Ancient China Quiz

Along which two rivers did early Chinese Neolithic societies form?

• The Tigris and Nile Rivers

• The Amazon and Euphrates Rivers

• The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

• The Yangtze and Chinese Rivers

A line of hereditary rulers

• Dynasty

• Family

• Philosophy

• Legalism

The claim by Chinese rulers to justify their powers by saying they were chosen by the gods

• Polytheism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Mandate of Heaven

Who conquered the Zhou dynasty?

• Qin Dynasty

• Mongols

• Han Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

The Great Wall of China is the ___________ man-made structure on Earth.

• oldest

• largest

• strongest

• longest

What was the Silk Road?

• An area with many silk farms located in China

• A trade route that stretched from China to Europe

• A pathway made of silk

• A nickname for a highway in China

Which dynasty first established the Silk Road?

• Zhou Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

After land bound trade routes declined, trade continued along ___________ trade routes.

• Sea

• Train

• Car

• Air

a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Confucian Dynasty

a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven