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WorksheetsCBA # 5 Ancient China
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are two of the great feats of civil engineering accomplished by the engineers of Ancient China?
a)
The Pyramids and the Sphinx Aqueducts and the Colosseum
b)
The Great Wall and the Grand Canal
c)
The Taj Mahal and the Panama Canal
d)
The Hagia Sophia and Angkor Wat
2.
What are considered the four great inventions of the Ancient Chinese civilization?
a)
Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass
b)
Compass, paper, telescope, and the cotton gin
c)
Wheelbarrow, boat rudder, matches, and acupuncture
d)
Printing, kites, seismograph, and gunpowder
3.
What did ancient Chinese chemists discover when trying to find the Elixir of Immortality?
a)
Silk
b)
Paper
c)
Gunpowder
d)
How a compass works
4.
What important ingredient was used by the Ancient Chinese to make silk?
a)
The cocoons of silkworms
b)
The webs of silk spiders
c)
The leaves from the silk tree
d)
A special silk mineral found in mines throughout China
5.
What was the main use of the compass when it was first invented?
a)
As a child`s game for the young emperor
b)
For city planning
c)
To keep the army straight during battles
d)
To help when lost in the woods
6.
Which of the following was a use for gunpowder?
a)
Fireworks
b)
Guns
c)
Bombs
d)
All listed
7.
What invention allowed the Ancient Chinese to build huge ships well before the rest of the world?
a)
Silk Sails
b)
Compass
c)
Boat rudder
d)
Iron casting
8.
What invention did the Chinese keep secret from the rest of the world for hundreds of years?
a)
The process for making silk
b)
The process for making gunpowder
c)
The process for making paper
d)
The process for iron casting
9.
How were kites first used by the Ancient Chinese?
a)
As a toy for young children
b)
A way to celebrate at festivals
c)
A way to move things to the top of the Great Wall
d)
As signal warnings for the army
10.
What common enemy united the Nationalists and Communists in China during the 1930s?
a)
Japan
b)
Korea
c)
Mongolia
d)
Russia
11.
What is the difference in length between the longest and shortest rivers?
a)
505 miles
b)
2,650 miles
c)
3,410 miles
d)
4,390 miles
12.
Which two rivers are about the same length?
a)
Xi Jiang and Yalu
b)
Chang Jiang and Xi Jiang
c)
Huang He and Xi Jiang
d)
Chang Jiang and Huang He
13.
Based on the chart, which of these statements is true?
a)
Huang He is the longest river.
b)
Chang Jiang is the shortest river.
c)
Xi Jiang is longer than the Yalu.
d)
All rivers are about the same length.
14.
In what country was Zheng He born?
a)
Portugal
b)
China
c)
Spain
d)
Japan
15.
Born "Temujin" circa 1162, what aspect of his birth was said to predict Genghis Khan's impact on the world?
a)
He had a blood clot in his hand
b)
He was wrapped in the placental caul
c)
He was born with eight teeth
d)
His mother's death while giving birth was an indicator of his strength
16.
What was a main purpose of Zheng He’s voyages?
a)
conquer African countries
b)
spread Confucianism
c)
demonstrate China’s power
d)
open trade with Europe
17.
What did China primarily trade on the Silk Roads?
a)
cloth
b)
glass
c)
jewels
d)
wood
18.
What did Confucianism teach?
a)
Subjects should elect their rulers.
b)
Both rulers and subjects have to act properly.
c)
Only wealthy people should be rulers.
d)
Rulers have total authority over their subjects.
19.
The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled:
a)
Areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
b)
Territory from eastern China to eastern Europe
c)
Japan and Korea
d)
All of Asia
20.
Which statement about the Silk Roads is true?
a)
Chinese traders went to the Mediterranean.
b)
Silk was made in many countries.
c)
Most traders used gold coins as currency.
d)
Trade took place by land and sea.
21.
The importance of Zheng He and his expeditions, is that they were voyages of discovery not a lust for “gold” that was never sated. By accounts of his contemporaries and chroniclers, he generally sought to attain
a)
goals of diplomacy
b)
goals of collecting animals
c)
goals of traveling the most area by sea
d)
goals of gathering items for trade
22.
What did Confucius do?
a)
led a Chinese army
b)
ruled China as emperor
c)
built the Great Wall
d)
taught proper behavior
23.
Under which dynasty was there continual warfare in China?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Quin
d)
Han
24.
Who was a leader of the Communist revolution in China?
a)
Jiang Jieshi
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Zheng He
25.
Which religion did early trade on the Silk Roads help to spread?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
26.
Which of the following initiatives was not a feature of Genghis Khan's empire?
a)
Religious freedom
b)
Promotion on merit, not family ties
c)
Advanced irrigation and aqueduct system
d)
Postal System
27.
Between 1206 and 1215 the army of Genghis Khan attacked and subdued which present-day nation?
a)
India
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Pakistan
28.
Where did the Silk Roads begin?
a)
Africa
b)
China
c)
Europe
d)
India
29.
How many voyages did Zhen He make?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
7
d)
9
30.
What common enemy united the Nationalist and Communists in China during the 1930's.
a)
The Japanese
b)
The Koreans
c)
The Australians
d)
The Tai
31.
What role did China and Korea play in Japan's industrialization?
a)
Competitors for business
b)
Investors in new business
c)
Models of a new economy
d)
sources of raw materials
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