• Mao Zedong's plan to take over agriculture in China
• Mao Zedong's plan to take over Japan
• Mao Zedong's challenge to Chinese athletes during the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo  
• The communist take over of China