Ancient China Quiz

Confucius was a Chinese . . .

• priest
• ruler
• philosopher
• physician

Buddhism was brought to China by missionaries from

• Africa
• Europe
• India
• Korea

The Silk Road was a trade route between

• Japan and China
• India and China
• Egypt and china
• Europe and China

Because of its flooding, the Huang He River was known as 

• the Flowing Master
• the River of Death
• the River of Fear
• China's Sorrow

Which of the following was important to the development of civilization throughout ancient China?

• rivers
• mountains
• seaports
• temperate climate

He was born a peasant and later was the founder of the Han dynasty

• Shi Huang Di
• Shun Di
• Wudi
• Liu Bang

Huang He River is also called the _____________ River

• Red

• Yellow

• Orange

• Green

Chinese writing developed from _________________________, or drawings of objects

• pictographs

• letters

• symbols

• emoticons

The ancient Chinese had a government system where the power stayed in families. These are called...?

• Governments

• Bureaucracies

• Dynasties

• Monarchies

Which geographical feature separates India from China?

• Indian Ocean
• Himalaya Mountains
• Gobi Desert
• Huang He River