Ancient China

In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority was

• mandate of heaven

• manifest destiny

• God's Plan

• Stairway to Heaven

What was the vast Chinese defensive fortification begun in the 3rd century B.C. and running along the northern border of China for 2,400 km?

• Grand Canal

• Great Wall

• China Gate

• Hadrian's Wall

What is the 1,100-mile waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangtze Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.

• Great Wall

• Grand Canal

• Erie Canal

• Suez Canal

What is the longest river in China which is also called the Yangtze River?

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Indus

• Tigris

Which river is known as the "river of sorrows" because of the flooding? Also called the "yellow river"

• Chang Jiang

• Huang He

• Nile

• Euphrates

What was the capital city of the Qin dynasty during the rule of the emperor Shihuangdi?

• Xi'an

• Beijing

• Xanadu

• Shanghai

What was the second Chinese dynasty which was mostly a farming society ruled by an aristocracy mostly concerned with war? They're best remembered for their art of bronze casting.

• Shang

• Ming

• Zhou

• Qin

What was the longest lasting Chinese dynasty, during which the use of iron was introduced?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

What was the Chinese dynasty that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall?

• Shang

• Qin

• Zhou

• Han

What was the time of warfare between regional lords following the decline of the Zhou dynasty in the 8th century B.C.E.?

• Warring States Period

• Civil War

• Infinity War

• Age of Ultron