Dynasties of China Quizizz #1

In his tomb, Shihuangdi was surrounded by...

• statues of angels.

• the bodies of his wife and children.

• thousands of clay soldiers to guard him.

• statues of dragons to protect him.

The Great Wall was constructed to...

• connect western China to the Yellow Sea.

• keep out the Xiongnu who lived near the northern border of China.

• stop trade with Britain and France.

• celebrate the power of the Tang dynasty.

Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty ordered an official to travel into the wilderness to find...

• people willing to help China defend its northern border.

• the Silk Road.

• a country willing to buy China's rice and silk.

• magic potions that would make him live forever.

In the time of the Han dynasty, foreigners were especially eager to buy Chinese...

• rice.

• art.

• silk.

• flowering shrubs.

What was invented in China one thousand years before it appeared in Europe?

• silk

• paper

• brick

• fish netting

Wu Zhao was China's...

• only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign.

• youngest leader.

• most popular leader.

• first person to sell silk.

What invention led the Chinese to create the world's first books?

• literature

• calligraphy

• ink

• woodblock printing

The Tang dynasty was known for which of the following?

• the invention of paper money

• extensive trading of tea

• the invention of gunpowder and fireworks

• all of the above

Emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty was most interested in...

• military strength.

• the arts such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry.

• opium.

• Buddhism.

After getting military help from the Song dynasty, which group turned against the Chinese and

claimed much of northern China?

• Jurchen

• Mongols

• Xiongnu

• Russians