Ancient China Quiz

What two rivers did the Ancient China River valley develop along?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Huang He and Yangtze

• Nile and Hudson

• Indus and Ganges

What is the name of the loose, yellow Silt(soil) that is deposited by Huang He River in China?

• Top soil

• dirt

• Loess

• Gift of the Huang He

What is the name of the First documented Dynasty in China?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Han

• Qin

What is important about the first documented dynasty in China?(hint: think of the importance of the Oracle Bones)

• They were the first to grow corn

• They worshiped the sun god akkin

• They developed the first writing system in China

• They dug the first wells in China

The right to rule is passed down from family to family

• Imperial Rule

• pass down

• Family rule

• Dynasty

Argues that the ruling dynasty has been charged by Heaven to rule the people with benevolence and Confucianism

• Rule of Heaven

• Mandate of Heaven

• Religious Order

• Order of the Gods

Emma is the ruler of China.

Everything is going well.

But then she becomes corrupt and starts raising taxes.

Natural Disasters such as floods and famines occur.

The people argue she has lost the mandate of Heaven.

Hamiz decides to lead a revolt to overthrow Emma.

This same cycle occurs again and Sarah takes over

this is an example of?

• Dynastic Cycle

• Circle of rule

• Order of the gods

• People's revolution

Powerful Nobles own land and allow subjects to live on land and work for the Nobles.Nobles in return protect peasants from foreign invasion.

• Noble ism

• Feudalism

• Serf ism

• Peasant ism

Who was the founding Emperor of the Qin Dynasty

• Shi Huangdi

• Chandragupta

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Liu Bao

Argued that humans were bad, therefore strict punishments were the only way to keep people in line.

• Legalism

• Taoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism