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WorksheetsMedieval China
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What isolated China from the rest of the world?
a)
Great Wall, Mt. Everest, Gobi Desert
b)
Taklimakan Desert and Sea of Japan
c)
Atlantic Ocean, Gobi Desert, Great Wall, Himalaya mountains
d)
Pacific Ocean, Himalaya Mountains, Gobi Desert,Great Wall
2.
Which Chinese Accomplishments helped unify China?
a)
Rebuilding the Great Wall
b)
Roads and waterways
c)
Paper Money
d)
All of the above
3.
How was Buddhism introduced to China?
a)
From India by the Silk Road
b)
From Arabia on the Silk Road
c)
Buddhism started in China
d)
From India over the mountains
4.
What were the Four Major Dynasties in Medieval China?
a)
Ming, Yuan, Sing, Tang
b)
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
c)
Yang, Song, Yuan, Ming
d)
Tang, Song, Yamoto, Ming
5.
What Chinese accomplishment helped people add, subtract, multiply and divide?
a)
abacus
b)
printing press
c)
mechanical clock
d)
gunpowder
6.
Which is NOT a product of coal and iron production in medieval China?
a)
nails, needles, and stoves
b)
weapons and armor
c)
tools for a farmers and carpenters
d)
gunpowder
7.
What did the Chinese invent to prevent the spread of Smallpox?
a)
Inoculation
b)
Acupuncture
c)
Hospitals to quarantine sick people
d)
Antibiotics
8.
Why was the invention of the Spinning Wheel important?
a)
It made producing silk faster and easier
b)
The Chinese could grow more silk worms with them
c)
They were used to power water mills
d)
Boats used them for navigation
9.
What made Chinese ships more advanced than others?
a)
Lightweight masts
b)
Curved and triangular shaped sails
c)
Watertight compartments
d)
All of the above
10.
Approximately how long did it take for Chinese accomplishments to make it to Europe?
a)
1000s of years
b)
100s of years
c)
50 years
d)
A few years
11.
Why did the Chinese use Roads and Relay Hostels?
a)
to make travelling easier
b)
to make travelling safer
c)
to improve communication and trade
d)
all of the above
12.
What was the name of the Mongol Dynasty that ruled China from 1260-1368?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Yuan
d)
Ming
13.
The first Mongolian emperor of China was
a)
Mongke Khan
b)
Lo Peng
c)
Kublai Khan
d)
Genghis Khan
14.
What is a set of beliefs focused on proper conduct,respect for elders, and government service?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
15.
A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha in which life is a cycle of death and rebirth
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
16.
A set of beliefs based on being in harmony with nature and the world around you
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
17.
A combination of Buddhist and Confucianist principles that became popular in the Song dynasty
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Neo-Confucianism
18.
Describe where the Silk road travels.
a)
From eastern China to India
b)
From India to Japan
c)
From Eastern China to the Mediterranean sea
d)
From Western China to the Mediterranean sea
19.
What GOODS/ITEMS were sent FROM China to the rest of the world on the Silk Road?
a)
Papermaking, moveable type printing, and gunpowder
b)
Buddhism
c)
ivory, spices, medicines, ebony, pearls
d)
silk, gold, silver, spices, porcelain
20.
What IDEAS or ACCOMPLISHMENTS were sent FROM China to the rest of the world on the Silk Road?
a)
Papermaking, moveable type printing, and gunpowder
b)
Buddhism
c)
ivory, spices, medicines, ebony, pearls
d)
silk, gold, silver, spices, porcelain
21.
What GOODS/ITEMS came INTO China on the Silk Road?
a)
Papermaking, moveable type printing, and gunpowder
b)
Buddhism
c)
ivory, spices, medicines, ebony, pearls
d)
silk, gold, silver, spices, porcelain
22.
What IDEAS or ACCOMPLISHMENTS came INTO China on the Silk Road?
a)
Papermaking, moveable type printing, and gunpowder
b)
Buddhism
c)
ivory, spices, medicines, ebony, pearls
d)
silk, gold, silver, spices, porcelain
23.
Why did Zheng He make his voyages around the Indian Ocean at the beginning of the 1400s?
a)
e was a pirate off the coast of Africa
b)
o colonize the area for the Ming Emperor
c)
To get new trade partners and tribute
d)
He was attacking Muslim kingdoms in the Arabian Peninsula
24.
Why did the voyages of Zheng He stop?
a)
They were too expensive and the new emperor stopped them
b)
The fleet was defeated by the Indian Navy
c)
Zheng He went insane and tried to sail to America
d)
African ships successfully fought off his pirate raids
25.
What were the Mongols famous for?
a)
Their battle tactics with horses
b)
Their religious tolerance
c)
That they were fierce warriors
d)
They adopted successful practices of people they conquered
26.
What Chinese accomplishments revolutionized travel?
a)
Magnetic Compass and Ships
b)
Ships and Concrete Roads
c)
Concrete Roads and Waterways
d)
Waterways and Iron Wheels
27.
Why is the invention of moveable type printing important?
a)
The Emperor could write letters
b)
The government could print a lot of tests
c)
It made printing books faster and easier
d)
It made paper money possible
28.
Why did the Chinese develop Paper Money?
a)
Coins were too heavy to carry
b)
The needed to support Imperial papermakers
c)
Merchants stopped taking coins
d)
They ran out of metal for coins
29.
What Chinese accomplishments were needed to make guns and cannons?
a)
Gunpowder and waterways
b)
Coal and Iron Production and the Mechanical Clock
c)
Gunpowder and Coal and Iron Production
d)
Gunpowder and the abacus
30.
What is an Aristocracy?
a)
Favoritism shown to a relative or friend
b)
People are chosen for jobs by their performance/skills
c)
The prettiest person gets the job or promotion
d)
A privileged class that passes power to their children
31.
What is Nepotism?
a)
Favoritism shown to a relative or friend
b)
People are chosen for jobs by their performance/skills
c)
The prettiest person gets the job or promotion
d)
A privileged class that passes power to their children
32.
What is a Meritocracy?
a)
Favoritism shown to a relative or friend
b)
People are chosen for jobs by their performance/skills
c)
The prettiest person gets the job or promotion
d)
A privileged class that passes power to their children
33.
Who held the government jobs in China before the development of the Civil Service Exams?
a)
Aristocrats and Lords
b)
People who were most qualified for the job
c)
Skilled craftsmen
d)
Peasants
34.
How did the Aristocrats lose their government jobs and power in China?
a)
Performance (merit) decided who would get the jobs instead
b)
They all caught smallpox
c)
The Emperor gave jobs to his friends
d)
There was a peasant revolution
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