Chapter Four: Ancient China

Which is NOT located in China?

• Guangxi Zhungzu

• Huang River

• North China Plain

• Nile River

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

• It reflects the yellow light of the sun.

• Someone put yellow food coloring in it.

• Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.

• It reflects the yellow flowers near the bank of the river.

What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?

• terraces

• sinkholes

• levees

• floodplain

Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?

• The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

• The river reminded the Chinese of tears.

• The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.

• The river is light blue.

Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau?

• The warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shores.

• The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes.

• The land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges.

• The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry.

Which of the following is NOT found in China?

• deserts

• plains

• mountains

• badlands

Which was an important product of the Zhou economy?

• bones

• pottery

• silk

• gold

What inventions improved daily life in ancient China?

• projects to control flooding

• huge walls built around towns

• iron used to make farm tools and weapons

• new system of money

Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?

• protect the empire from northern invaders

• help with irrigation and canal building

• help trade relations between nations

• humpty dumpty needed somewhere to sit

Which was NOT an achievement of the Han dynasty?

• New states were formed in order to centralize the government.

• The building of new roads improved transportation.

• Government officials had to take civil service exams.

• The first complete history of China was written.