2020-2021 HCS 6th Grade Unit 2a China and Innovations

What river ran through ancient China?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Huang He River

• Indus River

Line of rulers from the same family is a 

• cultural diffusion
• dyansty

The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

Why did Qin Shi huangdi build the Great Wall of China?

• For shelter
• For protection from invaders from the north
• For decoration
• For fun

Which of the following was meant to protact Shi Huangdo in death?

• the Great Wall of China

• Confucian scholars

• an army of terra cotta warriors

• canals and irrigation systems

What time period in China weakened the family structure?

• Peloponnesian War

• Warring States Era

• The Golden Age

• None of the Above

A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius

• Buddhism
• Legalism
• Daoism
• Confucianism

This philosophy believed that people should return to ethics and proper roles within society. Fathers and kings would lead by example and loyalty would be restored.

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

All of the following are true about the Silk Road EXCEPT...

• It is a network of trade routes.

• The weather was not a problem along the silk road.

• Since it was dangerous, It was protected by armed guards.

• Goods (like silk and Roman coins) were traded along with ideas (like Buddhism).

What was China's main export?

• Porcelain

• Pictographs

• Gunpowder

• Silk