Ancient China Review

What is another name for the Yangtze River?

• Huang He

• Wei He

• Chang Jiang

• Yellow River

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

• Invaders from foreign lands

• The Xi Jiang

• Invaders from the North

• Floods

China is located in what continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Antartica

What is the most valuable item traded out of China on the Silk Road?

• salt

• rice

• silk

• iron

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

• Divine Right of Kings

• popular mandate

• Mandate of Heaven

• Made of Kings

Along with gods early Chinese worshipped _____________________.

• kings

• ancestors

• the yellow river

• statues

Identify two reasons that ancient China developed in a protected river valley. Choose 2 answers

• water access allowed for more hunting opportunities

• water made it possible to grow crops and raise livestock

• water made it easier to build tall homes and grain stores

• waterways made it possible to move trade goods quickly

• waterways made the need for a strong military unnecessary

What type of government was established by the Shang Dynasty?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

According to the passage, what are the four reasons that Ancient China was successful?

• plentiful crops

• tall mountains

• strong government

• silk road

• religious beliefs

People used the Silk Road to increase their economies. What was the Silk Road?

• a mountain pass through the Hindu Kush

• a road through the silk weaving providence of China

• a path for ideas from Japan

• a network of trade routes that crossed Asia