Ancient China Review

Great Wall began during which dynasty?

• Shang
• Qin
• Han

What is a dynasty?

• a succession of rulers from the same family
• A reality TV show
• Monarchy
• a family business

A system of government employees, who had to pass a rigid exam, selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws

• Governor

• Official

• Philosophy

• Civil Service workers

Long wall running east and west to defend the empire from nomads

• Warring States
• The Great Wall
• Loess
• Silk Road

The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that Heaven had chosen them to rule.

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

The aim of the civil service examination system was to ______.

• limit government appointments to the aristocracy
• open government service to all talented and able people 
• make it possible for women to serve in the government
• make it difficult for anyone to work in the government

What were/are the TWO most important rivers in China?

• Ganges and Yellow
• Indus and Yangtze
• Ganges and Indus
• Yellow and Yangtze

Which Chinese River is nicknamed "China's Sorrow" because of its disastrous floods?

• Tigris
• Yellow 
• Yangtze
• Ganges

Qin Shi Huangdi helped unify China by creating a single ________ or type of money, that everyone had to use. 

• grip
• cash
• currency
• dollars

Chinese medical practice that eases the pain through the use of needles stuck into the patient's skin.

• pressure points

• acupuncture

• massage

• medicine