Ancient China

How were kites first used by the Ancient Chinese?

• As a signal warnings for the army

• A way to move things to the top of the Great Wall

• A way to celebrate at festivals

• As a toy for young children

What invention did the Chinese keep secret from the rest of the world for hundreds of years?

• The process of making gun powder

• The process for making silk

• The process for making paper

• The process for iron casting

Which of the following was a use for gunpowder during Ancient China?

• fireworks

• bombs

• guns

• dynamite

What important ingredient was used by the Ancient Chinese to make silk?

• A special silk mineral found in mines throughout China

• The leaves from the silk tree

• The webs of spiders

• The cocoon of silk worms

What are considered the four great inventions of Ancient Chinese civilization?

• Printing, silk, kites, fireworks

• compass, paper, telescope, cotton gin

• Paper, printing, gunpowder, compass

• wheelbarrow, boat rudder, matches, acupuncture

What are two great feats of civil engineering accomplished by the engineers of Ancient China?

• The Pyramids and the Sphinx

• Aqueducts and the Colosseum

• The Great Wall and the Grand Canal

• The Taj Mahal and the Panama Canal

Who was the Chinese admiral who sailed all around Asia during the Ming dynasty?

• Genghis Khan

• Li Bo

• Zhu Yuanzhang

• Zheng He

Trade and contact with peoples far from China stopped under which dynasty?

• Ming

• Yuan

• Song

• Sui

Which of the following was one way that Confucianism influenced China?

• expansion of manufacturing and trade

• increase in taxes

• elimination of the government

• emphasis on family and family values

Which of the following was an achievement of the Shang dynasty?

• invention of fireworks

• building of the Grand Canal

• Creation of a writing system

• construction of the Forbidden City