Chinese Dynasties

The Silk Road was a

• Dynasty
• Major river
• Paved road
• Trade route

Great Wall began during which dynasty?

• Shang
• Qin
• Han

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties
• Decades
• Cycles
• Kingdoms

Confucius’ teachings developed in China during –

• The Shang Dynasty
• The Zhou Dynasty
• The Qin Dynasty
• The Tang Dynasty

What is a dynasty?

• a succession of rulers from the same family
• A reality TV show
• Monarchy
• a family business

Which dynasty developed a system of writing?

• XIA
• SHANG
• ZHOU
• HAN

Which dynasty was a period of intellectual awakening with philosophers such as Confucius and Laozi?

• Xia

• Shang

• zhou

• Qin

In China, dynastic cycles were based on divine right and rulers felt justified to rule
The political influence dynasties had was based on

• the Peter Principle
• the Mandate of Heaven
• the Eightfold Path
• the Confucian Principle

What Chinese Dynasty contained the Hundred Schools of Thoughts and ended with the Warring Period states?

• Qing Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state MOST difficult?

• its large size

• its long rivers

• its broad plains

• its different crops