Ancient China Review

What were the 3 major religions that helped shape Ancient China?

• Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism

• Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism

• Taoism, Islam, Buddhism

• Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam

China developed its own _________________ independently with little influence from other civilizations.

• currency

• family structure

• dynasty

• culture

What are the two major rivers in China that provided fresh water, food, and fertile soil to China?

• Yangze

• Nile

• Yellow

• Amazon

What are the 4 NATURAL BARRIERS that helped keep China safe from invaders and isolated them from other civilizations?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Taklamakan desert

• Himalayas

• Gobi Desert

Ancient China’s political system was dominated by a series of _________________.

• rebels

• rulers chosen by fate

• dynasties

• peasants

What Emperor began construction on the Great Wall of China?

• Shang Yang

• Chen Sheng

• Shi Huangdi

• Liu Bang

What was the major trade route throughout Asia that made China very wealthy?

• Silk Road

• Porcelain Road

• Paper Road

• China Road

What is the name of the large desert in northern China, north of the Yellow River?

• Gobi Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

• Sichuan Basin

• Kunlan Shan

What dynasty was able to make bronze tools, instead of using wood and stone?

• Qin

• Shang

• Zhou

• Han

The dynasty that overthrew the Shang claimed they had ____________________ which was given to them by the heavens.

• Mandate of God

• Mandate of Earth

• Mandate of Heaven

• Mandate of the Emperor