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Chapter Four: Ancient China

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT located in China?

a)

Guangxi Zhungzu

b)

Huang River

c)

North China Plain

d)

Nile River

2.

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

a)

It reflects the yellow light of the sun.

b)

Someone put yellow food coloring in it.

c)

Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.

d)

It reflects the yellow flowers near the bank of the river.

3.

What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?

a)

terraces

b)

sinkholes

c)

levees

d)

floodplain

4.

Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?

a)

The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

b)

The river reminded the Chinese of tears.

c)

The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.

d)

The river is light blue.

5.

Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau?

a)

The warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shores.

b)

The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes.

c)

The land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges.

d)

The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry.

6.

Which of the following is NOT found in China?

a)

deserts

b)

plains

c)

mountains

d)

badlands

7.

Which was an important product of the Zhou economy?

a)

bones

b)

pottery

c)

silk

d)

gold

8.

What inventions improved daily life in ancient China?

a)

projects to control flooding

b)

huge walls built around towns

c)

iron used to make farm tools and weapons

d)

new system of money

9.

Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?

a)

protect the empire from northern invaders

b)

help with irrigation and canal building

c)

help trade relations between nations

d)

humpty dumpty needed somewhere to sit

10.

Which was NOT an achievement of the Han dynasty?

a)

New states were formed in order to centralize the government.

b)

The building of new roads improved transportation.

c)

Government officials had to take civil service exams.

d)

The first complete history of China was written.

11.

Which of the following helped unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty?

a)

a network of roads connecting China to the rest of the world

b)

advancements in trade and transportation

c)

a new system of religion

d)

the elimination of middlemen

12.

What was invented during the Han dynasty?

a)

silk

b)

porcelain

c)

paper

d)

ink

13.

How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese history and culture?

a)

People became greedy and cruel towards others.

b)

Values, such as order, harmony, and ways of making the world right, began to spread.

c)

More people were allowed to go to school.

d)

People of nobility became educated as scholars.

14.

What might be considered the first principle of Confucianism?

a)

Read many books.

b)

Be insensitive towards others.

c)

Be greedy and cruel.

d)

Respect all people.

15.

Which is NOT a virtue at the core of Confucianism?

a)

humility, or modesty

b)

tyranny, or harshness

c)

respect for the family

d)

a sense of humanity

16.

Which does NOT describe the Analects?

a)

collection of sayings by Confucius

b)

advice to people who want to do the right thing

c)

one of many printed works of Confucius

d)

the main printed work of Confucius

17.

Which school of thought was taught by Laozi?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Daoism

d)

Judaism

18.

Which is a central belief of Daoism?

a)

People should revolt and demand peace.

b)

People should seek a higher level of education.

c)

People should fight for their beliefs.

d)

People should live in harmony with nature.