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WorksheetsZhou Dynasty
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
2.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?
a)
Obeys the priests
b)
controlled an army
c)
governed justly and truly
d)
conquered new territories
3.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
4.
The Mandate of Heaven
a)
justified the changing of dynasties
b)
justified rebelling against the ruling family
c)
justified waging war against neighboring societies
d)
justified putting down rebellions with swift violence
5.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
a)
Huang He (Yellow)
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Nile
6.
What is the name for the system of rise and fall of Chinese ruling families?
a)
Dynastic Cycle
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Dynastic Change
d)
Mandate of Dynasties
7.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
8.
____ is fine, windblown yellow soil
a)
Loess
b)
Clan
c)
Oracle Bone
d)
Yangzi
9.
How did the Zhou king control his large empire?
a)
He killed all nobles.
b)
He set up a vast spy network.
c)
He set up a huge bureaucracy.
d)
He placed family members in charge of regions.
10.
What occurred durn the end of the Zhou dynasty?
a)
Warlords fought throughout China.
b)
Crop production decreased.
c)
Cities declined in importance.
d)
Weak states conquered stronger ones.
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