Unit 3 - Ancient China Review

What are the two main rivers of Ancient Chinese Civilization?

• Amazon and Nile

• Yellow and Yangtze River

• Nile and Euphrates

• Yemin and Yellow

Where does the material Loess that turns the Huang He River yellow come from?

• Black Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Qinling Mountains

• Gobi Desert

China's Geography consists of many non man-made geographical structures that prevent movement. What are those structures called?

• Mountains

• Natural Levees

• Natural Barriers

• Sediments

What is, in many regards, the most important and greatest achievement of Ancient China alone?

• Martial Arts

• Great Wall

• Dynasties

• Silk Road

What was the original purpose of creating the Great Wall?

• To make trade access easier from China and the West

• To be a giant structure that makes Ancient China look strong

• A defense mechanism against the powerful Xiongnu people.

• To make the structures of Ancient China look ahead of its time.

What is the common misconception (misbelief) of the Great Wall?

• That it was created for protection. It was created as a way for the Ancient Chinese to show their power.

• That it was created once and never touched again. The wall was replaced, repaired, and changed over thousands of years.

• That it was created for trade. It was never created for trade, and not once used for that reason.

• That it was created to for the world to see China as a cultural powerhouse.

The Great Wall was a volunteer based activity by the people.

• True

• False

One of the aspects that made Ancient China unique from other ancient civilizations is that they had groups of rulers from the same family. What is this called?

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

• Dynasty

Ancient China originally started out with one king with complete control. This is a...

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Dynasty

• Oligarchy

Which dynasty is technically the first dynasty of Ancient China, but cannot be officially titled due to lack of proof that it existed?

• Qin

• Xia

• Zhou

• Han