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WorksheetsChapter Four: Ancient China
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which is NOT located in China?
Guangxi Zhungzu
Huang River
North China Plain
Nile River
Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?
It reflects the yellow light of the sun.
Someone put yellow food coloring in it.
Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.
It reflects the yellow flowers near the bank of the river.
What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?
terraces
sinkholes
levees
floodplain
Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?
The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
The river reminded the Chinese of tears.
The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.
The river is light blue.
Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau?
The warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shores.
The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes.
The land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges.
The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry.
Which of the following is NOT found in China?
deserts
plains
mountains
badlands
Which was an important product of the Zhou economy?
bones
pottery
silk
gold
What inventions improved daily life in ancient China?
projects to control flooding
huge walls built around towns
iron used to make farm tools and weapons
new system of money
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
protect the empire from northern invaders
help with irrigation and canal building
help trade relations between nations
humpty dumpty needed somewhere to sit
Which was NOT an achievement of the Han dynasty?
New states were formed in order to centralize the government.
The building of new roads improved transportation.
Government officials had to take civil service exams.
The first complete history of China was written.
Which of the following helped unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty?
a network of roads connecting China to the rest of the world
advancements in trade and transportation
a new system of religion
the elimination of middlemen
What was invented during the Han dynasty?
silk
porcelain
paper
ink
How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese history and culture?
People became greedy and cruel towards others.
Values, such as order, harmony, and ways of making the world right, began to spread.
More people were allowed to go to school.
People of nobility became educated as scholars.
What might be considered the first principle of Confucianism?
Read many books.
Be insensitive towards others.
Be greedy and cruel.
Respect all people.
Which is NOT a virtue at the core of Confucianism?
humility, or modesty
tyranny, or harshness
respect for the family
a sense of humanity
Which does NOT describe the Analects?
collection of sayings by Confucius
advice to people who want to do the right thing
one of many printed works of Confucius
the main printed work of Confucius
Which school of thought was taught by Laozi?
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
Judaism
Which is a central belief of Daoism?
People should revolt and demand peace.
People should seek a higher level of education.
People should fight for their beliefs.
People should live in harmony with nature.
