WorksheetsAncient China Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who someone is descended from
a)
bureaucracy
b)
aristocrat
c)
ancestor
d)
pictograph
2.
A character that represents a thought used in Chinese writing
a)
bureaucracy
b)
aristocrat
c)
pictograph
d)
ideograph
3.
appointed officials who run different parts of the government
a)
aristocrat
b)
bureaucracy
c)
ancestor
d)
ideograph
4.
Why do the Chinese call the Huang He “China’s Sorrow”?
a)
because it is dirty and polluted
b)
because it is yellow in color
c)
because it is now dried up
d)
because its flooding has drowned many people
5.
What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?
a)
melted bronze to make works of art
b)
channels to block flood waters
c)
new systems to irrigate the land
d)
silk worms to make clothing
6.
Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?
a)
It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
b)
It is the third longest river in the world.
c)
It flows west to east across central China.
d)
It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.
7.
Who built the first cities in China?
a)
Yü the Great
b)
the Shang
c)
the Xia
d)
the Zhou
8.
Confucius believed that people should put the needs of their families and community above their own needs.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Confucianism was never a major influence on Chinese society and government.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Hanfeizi, the person who introduced the ideas of legalism, believed that humans are naturally good.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Chinese farmers were forced to serve as soldiers during wartime.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Zhou merchants were often rewarded with government jobs.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
includes the belief that all people with a talent for governing should be able to govern
a)
Confucianism
b)
filial piety
c)
Daoism
d)
legalism
14.
includes the belief that people should live in harmony with nature
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
legalism
d)
filial piety
15.
people who share a similar position in society
a)
social class
b)
legalism
c)
filial piety
d)
Confucianism
16.
the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
a)
Confucianism
b)
social class
c)
legalism
d)
filial piety
17.
also called the “School of Law”
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
legalism
d)
social class
18.
wanted to unify China
a)
censor
b)
Han Wudi
c)
Silk Road
d)
Qin Shihuangdi
19.
trade route for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome
a)
Silk Road
b)
Old Hickory Boulevard
c)
Qin Shihuangdi
d)
I24
20.
reformed government through changing civil service hiring practices
a)
acupuncture
b)
Han Wudi
c)
Silk Road
d)
Qin Shihuangdi
21.
Chinese medical practice that eases pain through the use of needles
a)
torture
b)
censor
c)
acupuncture
d)
pin cushion technique
22.
appointed officer who makes sure that government workers do their jobs
a)
censor
b)
whistleblower
c)
task master
d)
Mr. Jones
23.
Qin Shihuangdi helped unify China by creating a(n) ____________________, or type of money, that everyone had to use.
a)
accupunture
b)
censor
c)
currency
24.
To keep out invaders, Qin used thousands of farmers to strengthen and complete northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had built. The finished structure was known as ____________________.
a)
The Great Fence
b)
The Great Barrier
c)
The most awesomest of all walls
d)
The Great Wall
25.
During the Han dynasty, a major advance in technology was that people made ____________________ from hemp or rag pulp.
a)
money
b)
paper
c)
clothing
d)
silk
26.
The civil service system created under Han Wudi favored the rich.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Silk Road was a single road that extended from China to the Roman Empire.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
China’s first dynasty
a)
Han
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Dao
29.
ruled China longer than any other dynasty
a)
Zhou
b)
Shang
c)
Han
d)
Dao
30.
a religion that spread from India to China
a)
Buddhism
b)
Dao
c)
Han
d)
Shang
31.
Why was the Chinese invention of the waterwheel important?
a)
to help steer ships
b)
to drain flooded farmland
c)
to press paper
d)
to grind corn and other grains
32.
Which invention used the new technology for iron making?
a)
stirrup
b)
farm plow
c)
silk weaving
d)
rudder
33.
In the Mandate of Heaven, a king’s right to rule came from
a)
the people.
b)
the army.
c)
a council of nobles.
d)
the gods.
34.
Who was the founder of Daoism whose name means “the Old Master”?
a)
Hanfeizi
b)
Laozi
c)
Wu Wang
d)
Wu Wudi
35.
Which of the following was a result of Zhang Qian’s exploration of the West?
a)
Allies were found to help China fight its enemies.
b)
China’s trade increased.
c)
Chinese medicine advanced.
d)
Literature and the arts blossomed.
36.
Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government?
a)
The last of the Shang rulers was a cruel tyrant.
b)
Shang rulers forced the people to worship too many gods.
c)
The last Shang ruler failed to honor his ancestors.
d)
There were too many aristocrats.
37.
This period of time made people look for ways to restore order in China.
a)
the flooding of Huang He valley
b)
the Period of Warring States
c)
the spreading of Daoism
d)
the introduction of legalism
38.
A noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns
a)
ancestor
b)
aristocrat
c)
bureaucracy
d)
ideograph
39.
Chinese system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule
a)
Buddhism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Han
d)
Shang
40.
A drawn character that stands for objects
a)
pictograph
b)
ideograph
c)
bureaucracy
d)
aristocrat
41.
The religion of ____________________ spread along the Silk Road from India to China.
a)
Zorastrianism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
42.
Zhang Qian explored areas west of China, where he saw ____________________ of great size and strength that he could use in his cavalry
a)
horses
b)
men
c)
women
d)
cattle
43.
For a natural source of protection, ancient Chinese civilizations developed near mountain ranges.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Confucianism, Daoism, and legalism all had the same goal: the creation of a well run and peaceful society.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
According to Confucianism, husbands and wives should support each other.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
dynasty under which culture flourished
a)
Dao
b)
Han
c)
Shang
d)
Zhou
47.
Which of the following Chinese inventions helped the sea shipping merchants?
a)
harness for horses
b)
iron plow
c)
rudder
d)
stirrup
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