China Unit Review adapted

Which is NOT invented by Ancient China?

• steam engine

• compass

• silk

Why was China not invaded in 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 from Asia to Europe

• a road made of silk

• a highway linking China to the United States

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• to attract tourists

• to protect China from invaders

• it was the Emperor's castle wall

What did Confucious teach?

• 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 on the Silk Road

• He was the first European to travel to Asia

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

• republic

• dynasty

• democracy

Why did China have a civil war?

• Buddhists and Muslims fought for control

• Nationalists and Communists fought for control

• Mongols and Russians fought 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 make money by farming and making steel

• to move people from eastern to western China

• to be the first country on the moon