Ancient China Quiz

Who became the first Emperor of China by uniting warring kingdoms?

• Wudi
• Shi Huangdi
• Confucius
• Han

Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?

• Huang He (Yellow)
• Indus
• Yangtze
• Nile

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?

• It is a temple
• To protect China's northern border
• To protect China's Southern border
• To protect China from India 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

____ is fine, windblown yellow soil

• Loess
• Clan
• Oracle Bone
• Yangzi

What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?

• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Islam
• Hinduism

Chinese farmers built this with stone and sand; pilled rubble in order to keep out invaders

• rudder
• Great Wall
• Huang He
• ideograph

Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia

• filial piety
• Silk Road
• Great Wall
• Anyang

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Line of rulers from the same family

• Legalism
• long Chinese line
• filial piety
• dynasty

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture? (7.19)

• Long coastlines made access to trade possible.
• Flat land made travel easy.
• Great Wall of China made travel along the top easier for traders.
• Tall mountains and deserts isolated China from other nations.