Rise of China Quiz

What was the primary impact Confucius had on the Chinese people?

• He restored the culture’s economy.

• He renewed the culture’s traditional virtues.

• He expanded the culture’s writing system.

• He developed the culture’s legal system.

Why did the Chinese guard the secret of silk production so carefully?

• The process was not perfected and not ready to share with others.

• The knowledge would create too much bickering between silk manufacturers.

• The Silk Road would most likely collapse without silk production.

• The production generated great wealth for China as long as it was not shared.

What lasting effect did the Ten Commandments have?

• Established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

• Influenced moral and legal codes of later cultures and time periods

• Established Abraham as Judaism’s greatest prophet

• Influenced other polytheistic religions

The Babylonian Exile was also known as the Babylonian

• Exodus.

• Captivity.

• Diaspora.

• Migration.

Given what is known about the tombs of the pharaohs, what does an ancient Egyptian’s tomb tell us about?

• the deceased’s social status

• the deceased’s family life

• the deceased’s occupation

• the deceased’s religious beliefs

According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, what determined the course of a person’s afterlife?

• the weight of the person’s heart

• the depth of the person’s thoughts

• the clarity of the person’s soul

• the balance of the person’s mind

What was a primary purpose of the Ten Commandments in ancient Israelite society?

• To establish a monarchy

• To provide a moral and ethical code

• To dictate military strategies

• To outline economic policies