Ancient China Test

Near what river was the "Cradle of Chinese Civilization" located?

• Yangtze
• Yellow
• Ganges
• Indus

What made ancient China a very isolated area?

• Tien Shan
• Himalaya Mountains
• Gobi Desert
• All of the above kept China isolated.

Why was the Huang He River also called the “River of Sorrows”?

• People could not control the floods.
• Thousands of children drowned in it.
• Crocodiles pulled so many women to their deaths.
• The water was poisoned by lead.

What is the longest river in China?

• Yangtze
• Yellow
• Ganges
• Indus

Which statement is NOT true about Confucianism?

• Confucianism is not a religion but a philosophy.
• Confucianism taught that to have order in the world people should have compassion.
• Its major book is called the Analects; it is a collection of sayings from Confucius.
• Confucianism teaches to have a higher respect for your own wishes over your parents’.
• All of the above are true about Confucianism.

The image illustrates the concept of yin and yang, which comes from the teachings of what Chinese philosophy?

• Confucianism
• Legalism
• Daoism
• Shintoism

The Yin and yang symbolized a balance of two forces. What does the Yang side represent?

• Immortality
• Heaven, male, light, warm, dry
• Imminent death
• Earth, female, dark, cool, wet

Han Fei founded a philosophy around 240 BCE which states a highly efficient and effective government is the key to social order and harmony. Which philosophy did Han Fei begin?

• Legalism
• Daoism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism

How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the government in China?

• The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families.
• Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
• It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
• The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign.

Religious practice in ancient China included the practice of -

• pyramid construction.
• ancestor worship.
• animal sacrifice.
• a written holy book.