Ancient China Test

What is another name for the Yellow River?

• Yangtze
• Yellow Sea
• Huang He
• Yellow River

Who founded Confucianism?

• Confucius
• Laozi
• Asoka
• Shi Huangdi

What was the trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea, used for trading silk?

• Great Wall
• Silk Road
• Dirt Road
• Gravel Road

What was a soft, light and highly valued fabric in China?

• Cotton
• Polyester
• Satin
• Silk

Which item is NOT an invention of Ancient China?

• Sundial
• Compass
• Pencil
• Seismograph

What was the early Chinese writing system?

• Hieroglyphics
• Pictographs
• Sanskrit
• Cuneiform

Who was not respected because of their job choices?

• Merchants
• Peasants
• Lords
• Aristocrats

Who did most of the work and did not own much land?

• Peasants
• Aristocrats
• Lords
• Merchants

Who owned most of the land in China?

• Merchants
• Peasants
• Aristocrats/Lords
• Everyone

What philosophy teaching teaches about the Five Relationships?

• Legalism
• Buddhism
• Daoism
• Confucianism