Ancient China End of Module Assessment

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

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The Great Wall was constructed to

• connect western China to the Yellow Sea.

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

• stop trade with Britain and France.

• celebrate the power of the Tang dynasty

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

• people willing to help China defend its northern border

• the Silk Road

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

• magic potions that would make him live forever

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

• rice

• art

• silk

• flowering shrubs

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One thousand years before it appeared in Europe, ________ was invented in China.

• silk

• paper

• brick

• fish netting

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Wu Zhao was China’s

• only female emperor, after forcing her son to resign

• youngest leader

• most popular leader

• first person to sell silk

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The invention of _______ led the Chinese to create the world’s first books.

• literature

• calligraphy

• ink

• woodblock printing

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The Tang dynasty was known for which of the following?

• the invention of paper money

• extensive trading of tea

• the invention of gunpowder and fireworks

• all of the above

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Emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty was most interested in

• military strength

• the arts such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry

• opium

• Buddhism

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During the Song dynasty, who were the most honored and respected people in China?

• soldiers

• priests

• scholars

• merchants

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