Ancient China Quiz

What major river is known as the cradle of Ancient Chinese civilisation?

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River (Huang He)

• Mekong River

• Nile River

Which of the following was the first Chinese dynasty with written records?

• Qin

• Han

• Shang

• Zhou

The Mandate of Heaven was the belief that...

• Emperors ruled with divine approval

• All people must become monks

• Heaven was a place on Earth

• Only women could be rulers

The Great Wall of China was originally built to...

• Trade with India

• Stop flooding

• Protect against nomadic invaders

• Provide water to farms

Confucius was best known as a...

• Military leader

• Emperor

• Philosopher and teacher

• Inventor

Which dynasty first united China under a central government?

• Han

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

In Ancient China, which group was considered the lowest in the social hierarchy?

• Nobles

• Merchants

• Scholars

• Peasants

The Silk Road was mainly used to trade what product?

• Rice

• Jade

• Silk

• Horses

Ancient Chinese writing used what type of characters?

• Letters

• Pictographs

• Latin

• Hieroglyphs

What philosophy focused on harmony with nature and the Dao (Way)?

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism (Taoism)

• Buddhism