Ancient China Quiz

The Great Wall was designed to do what?

• connect the smaller cities together

• To stop invaders

• to create faster travel

• to transport goods

What was the process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures?

• Bronze casting

• Bronze age

• Bronze sculpting  

• Bronze melting

What was the cereal crop that farmers relied on rainfall to produce?

• millet

• rye

• wheat

• barley

A sequence of rulers from the same family is referred to as...

• an aristocracy

• A caste system

• a dynasty

• the royal family

The Analects is...

• A collection of ideas from Gaozi

• A collection of ideas from Zhongshu

• A collection of ideas from Laozi

• A collection of ideas from Confucius

How were goods transported along the silk road?

• by soldiers

• by train

• By designated runners

• in caravans

Pieces of turtle shell used to try and predict future events were referred to as...

• dynasty bones

• oracle bones

• divine bones

• taotie bones

What is the collection of clay sculptures that represents the army of Qin Shi Huang called?

• The Adobe Army

• The Clay Army

• The Terracotta Army 

• The Ceramic Army

What dangers would traders face on the Silk Road?

• bad weather

• robbers

• poisonous snakes

• all of the above

Why was the Huang He river also called the Yellow River?

• there was gold discovered in the river

• The sediments turned the river yellow

• Named after yellow silk

• It was hazardous and toxic to swim in