Ancient China

Ancient Chinese history is usually divided by ________.

• periods of flood and drought

• Mongol invasions

• the periods before and after the Great Wall was built

• dynasties

The Silk Road was ________.

• an ancient religious song that was sung at the Great Wall

• the path that the Great Wall eventually followed

• the route that connected China to Greece and Rome, allowing goods and knowledge to spread

• a 3,000 mile-long waterway where many ancient Chinese built their homes

In the Chinese creation myth, which of the following does Pan Gu do?

• He breaks out of an egg.

• He falls to the earth like a star.

• He grows out of the earth like a tree.

• He explodes like a firework.

During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese people were ________.

• always at war with Mongols and other invaders

• making the transition from farming to city life

• nomadic people living in different tribes

• sophisticated world travelers

Meditation and nature are important concepts in ________.

• Legalism

• the teachings of Confucius

• Taoism

• the Qin Dynasty

According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened if a king was bad?

• He was turned into stone.

• He lost his right to rule.

• He couldn't enter heaven.

• He was buried alive.

Which dynasty started the Great Wall?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Peking

Peking and Beijing are ________.

• famous rulers of the Han Dynasty

• the cities that mark the ends of the Great Wall

• two types of jade dragon bowls first made during the Shang Dynasty

• two ways to pronounce the name of the same city in China

Honoring your parents is a very important concept in ________.

• Legalism

• the teachings of Confucius

• Taoism

• the Qin Dynasty

During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls used?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Tao