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WorksheetsAncient China Quiz 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
China is about the same size as
a)
Africa
b)
Iraq
c)
U.S.A.
d)
Mexico
2.
The first two dynasties of ancient China in the chronological order were
a)
Xia and Shang
b)
Shang and Zhou
c)
Shang and Xia
d)
Xia and Zhou
3.
These physical features dominate western China
a)
Plato de Carne
b)
Plateau of Tibet
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Yangzi River
4.
Chinese burial practices were similar to the Ancient
a)
Americans
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Jedi's
5.
How do historians know about the Xia dynasty?
a)
through ancient stories
b)
through ancient scripts
c)
through the rivers
d)
through the news
6.
Northern China's climate is
a)
hot and muggy
b)
warm and dry
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and wet
7.
Which artefacts were not found in China's early civilization?
a)
bronze containers
b)
silk
c)
concrete
d)
pottery
8.
Which is the wettest region in China?
a)
Eastern China
b)
Southern China
c)
Central China
d)
Chinatown
9.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
10.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
11.
Which metal was most valued by the ancient Chinese?
a)
copper
b)
silver
c)
bronze
d)
steel
12.
What geographic feature isolated China in the East?
a)
Mountains & Taklimakan desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Himalayas
13.
What geographic feature isolated China in the SouthWest?
a)
mountains & Taklimakan desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Himalayas
14.
What is a dynasty?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven.
b)
Rule by one person.
c)
Family rule over a long period of time.
d)
A system of rule where one person has absolute power.
15.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
d)
Access to valuable resources
16.
What are the names of the two major rivers in China?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Yellow and Yangzi
d)
Nile and Yellow
17.
Ancient China's civilisation begin in about
a)
2200 BCE
b)
229 BCE
c)
634 BCE
d)
3000 BCE
18.
Why did Western historians doubt the existence of the Xia and the Shang dynasties?
a)
Chinese texts were well known to be inaccurate and flawed historical accounts.
b)
The Chinese texts that refered to these dynasties were contradictory,
c)
The existing evidence contradicted the ancient Chinese texts.
d)
There was no physical evidence to support the ancient Chinese historical texts.
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