Ancient China Test Review

Match the words with the correct statements.

• Emperor Shi Huangdi

• This dynasty followed the principles of Legalism

• dynasty

• A philosophy based on the ideas of respect

• Confucianisum

• This helped to promote cultural diffusion by making possible the spread of ideas and products between China and areas of the West.

• Qin Dynasty

• Succession of rulers from the same family line.

• The Silk Road

• Unified China after the Warring States Period

Match the words with the correct statements.

• feudal system

• creates control by dividing land into smaller parts making it easier to rule.

• Shang Dynasty

• A time of civil war after the fall of Zhou Dynasty.

• The Great Wall

• A barrier made by man of walls across China’s northern border

• Warring States Period

• Where the Chinese 1st settled.

• Huang He River

• Although some people believe there may have been other dynasties before, they are the first to leave behind written records.

All historians agree that Qin was China's first dynasty.

• True

• False

Name 5 inventions or achievements that Ancient China made or achieved.

Most Chinese farmers did not own their own land.

• True

• False

Confucius believed that people should put the needs of their families and community above their own needs.

• True

• False

Women were held in high regard & were respected on the same level as men in Ancient China.

• True

• False

Most merchants traveled the entire distance of the Silk Road, carrying their goods from one end to the other.

• True

• False

Hanfeizi, the person who introduced the ideas of legalism, believed that humans are naturally good.

• True

• False

What is another name for the Yellow River?

• North China Sea

• Huang He

• Yangtze

• Shang River