Ancient China Test Review

1. Why do most people live in the middle/eastern part of China?

• Better weather

• It was more fun

• The main river flow there to make fertile land. Only about 10% of the land was farmable.

• They were avoiding invaders

2. Why were rivers so important to China?

• It helped them trade

• Rivers provided silt and water for their crops for food and resources.

• It gave them gold

• It gave them paper

3. The following landforms helped to isolate ______________ from the rest of the world : Himalayan Mountains, Takla Makan Desert, Tian Shan Mountains.

• China

• India

• Russia

• Mesopotamia

4. What type of people built the Great Wall of China?

• Kings

• Slaves

• Captured prisoners of war

• Military, farmers and peasants.

5. What famous Chinese teacher taught about ethics and became an important figure in China's government? Thought to respect and have respectful relationships in China's Civilization.

• Confucius

• Daoists

• Legalists

• Mulan

6. What was the Silk Road and why was it used?

• It was a a nick name to the Huang He River.

• It was a pathway for trade that connected China to the outside. It expanded trade that help China grow.

• It was the name of the empire

• It was a road made of pure silk, it became it wonder of the world. People from all over the world came to see it.

15. One of the beneficial effects of the Silk Road was that it allowed ________________________.

• exchange of knowledge between cultures

• rapid movement of troops

• mass exportation of Chinese slaves to Europe

• more migration

7. Who was not a part of the social class in Ancient China?

• Farmers

• Artisans

• Barbarians

• Aristocrats

8. What type of Government did China had strict laws and hard punishments.

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Christianity

11. Some of the amazing accomplishments of Emperor Shi Huangdi during the Qin Dynasty included all of the following EXCEPT?

• building the Terracotta Army

• standardizing writing, money, and weights and measures

• following the philosophy of Confucianism

• building The Great Wall of China