History Quiz - Countries of the Far East (China)

China ranks as the (a)   largest nation in the world.

• third

• first

• second

Answer explanation

China's borders touch 14 nations.

China's people were descendants of a group who settled along the ______, also known as China's Sorrow because it often floods and causes considerable damage.

• Yangtze River

• Huang He

• Indus River

🔴 (a)   was the longest-ruling dynasty in Chinese history.

🔴 (b)   was one of the shortest dynasties in China's history.

🔴 During the (c)   , China grew to its greatest size.

• Ch'in Dynasty

• Chou Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

Answer explanation

🔷During the Chou Dynasty, China was divided into many states, each with its own ruler. The strongest state ruled over the others.

🔷Ch'in Dynasty: When Shih Huang Ti died, his son came to rule. However, he was a poor ruler, and the Chinese rose up against him.

🔷During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese Empire grew to be one of the greatest ancient empires of the world.

(a)   , ruler of the state called Ch'in, invaded and conquered other states. He began a new dynasty and proclaimed himself to be the first emperor of China.

• Shih Huang Ti

• Confucius

• Marco Polo

Answer explanation

China gets its name from the Ch'in dynasty.

What is the longest structure ever built by man?

• Great Silk Road

• Eiffel Tower
• Great Wall of China

Answer explanation

The Great Wall was built entirely by hand and took hundreds of years to complete. It measures over 1500 miles in length.

What strict ruler created a strong central government and ordered that all short walls be joined together to form the Great Wall of China?

• Shi Huang Ti

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Marco Polo

• Confucius

Answer explanation

Other rulers before Shih Huang Ti had built short walls here and there to keep out bands of wild tribesmen who robbed and killed the Chinese farmers.

What was the name of the land route that connected China and Europe, the most famous land route that allowed trade between China and the Roman Empire?

• Great Silk Road

• Great Royal Road

• Great Trade Road

Answer explanation

🔶It is possible that the first Christian missionaries followed the Great Silk Road route.

During the Han Dynasty, in order to hold a government job, one had to study the teachings of (a)   and then pass an examination.

• Confucius

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Shih Huang Ti

Answer explanation

Confucius's philosophy influenced China for over 2,000 years. His teachings were based on his own beliefs that a person should be sincere and polite. He believed a person should examine his own life and be a gentleman (a man who respected his country's ruler and his family ancestors.)

The Chinese were the first people to discover what fabric?

• Silk
• Calico

• Wool

• Linen

Answer explanation

The Chinese used silk to make beautiful garments, curtains, and upholstery. Once the Great Silk Road was established, they traded their silk with other nations. However, they kept their knowledge of how to make silk a secret for over 3,000 years.

The Chinese invented the first real paper made from ______ in A.D. 105.

• Papyrus plant

• Wood

• Inner bark from Mulberry tree