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WorksheetsClassical China Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
(1) When the Han Dynasty collapsed, China split into several rival kingdoms from 220-589 AD. This is known as the Period of Disunion. What religion and philosophy did the people turn to as ways to create peace?
a)
Buddhism and legalism
b)
Hinduism and legalism
c)
Hinduism and Confucianism
d)
Taoism and Confucianism
2.
(2) Which of the following was not a reason for China's population increase to 100 million during the Tang Dynasty?
a)
immigration from Mongolia
b)
fast-ripening rice
c)
new irrigation techniques
d)
many trees cut down to make room for more farmland
3.
(3) The Grand Canal was built primarily for the transportation purposes of all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
rice
b)
soldiers
c)
cotton
d)
tea
4.
(4) Why did the Chinese keep the silk-making process secret?
a)
to control the trade of silk
b)
to prevent silk ownership
c)
to preserve silk for special occasions
d)
to prevent phobia of worms from devaluing silk
5.
(6b) Which of the following most significantly contributed to printing texts very quickly and in large quantities?
a)
magnetic compass
b)
paper currency
c)
woodblock printing
d)
porcelain
6.
(5) What thin, beautiful pottery did the Chinese invent during the Tang Dynasty that was desired in trade by the West?
a)
acupuncture
b)
porcelain
c)
clay
d)
jade
7.
(6a) What what was invented in China during the Tang Dynasty to indicate direction for travel?
a)
compass
b)
movable type
c)
celadon
d)
gunpowder
8.
(7) Which religion spread throughout ancient China because it promised escape from suffering?
a)
Taoism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
9.
(8) Which of the following is considered an official in government bureaucracy?
a)
soldier
b)
king or queen
c)
priest
d)
civil service
10.
(9) Which Chinese Dynasty practiced a form of Confucianism which was based on scholar-officials running the government by using ethics and proper behavior?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Song
d)
Yuan
11.
(10) The Tang Dynasty mainly traded on land routes? How did the Song Dynasty mainly conduct trade?
a)
along the Silk Road
b)
sea routes
c)
the Trans-Saharan trade route
d)
along the Atlantic Ocean
12.
(11) Who ruled over the largest empire in world history?
a)
Alexander the Great
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Augustus (Octavian)
d)
Genghis Khan
13.
(12) Which Italian explorer taught Europe that China was a highly civilized country?
a)
Galileo
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
14.
(13) Which of the following is NOT an example of how Chinese dynasties have increased trade?
a)
by building and later expanding the Grand Canal
b)
by protecting merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road
c)
by sending explorers to advertise for China
d)
by banning interactions with foreign countries
15.
(14) Who traveled far beyond China's boundaries and demonstrated China's power to the world?
a)
Zheng He
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
a Ming emperor
16.
(15) What did the Chinese invent during the Song Dynasty to manage their growing wealth?
a)
magnetic compass
b)
fireworks
c)
paper currency
d)
porcelain
17.
(16) Which Chinese philosophy attempted to strengthen China by avoiding contact with other countries?
a)
Confucianism
b)
legalism
c)
Daoism
d)
isolationism
18.
(17) Which Chinese emperor strengthened trade with Europe by placing Marco Polo on his royal court?
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Kublai Khan
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Zheng He
19.
(18) China's "Golden Age" was influenced heavily by all of the following beliefs EXCEPT...
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
20.
(19) What is the land trade route (red) used to spread goods and ideas between Europe and Asia?
a)
Trans-Saharan trade route
b)
Great Wall trade route
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Silk Road
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