Ancient China Vocabulary Quiz (ch.19-24)

Which Chinese philosophy emphasizes living in harmony with nature?

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Marxism

What is the Huang He River also known as?

• The Blue River

• The Yangtze River

• The Yellow River

• The Pearl River

What is the concept of yin and yang associated with?

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

What was the Silk Road?

• a place, usually in a desert, where water can be

• a network of trade routes that stretched for more than four thousand miles across Asia

  
  

• the Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature

• a business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk

  
  

What is the Great Wall?

•  the spreading of cultural traits, such as goods and ideas, from one culture to another, or within one culture

  
  

•  cut off from others

• a Chinese philosophy in which children had to respect their parents and older relatives

  
  

•  a stone and earth built wall about 1,500 miles long, first built during the Qin Dynasty to defend China’s northern boundary

  
  

What does the term "acupuncture" refer to?

• a way of easing pain and curing illnesses by sticking thin needles into patients’ skin

  
  

•  a strong metal alloy made from copper

•  cut off from others

• nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned. They were warlords or royal officials

  
  

What is an oasis?

• A group of people traveling together

• A place, usually in a desert, where water can be found

• A system of government based on land-owners and tenants

• A business that manufactures a particular product, such as silk

A strong metal alloy made from copper is......

• metal

• bronze

• industry

• censor

Who was Confucius?

• A person who works for the government

• A large group of family members and friends

• A Chinese philosopher who deeply influenced Chinese government and culture

• A piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king's ancestors

What is the purpose of an oracle bone?

•  a network of roads along which traders traveled

• a piece of bone or shell heated and cracked by holy men to seek advice from a king’s ancestors

  
  

• a strong metal alloy made from copper

• a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior