China Unit Review adapted

Which one is NOT an invention of Ancient China?

• steam engine

• compass

• silk

What kept China from being invaded during ancient times?

• a hot, rainy climate

• it was surrounded by mountains, deserts and a plateau

• they built large castles and forts

What was the Silk Road? 

• trade routes that stretched from Asia to Europe

• a road made out of silk

• a highway linking China to United States

Why was the Great Wall of China built? 

• to attract tourists to China

• to protect China from invaders

• it was the largest wall of the Emperor's castle

What did Confucious teach people? 

• to love nature

• to stop wanting things

• to respect your parents and elders

What did Genghis Khan do? 

• he created the Mongol empire

• he traded along the Silk Road

• he was the first European to travel to Asia

When a family rules for several generations, it is called a:

• republic

• dynasty

• democracy

Why did China have a civil war? 

• Buddhists and Muslims were fighting for control

• Nationalists and Communists were fighting for control

• Mongols and Russians were fighting for control

Who was the first communist leader of China?

• Mao Zedong

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

What was the goal of the Great Leap Forward? 

• to help the country make money by farming and making steel

• to move all the people from eastern China into western China

• to be the first country to go to the moon