Ancient China Unit Review

The Forbidden City is located in _____________ which is the capital city of China.

• Bejing

• Hong Kong

• Xi'an

The land in _________ China is good for farming.

• western

• northern

• eastern

Early people settled near two major rivers. The two largest rivers in Eastern China are _________.

• Yellow River and Yangtze River

• Green River and Blue River

• Xia River and Zhou River

An area of land that drains water into a particular river is called a _________.

• dynasty

• basin

• caravan

Most of the people in ancient China were __________.

• emperors

• scribes

• farmers

Farmers also had to work for the government for part of the year on building projects such as canals or city walls.

• true

• false

Only __________ from wealthy families went to school in ancient China.

• girls

• boys

• no one went to school during ancient times

Three generations including grandparents, parents, and children all lived in the same house.

• true

• false

In ancient times, the Chinese people were polytheistic. What does polytheistic mean?

• Belief in one god

• The study of basic ideas about right and wrong

• Belief in many gods

A series of rulers who all come from the same family is called a __________.

• dynasty

• basin

• myth