China - History

China's civilization is more than ___ years old.

• 15,000

• 10,000

• 4,000

China is the largest and most populous country in ___ Asia.

For most of its history, China had been ruled by ruling families.

A ___ is a line of rulers from the same family.

• parliament

• dynasty

• magistrate

Approximately 2,200 years ago, China's leaders decided to build the ____ to keep invaders from invading China.

• Grand Canal

• Three Gorges Dam

• Great Wall of China

• Great Silk Road

Approximately 2,200 years ago, China's leaders were most worried about invaders coming into China from the ___.

• west

• east

• south

• north

The Shang Dynasty gained power around 1600 B.C.

Approximately how many years ago was that?

• 1600 years ago

• 2000 years ago

• 3620 years ago

True or False?

The Shang Dynasty was the 1st dynasty to leave written records behind for historians to study.

• True

• False

True or False?

The Great Wall of China is a single, continuous wall.

• True

• False

The Qing Dynasty was the ___ dynasty to rule China.

• first

• longest

• last

True or False?

Confucius was a philosopher who believed that people should be morally good and that they should be loyal to their families.

• True

• False