Chapter 10 Review: Early China

The Silk Road was a single road that extended from China to the Roman Empire.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Confucianism, Daoism, and legalism all had the same goal: the creation of a well-run and peaceful society.

• TRUE

• FALSE

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a king’s right to rule came from

• the people

• the army

• a council of nobles

• the gods

This period of time made people look for ways to restore order in China.

• the flooding of Huang He valley

• the Period of Warring States

• the promotion of Daoism

• the introduction of legalism

The Chinese writing system is based on characters that represent entire words or ideas rather than sounds.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Confucianism is no longer in existence today because it is no longer relevant.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Acupuncture is an example of Chinese

• art

• cooking

• medicine

• theater

What characteristic do the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China all have in common?

• They all were great wheat producers.

• They all had rich, yellow soil called loess.

• They all practiced terraced farming.

• They all developed along large rivers.

Look at the map above. The Plateau of Tibet is in which mountain range?

• Altay

• Altun

• Himalaya

• Taklimakan

According to the map, what geographical boundary MOST LIKELY limited interaction between China and Mongolia?

• Gobi Desert

• Himalaya

• Plateau of Tibet

• Taklimakan Desert