Ancient China Review!

Which continent is China located on?

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

Which of the following is a major geographic feature on China's Western border?

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Himalaya Mountains

• The Sahara Desert

• The Nile River

What is a major geographic feature on China's Eastern border?

• The Eurasian Steppe

• The Tundra

• The Equator

• The Pacific Ocean

Which two major rivers can be found in China?

• Huang He and Yangtze

• Nile and Amazon

• Mississippi and Hudson

• Tigris and Euphrates

Why is the Huang He nicknamed "the river of sorrows"?

• Legend says it's made a tears

• Flooding from it has killed millions over the years

• It was an unfair name created by invading countries

• It's what "Huang He" translates from Chinese

Ancient Chinese engineers built _________ to try and control the flooding of it's rivers

• civil service exams

• levees

• terraces

• loess

These exams were created in Ancient China, and still used today, to make sure someone is qualified to do a certain job:

• general degree equivalence

• civil service

• mandate of heaven

• provincial tests

How did Ancient China select their leaders?

• by voting in a democracy

• their leader was born into power

• by following the mandate of heaven

• by giving civil service exams

Which religion was a major belief of Ancient China, and focuses on being a good person through the "5 Relationships"?

• Catholicism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

This "religion" was a harsh and cruel way of ruling. People followed the rules out of fear of punishment:

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism