Ancient China

Who carried the trade goods on the Silk Road between China and the western countries of India, Arabia, N Africa, and Europe?

• Chinese Merchants

• The Emperor

• nomads like monks and missionaries

• sailors

What caused China to stay isolated for so many years?

• natural barriers like mountains and deserts

• wars among neighboring countries

• lack of transportation

• illness and disease

Making books became much easier with the Chinese inventions of block printing and making paper from...

• bamboo

• clay

• silk

• tree pulp

Zheng He was the most famous ancient Chinese...

• Philosopher

• Explorer

• Inventor

• Emperor

How many ships traveled in Zheng He's Chinese exploring fleet?

• three

• 12

• 62

• over 100

What did the Chinese build to connect the Yangtze and the Huang He rivers that is still important today?

• canal

• dam

• bridge

• wall

How long is the Great Wall of China?

• 25mi

• 4,000mi

• 13,000mi

• 24,000mi

The Forbidden City in Beijing was home to how many emperors from the ming and Qing dynasties

• 3

• 7

• 24

• 85

Which is not a Chinese invention?

• block printing

• silk cloth

• fireworks

• mirrors

What was most odd about the Takla Makan mummies?

• They had strange jewels on them

• They were not Chinese

• They all seem to have died from the same injury

• They were all from the same family