Chinese Dynasties

Chinese and Indian traders exchanged goods, ideas, and beliefs along the Silk Road.

​Which belief system was spread to China by Indian merchants?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from ________________.

• Invaders from space

• The Xi Jiang

• Invaders from the north

• Floods

China is located on what continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

What was the most valuable item exported fom China on the Silk Road?

• salt

• rice

• silk

• iron

Under which dynasty did Chinese rulers adopt the title of "Emperor"

• Shang

• Han

• Zhou

• Qin

What is a dynasty?

• A form of government where the head of the religion is the head of the government

• A series of rulers from the same family

• An appointed noble who runs different parts of the government

• The divine right to rule given by the gods

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• A Chinese philosophy in which the legal system is more important than moral values

• A series of rulers from the same family line

• A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from the gods

• A system of government in which employees were mainly selected for their skills and knowledge

The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule

• Divine Right of Kings

• popular mandate

• Mandate of Heaven

• Made of kings

____________ taught that people need harsh laws and punishment to make them live right

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

Which best describes the Silk Road?

• vast highway where the Chinese bought silk

• dangerous road that silk traders traveled

• a series of interconnected trade routes that linked China to other parts of Asia and Europe

• a straight road for travelers