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Discoveries & Inventions of the Chinese Dynasties

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following rules of Chinese calligraphy is incorrect?

a)

Strokes are drawn from top to bottom.

b)

Strokes are drawn from left to right.

c)

Strokes are drawn in one continuous motion.

d)

Trick question! These are all correct.

2.

Compasses turn toward north because of the _____________ pole there.

a)

magnetic

b)

magma

c)

magnanimous

d)

magnificent

3.

Newer versions of the compass are most relevant to today's world because they are integral to every-day __________________ of unknown places by measuring the Earth's magnetic field on your phone's magnetometer and calculating your latitude & longitude.

a)

navigation

b)

recreation

c)

government / governing

d)

educating

4.

The primary purpose of a canal lock is to improve __________________.

a)

transportation of people & goods for trade over water.

b)

a empire's naval fleet.

c)

the quality of drinking water

d)

arts & culture

5.

Because the Chinese mastered the practices of paper-making, book-binding, and block-printing, their society likely had the highest _________________ rate in the world during the Medieval Period.

a)

literacy

b)

unemployment

c)

birth

d)

marriage

6.

<Gr.6 Review> The ideas of the philosopher ______________ were spread using printing technologies. The printing technologies also allowed for paper-tests to be created and given to students and job applicants in China!

a)

Confucius

b)

Marcus Aurelius

c)

Hinduism

d)

the Buddha

7.

Porcelain is made by baking clay in a _________, or pottery-oven.

a)

kiln

b)

furnace

c)

washer

d)

chimney

8.

The Chinese invented steel, which is made from _______, but it is less brittle and easier to bend into different sheets.

a)

Iron

b)

Porcelain

c)

Cotton

d)

Tea

9.

True or False? Most historians think the discovery of gunpowder was an accident.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following military technologies that uses gunpowder was NOT invented in China?

a)

Flamethrower

b)

Grenade

c)

Rocket

d)

Machine Gun

11.

Most game-cards & bank-notes are printed on ______________.


(This is likely a false statement since the invention of the internet!)

a)

Paper

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Steel

12.

The Chinese invented a mechanical clock that was more accurate than sundials and hourglasses. It used a drip of water to turn a ___________. The clock would signal on the quarter-hour and ring a bell every hour.

a)

wheel

b)

steel cog/gear

c)

glockenspiel

d)

Porcelain Tea-cup

13.

The process of inoculation is a way of stimulating a person's __________________ to fight a disease. The Chinese used the cowpox virus to inoculate people against smallpox. In many ways, this is our earliest recorded knowledge of "vaccines" and "vaccinations".

a)

immune system

b)

WiFi network

c)

ear, nose, and throat

d)

finances & commercial development

14.

What is the first verse to the dynasties of China nursery rhyme?

a)

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

b)

Sui, Tang, Song

c)

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

d)

Mao Zedong

15.

What is the second verse to the dynasties of China nursery rhyme?

a)

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

b)

Sui, Tang, Song

c)

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

d)

Mao Zedong

16.

What is the third verse to the dynasties of China nursery rhyme?

a)

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

b)

Sui, Tang, Song

c)

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

d)

Mao Zedong

17.

What is the fourth and final verse to the dynasties of China nursery rhyme?

a)

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

b)

Sui, Tang, Song

c)

Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic

d)

Mao Zedong

18.

______________ interfere with the Earth's magnetic field.

a)

Solar Flares

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Earthquakes & Tsunami

d)

Weather & Climate

19.

Porcelain is...

a)

Opaque (cannot see through)

b)

Translucent (can somewhat see through)

c)

Transparent (can totally see through)

20.

The Chinese idea of the "mandate of heaven" most relates to...

a)

Using religion to justify political revolutions

b)

Arts & Culture

c)

Science & Engineering

d)

Dress & Cuisine