WorksheetsAncient India & Ancient China Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What were 2 forms of artistic expression used by the Tang & Song Dynasties to increase trade?
Opera & Acting
Mosaics & Pottery
Calligraphy & Poetry
Painting & Architecture
What effect did trade along the Silk Road have on the civilizations involved?
Ideas and goods were exchanged between cultures
People of the Indus River Valley learned to build walls to control flooding
Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall
More civilizations were able to able to achieve a stable food supply
Which philosophy or religion is based on ancestor worship and living in balance and harmony with nature?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Taoism
How did the Hindu Caste System change Indian society?
It made all citizens participate in Hinduism
It created a system of social classes with roles
It changed it from a republic to a dictatorship
It required all citizens to specialize in mathematics
Which of the Four Great Inventions is shown in this image?
Papermaking
Compass
Gunpowder
Printing
What is the origin of Hinduism and Buddhism?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
India
Which of the following statements is true about China?
The Tigris brought important loess to the river valley
The Huang He brought important loess to the river valley
The Indus River brought extremely fertile soil
The Nile River often flooded China, decimating crops
What farming methods were used that enabled the Chinese to have a food surplus?
Terraces, middlemen
Turtle shells, irrigation
Terraces, double cropping
Loess, civil service
What discovery during the Tang and Ming dynasties allowed Chinese literature to reach a new heights of importance?
People were bored and looking for entertainment
The government paid writers
The Chinese population increased
Printing was invented
During the Golden Age of India, which of these were contributions to society?
Textiles and fashion design
Math and medicine
Laws and politics
Sports and exercise
Which product would have most likely been trade from the East to the West?
Silver
Wool
Porcelain
Gold
Where did Confucianism & Taoism originate?
China
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Which of these achievements did NOT come from China?
Gunpowder
Plastic Surgery
Seismograph
Porcelain
How did early Chinese civilizations determine who would work in government positions?
Positions were given to people related to the emperor who had demonstrated loyalty while serving in the military
Positions were given to people who scored the best on a civil service exam
Positions were given to people who had relatives working in the government
Positions were given to people from the wealthiest families who gave money to support the government
Which of the following correctly describes similarities between Egypt, the Fertile Crescent, India, and China?
They depended on rivers to provide fertile soil, irrigation, and transportation
Their economy was supported by making medicines from oracle bones
They wrote hieroglyphics on paper made from trees
They had divine kingship
Which of the following statements is true about the caste system?
Hindus may move to a higher caste if they marry someone from a higher caste
The lowest castes were supposed to be teachers to all of the others
Hindus who become better educated can move to a higher caste
The caste system is a lifelong social class
What does this map show?
Middle Passage
Oregon Trail
Silk Road
March to the Sea
Which of the following is the language brought to Ancient India by the Aryans?
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Why was trade along the Silk Road important to the development of the Chinese civilization?
It weakened rivals in Japan and India
It created alliances with Japan and India
It brought disease to China
It brought great wealth to China
Due to isolation, the ancient people of India relied solely on food they could grow themselves. What is this called?
Double Cropping
Subsistence farming
Canals & trenches
Terraces
The concept of zero was first created by mathematicians during which Classical Indian Dynasty?
Gupta
Chin
Han
Tang
Which of the following was affected by the caste you were born into?
Foods eaten, religion, education
Marriage, religion. government
Occupation, education, government
Marriage, occupation, foods eaten
How did silk affect the economy of ancient China?
China did not make a profit from selling it because silk was made in other parts of the world
China’s economy profited because silk was a valued trade item in the West
No money was made from selling it because silk was too expensive to produce
Most people preferred to buy cotton because silk was too hard to keep clean
Why was the Gupta dynasty known as the Golden Age of Classical Indian civilization?
The people found a lot of gold in the rivers
Doctors found herbs to heal sickness
Art, literature, and mathematics grew in importance
Religion played a key role in the lives of the people
