Dynasties of China Quiz (Ch. 1-3)

In his tomb, Shihuangdi was surrounded by

• statues of angels.

• the bodies of his wife and children.

• thousands of clay soldiers to guard him.

• statues of dragons to protect him.

The Great Wall was constructed to

• stop trade with Britain and France.

• keep out the Xiongnu who lived near the northern border of China.

• celebrate the power of the Tang dynasty.

• connect western China to the Yellow Sea.

Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty ordered an official to travel into the wilderness to find...

• magic potions that would make him live forever.

• people willing to help China defend its northern border.

• the Silk Road.

• a country willing to buy China’s rice and silk.

In the time of the Han dynasty, foreigners were especially eager to buy Chinese...

• flowering shrubs.

• silk.

• art.

• rice.

Wu Zhao was China’s

• only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign.

• first person to sell silk.

• youngest leader.

• most popular leader.

Played games of polo.

• Qin

• Han

• Tang

• None of the above

Known for making paper

• Tang

• Han

• None of the above

• Qin

Started building the Great Wall

• Han

• Tang

• None of the above

• Qin

United the Chinese states

• Han

• None of the above

• Qin

• Tang

Development of the Silk Road

• Tang

• Han

• Qin

• None of the above