Study Guide on Ancient China

In what year did China have the largest share of world GDP?

• 1600

• 1700

• 1820

• 1900

• 1950

What is the name of the most important river in ancient China?

• Yellow River

• Mekong River

• Yangtze River

• Pearl River

• Brahmaputra River

What is the name of the large desert in North China?

• Sahara

• Taklamakan

• Gobi

• Kalahari

• Atacama

What is the large mountain range in Southwest China?

• Rockies

• Alps

• Andes

• Himalayas

• Caucasus

What are the three natural borders of China?

• Rivers, Mountains, Coastline

• Desert, Rivers, Forests

• Desert, Mountains, Coastline

• Rivers, Lakes, Coastline

• Mountains, Forests, Rivers

What are three reasons why we build a dam?

• Water supply, hydropower, transportation

• Flood control, irrigation, navigation

• Hydropower, flood control, water supply

• Hydropower, irrigation, transportation

• Water storage, flood control, mining

What is a river valley civilization?

• Civilizations that lived in valleys of mountains

• Civilizations that lived near water sources

• Early civilizations that lived close to rivers

• Civilizations that grew crops in valleys

• Civilizations that relied on rainfall

What were the four primary River Valley civilizations?

• Greece, Egypt, China, India

• Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, China

• Rome, Mesopotamia, Egypt, China

• Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China

• Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece

What is the purpose of a water mill?

• To generate electricity

• To make flour from grinding grain

• To transport water to farms

• To store water for later use

• To measure water levels in rivers

What are the three main ways that people get food?

• Farming, hunting, Fishing

• Hunting/Gathering, Herding, farming

• Gathering, farming, fishing

• Hunting, farming, mining

• Trading, farming, Herding