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Prepare for China Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The trade route that connected China and Ancient Rome.
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Cotton Trail
c)
The Sea Route
d)
The Great Canal
2.
The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
a)
Gasoline
b)
Steel
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Coal
3.
What was the biggest threat to merchants traveling on the Silk Road?
a)
Diseases
b)
Getting lost
c)
Starvation
d)
Thieves
4.
The Zhou Dynasty came after which dynasty?
a)
Qin
b)
Han
c)
Chin
d)
Shang
5.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that
a)
the king did not govern  well
b)
the end of the world was near
c)
the people did not obey the laws
d)
the natural world ignored humans
6.
Daoists taught people could gain happiness by
a)
reading the ancient text
b)
serving in government jobs
c)
living in harmony with nature
d)
working hard to become wealthy
7.
Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?
a)
riches
b)
respect
c)
freedom
d)
creativity
8.
Shi Huangdi used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete _____________. 
a)
ziggurats
b)
canals
c)
Great Wall of China
9.
Qin Shi Huangdi helped unify China by creating a single ________ or type of money, that everyone had to use. 
a)
grip
b)
cash
c)
currency
10.
What dynasty did the Qin defeat?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
11.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
12.
What peoples lived in the Gobi desert to the north and raided Ancient China throughout much of its history?
a)
Mongols
b)
Assyrians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Romans
13.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?
a)
Yellow and Yangtze
b)
Nile and Euphrates
c)
Yellow and Red
d)
Yangtze and Himalaya
14.
What land forms separated China from its neighbors?
a)
Rivers
b)
Mountains and desert
c)
forests and desert
d)
jungle, river and desert
15.
The king gave land to the lords, in return what did he want from them?
a)
their children
b)
money and their vote
c)
loyalty and military
16.
What does "Buddha" mean?
a)
enlightened one
b)
sacred man
c)
wise sage
d)
holy one
17.
Why are the Shang considered to be the first dynasty of China?
a)
they used fire
b)
they came before the Zhou
c)
they had writing
d)
they were the strongest
18.
This is an invention that was created during the Han Dynasty
a)
Acupuncture
b)
writing
c)
wheel
d)
Bronze
19.
True or false: Legalism: Legalists believed that harsh punishments would keep people from breaking the law.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Why did Emperor Qin want to build the wall?
a)
Protect China from invaders
b)
Keep his citizens busy
c)
Punish criminals 
d)
He was bored