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WorksheetsChapter 7 Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the River Valley Civilization shaded in yellow on the map
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
2.
Name the civilization:
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia/
Sumer
Sumer
c)
India
d)
China
3.
What continent is China located on?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
4.
When the civilization of ancient China developed, what geographical features separated China from the rest of the world?
a)
valley, river, delta
b)
plateau, valley, river
c)
desert, mountains, ocean
d)
grassland, lake, peninsula
5.
What are the major rivers of China?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
b)
Yangzte and Hung He Rivers
c)
Nile River
d)
Indus and Ganges Rivers
6.
What is the name of the world's fourth largest desert, located in China?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Sonoran Desert
c)
Syrian Desert
d)
Gobi Desert
7.
What geographical feature, which is an area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, is located in western China?
a)
South China Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
Plateau of Tibet
d)
Huang Ho (Yellow) River
8.
During the era of the Shang Dynasty, where did Chinese civilization originate and develop?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Indus River valley
c)
Nile River valley
d)
Huang-He (Yellow) River valley
9.
What caused the death of millions of people?
a)
the eruption of a volcano
b)
an earthquake
c)
the flooding of the Huang He River
d)
famine
10.
Which of the following is NOT an ancient Chinese religion
a)
Taoism
b)
Judaism
c)
Confusianism
d)
Buddhism
11.
What was the largest trade item in ancient China?
a)
silk
b)
cattle
c)
metal
d)
coal
12.
What does Huang He translate to?
a)
red river
b)
blue river
c)
white river
d)
yellow river
13.
Shang China established a series of rulers from the same family. What is each family rule called?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dynasty
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Empire
14.
For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?
a)
to serve as a ceremonial meal
b)
to make music for his family
c)
to send messages to the nobles
d)
to ask for advice from ancestors
15.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
16.
Why did Qin Shihuangdi standardize laws, money, and the writing system?
a)
to maintain his power
b)
to unify the country
c)
to establish Confucianism
d)
to punish his ememies
17.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
18.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India
19.
What helped most Shang kings stay in power?
a)
The use of a powerful army
b)
Magical dragons
c)
Kindness to people
d)
Marriage into powerful families
20.
Shang weapons were strong because artisans made them from:
a)
Iron
b)
Stone
c)
Bones
d)
Bronze
21.
Writing was first started in the ..... dynasty
a)
Shang
b)
Ming
c)
Zhou
d)
Xia
22.
During what time period did the Shang Dynasty occur?
a)
1500 - 1046 BCE
b)
1550 - 1046 BCE
c)
1600 - 1046 BCE
d)
1700 - 1046 BCE
23.
The first Shang leader was called...
a)
Sang
b)
Tang
c)
Lang
d)
Mang
24.
The Shang came to power by defeating the...
a)
Xen Dynasty
b)
Xia Dynasty
c)
New Dynasty
d)
Zhou Dynasty
25.
How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?
a)
They read old books.
b)
They found artifacts.
c)
They learned the language.
d)
They asked Chinese elders.
26.
In the Shang civilization, Anyang was the
a)
chief ruler
b)
capital city
c)
royal army
d)
state religion
27.
What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?
a)
finding food and weapons buried with kings
b)
figuring out the characters carved into bones
c)
seeing pots used for ceremonies in the temples
d)
. studying the position in which bodies were laid out
28.
Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status?
a)
merchants
b)
jade carvers
c)
stonemasons
d)
grain farmers
29.
If two nobles met from different parts of China during the Shang dynasty, what was the best way to communicate?
a)
By writing
b)
By trading
c)
By fighting
d)
By speaking
30.
What was an important belief in Shang religion?
a)
ancestor worship
b)
one God
c)
service to others
d)
punishment for sins
31.
What helped unify the Chinese people?
a)
Common religion
b)
Common written language
c)
Common royal family
d)
Common capital
32.
Shang art is made of what material?
a)
marble
b)
silver
c)
diamond
d)
jade
33.
Who wanted to unify and strengthen China?
a)
Censor
b)
Han Wudi
c)
Silk Road
d)
Qin Shihuangdi
34.
What is the trade route that stretches from China to the Mediterranean?
a)
Cotton Road
b)
Silk Road
c)
Censor
d)
Acupuncture
35.
Why did Qin Shihuangdi have the Great Wall of China built?
a)
To have something pretty to look at
b)
To make the country popular
c)
To protect the country
d)
To have a national monument
36.
Which of these is 3 Chinese inventions?
a)
Pencil, Paper, Markers
b)
Paper, Waterwheel, Pencil
c)
Paper, Wheelbarrow, Cast-Iron Plow
d)
Paper, Wheelbarrow, TV
37.
What religion spread from India to China along the Silk Road?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Daoism
d)
Buddhism
38.
What significant event happened during the Han Dynasty?
a)
The population and territory decreased
b)
The population and territory increased
c)
The population increased, territory decreased
d)
The population decreased, territory increased
39.
What are the massive army of soldiers made of?
a)
marble
b)
iron
c)
terra-cotta
d)
jade
40.
Each soldier had the same facial expressions.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What body part did the archaeologist study of the terra-cotta soldiers?
a)
nose
b)
chin
c)
eyes
d)
ear
42.
How many years did it take to build the 22 square mile complex?
a)
20
b)
30
c)
40
d)
50
43.
Only a small fraction of the tomb has been excavated.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Why did Qin Shihuangdi have the soldier made and put in his burial?
a)
It was thought they would protect him in the afterlife.
b)
He hid his jewels inside each one so that no one would find them.
c)
They all died defending him from the warring states.
45.
During which time period did rules first apply Confucian ideas about fairness and learning?
a)
Qin Dynasty
b)
Shang Dynasty
c)
Han Dynasty
d)
Huang Civilization
46.
What was the main form of agriculture for the steppes people north of the Huang Valley?
a)
herding sheep and cattle
b)
raising horses
c)
growing rice and other grains
d)
cultivating fruits
47.
Loess created problems for the Huang Valley farmers because it did what?
a)
poisoned the water
b)
clogged irrigation canals
c)
left fine silt on the fields
d)
soaked up all the rainwater
48.
Who is the emperor of the Han dynasty that created schools to help educate people for government jobs?
a)
Confucius
b)
Han Gao Zu
c)
Wudi
d)
Shihuangdi
49.
Who is the teacher and philosopher that stated rules must be wise and good, just as their subjects must be respectful?
a)
Confucius
b)
Han Gao Zu
c)
Wudi
d)
Shihuangdi
50.
Archaeologists found the tomb of a woman who was married to an emperor, and lead her own troops and ruled her own town, who was she?
a)
Shihuangdi
b)
Han Gao Zu
c)
Fu Hao
d)
Wudi
51.
Which emperor was successful in creating a strong government, but is remembered for his harsh rule?
a)
Shihuangdi
b)
Fu Hao
c)
Wudi
d)
Han Gao Zu
52.
Qin Shihuangdi based his rule on the ideas of
a)
Buddhism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Daoism
53.
The Great Wall of China we know today was built __________years after Emperor Qin Shihuangdi's rule.
a)
1500
b)
1200
c)
1800
d)
15000
54.
What was the most valuable product traded on the Silk Road.
a)
Porcelain
b)
Tea
c)
Silk
d)
Spices
55.
The Silk Road was an expensive way to move trade goods because it was _______.
a)
long
b)
hidden
c)
dangerous
d)
rocky
56.
Indian merchants brought __________ to China.
a)
steel
b)
ships
c)
paper
d)
Buddhism
57.
The ________ dynasty established the Mandate of Heaven.
a)
Qin
b)
Zhou
c)
Han
d)
Shang
58.
Emperor ______________________ created a single monetary system
a)
Han Wudi
b)
Wu Ding
c)
Qin Shihuangdi
d)
Liu Bang
59.
Chinese written language was created during the _________dynasty
a)
Han
b)
Qin
c)
Zhou
d)
Shang
60.
What did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi build that allowed no one to leave, or invade, for thousands of years?
a)
a dinosaur
b)
a fortress
c)
the Great Wall
d)
a statue of himself
61.
The right of a Chinese emperor to rule with the permission of the heavens is called...?
a)
the Oracle of Clouds
b)
the Mandate of Heaven
c)
the Dynasty
d)
the Heavenly Commandments
62.
What is an invention of Ancient China?
a)
paper
b)
cars
c)
planes
d)
hierogylphics
63.
What is the central idea of Taoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Living in harmony with nature
d)
respect for elders
64.
Which philosopher taught that people should focus on a simple life and inner peace?
a)
Confucius
b)
Lao-Tzu
c)
Hammurabi
d)
Qin Shi Huangdi
65.
Yin and Yang are ..
a)
Two Chinese emperors
b)
A balance of opposites
c)
The force of evil in the world.
d)
A type of ancient Chinese jade carving.
66.
A device that measures the strength of an earthquake is a __________.
a)
Seismograph
b)
Loess
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Woodblock printing
67.
A thin, beautiful pottery invented in China is ___.
a)
Loess
b)
Porcelain
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Sundial
68.
A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood, covered with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper to create a printed page is _____.
a)
Woodblock printing
b)
Isolationism
c)
Silk Road
d)
Acupuncture
69.
A mixture of powders used in guns is __.
a)
Woodblock printing
b)
Gunpowder
c)
Acupuncture
d)
Seismograph
70.
An instrument that uses Earth's magnetic field to indicate direction is a ___.
a)
Dynasty
b)
Loess
c)
Compass
d)
Seismograph
71.
A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government is ______.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Hinduism
72.
a philosophy of following the Dao, that is the natural way of the universe
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
philosophy
d)
chaos
73.
a period from about 481 BC to 221 BC of great conflict in ancient China
a)
warring states period
b)
warlord
c)
chaos
d)
Mandate of Heaven
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