World History: Ancient China

What is contribution from the Ancient Chinese?

• wheelbarrow

• fireworks

• gunpowder

• All of them

• Paper

Who was the first Emperor of China? (hint: his tomb has the terra-cotta warriors)

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Qin Shi Huang

• Empress Wu

• Xuantong or Puyi

What Ancient Chinese dynasty first began work on the Great Wall?

• Han

• Ming

• Tang

• Qin

• Song

China is the world's oldest continuous civilization.

• True

• False

Which dynasty gave China its name?

• Shang

• Qin

• Hans

• Qing

• Yuan

Who is the author responsible for recording his experience in China? (hint: he served Kublai Khan)

• Mark Twain

• Robert Frost

• Marco Polo

• None of the above

• Christopher Columbus

What is an important part of ancient Chinese religious beliefs?

• reincarnation

• respect for parents and ancestors

A ruler could lose the "mandate of heaven" if he or she

• became immoral or unjust

• did not follow the teachings of the Buddha

• would not enforce the ideas of Confucius

• did not bring forth heirs

When the Mongols took over China they founded which dynasty?

• Qin

• Tang

• Yuan

• Han

• Song

Kublai khan overthrew which dynasty?

• Tang

• Song

• Yuan

• Ming

• Qin