Ancient China - Quiz Review

Chinese civilization developed along what river?

• The Nile River

• The Tigris River

• The Euphrates River

• The Huang-He [Yellow] River

What is one thing early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China all have in common?

• They were founded along rivers and fertile valleys

• Each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions

• Their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire

• We know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

Which elevated landform caused China's isolation from the southwest, dividing China and India?

• Gobi Desert
• North China Plain
• Himalayas
• Deccan Plateau

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

• Shang
• Zhou
• Hanfeizi
• Huang He

The Zhou Dynasty established what significant political legacy?

• The tradition of having two rulers instead of one

• Participation by citizens in the government

• Mandate of heaven

• A written law code

The concept of the mandate of heaven suggests that

• heaven chose the emperors to rule China

• all Chinese emperors could go to Heaven

• peasants and slaves could not go to heaven

• all Chinese citizens could go to heaven

According to the Chinese theory of the Dynastic Cycle, which of the following would cause a government to lose the Mandate of Heaven?

• Poor governance; failure to take care of its people

• Natural disasters and famines

• Not letting people vote in elections

• Slow development of new technologies

What is the correct chronological order in which these Chinese dynasties came to power?

• Qin, Han, Shang, Zhou

• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

• Shang, Qin, Zhou, Han

• Han, Shang, Zhou, Qin

The first Chinese writing system was created with characters to represent words during which Chinese dynasty?

• Ming

• Shang

• Qin

• Han