China Check

Classical China was centered on the Huang He (AKA the _____) and was geographically isolated.

• Orange River
• Yellow River
• Green River
• Red River

Invaders entered China from the _________. The Great Wall was built for China’s protection.

• North
• South
• East
• West

Chinese culture began around 1500 BCE. Of Chinese contributions to civilization, ___________________ are among the most noted.

• Hinduism and Buddhism
• Christianity and Islam
• Greek and Roman Mythology
• Taoism and Confucianism

Migratory invaders raided Chinese settlements from the North. The Great Wall was built by ____________ as a line of defense against invasions.

• Ramses
• Confucius
• Zoroaster
• Qin Shi Huang Di

China was governed by a succession of ruling families called ____________.

• democracies
• bureaucracies
• dynasties
• theocracies

Chinese rulers were considered _______.

• Weak
• Young
• Small
• Divine

The _____________ facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures as far away as ______.

• Royal Road; Turkey
• Royal Road; India
• Silk Road; Rome
• Silk Road; France

Chinese rulers served under a Mandate of Heaven only as long as their rule was _______.

• harsh
• just
• corrupt
• intelligent

Contributions of classical China

• Paper, porcelain, silk
• Taoism, wheel, Civil Service
• Fireworks, Kite, Torah
• Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism

Confucianism helped to form the ________ order in China

• social
• godly
• religious
• economic