Ancient China Unit Review

Which of the following is not typically associated with the growth and development of ancient civilizations?

• Proximity to rivers

• Opportunities for technical and social improvements

• Economic developments such as trade and division of labor

• Invasions, civil war, and a breakdown of family structures

Which of these natural geographic barriers had the positive consequence of helping protect China from invaders? (Select 2)

• The Himalayas

• The Gobi

• The Huang He

• The Yangtze

Which Chinese philosophy practiced by Shi Huangdi held the belief that in order for a ruler to maintain order, people must obey strict laws and the people in authority who administer them?

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Shintoism

Which of the following philosophies believed a harmonious society was the result of individuals following the social rules appropriate to their position in life and being respectful?

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Shintoism

Which of the following shown on this map shows how China was geographically isolated from other areas.

• The Himalayas

• The Gobi

• The East China Sea

• All of These

The Chinese used natural geography such as mountains with steep slopes, mined granite, and trees from nearby forests to build fires to make brick in order to build which of the following structures?

• The Great Wall

• The Imperial Palace

• The Grand Canal

• The Tian Shan

What was a negative effect terrace farming had on the environment in China?

• Trees and mountainsides were removed

• It provided more flat spaces for crops

• It made it possible to feed more people and animals

• There were no negative effects

Which of the following statements best explains why the Great Wall placed on tops of mountains and in deserts?

• They had nowhere else to put it.

• They were terrible at architecture.

• They were taking advantage of their natural geography.

• They only built it where they had the materials to do so.

Pictured here is part of the Han Dynasty section of the Great Wall. Which of the following ways would its construction NOT have altered the geography of the region?

• Granite would have been removed from rock quarries.

• Nearby areas would have to be excavated for fill dirt.

• Trees would have been removed for building structures and firing kilns leading to deforestation.

• Water from nearby rivers would have been diverted to allow ships to bring in materials.

The ancient Chinese used natural resources such as iron ore, charcoal, and limestone to create strong weapons from iron. What affect would this have had on its geography?

• They would have had to deplete those resources to create the iron.

• They had to trade for those resources to get them so they could make iron.

• Those resources are renewable and would not have affected their geography.

• They ended up getting iron poisoning from all of the iron that ended up in their environment.