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Unit 04: Ancient China

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a sundial?

a)

a device that uses the position of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

b)

a barrier that linked earlier walls that stood near China's northern border

c)

the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain

d)

a device that measures the strength of earthquakes

2.

What is the Great Wall of China?

a)

a device that uses the position of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

b)

a barrier that linked earlier walls that stood near China's northern border

c)

the idea that heaven chose China's ruler and gave him/her power to rule

d)

a device that measures the strength of earthquakes

3.

What is woodblock printing?

a)

The practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain

b)

a device that measures the strength of earthquakes

c)

a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

d)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

4.

What is a scholar-official?

a)

a barrier that linked earlier walls that stood near China's northern border

b)

a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

c)

a body of unelected officials

d)

an educated member of the government

5.

What is the "mandate of heaven"?

a)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

b)

a body of unelected officials

c)

the idea that heaven chose China's ruler and have him/her power to rule

d)

service as a government official

6.

Define bureaucracy.

a)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

b)

a body of unelected government officials

c)

an educated member of the government

d)

service as a government official

7.

What is "civil service"?

a)

service as a government official

b)

a body of unelected government officials

c)

a device that measures the strength of earthquakes

d)

a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

8.

What is acupuncture?

a)

a device that uses the position of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

b)

the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain

c)

the idea that heaven chose China's ruler and gave him/her power to rule

d)

a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood

9.

Define isolationism.

a)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

b)

a body of unelected government officials

c)

an educated member of the government

d)

service as a government official

10.

What is a seismograph?

a)

a device that uses the position of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day

b)

a device that measures the strength of earthquakes

c)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

d)

a body of unelected government officials

11.

Many examples of Shang writing that have been found were on:

a)

pieces of paper

b)

tree bark

c)

bones or shells

d)

pottery shards

12.

The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was:

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Wudi

13.

What was built over many centuries as a defensive line designated to help keep out the invading tribes of people to the north of China known as the Mongols?

a)

Emperor's Fortress

b)

Great Canal

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Shi Huangdi Line

14.

China is responsible for many great inventions. Which of the following are NOT Chinese inventions?

a)

paper, fireworks, and porcelain

b)

astrolabe, caravel, and telescope

c)

steel plow, silk, and the compass

d)

sundial, seismograph,and gunpowder

15.

The box above describes who?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Shi Huangdi

d)

Marco Polo

16.

______________ was the first commoner to become emperor.

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Wudi

17.

Based on the picture above, what word best fits the FIRST question mark?

a)

army

b)

peasants

c)

merchants

d)

nobles

18.

Based on the picture above, what word best fits the SECOND question mark?

a)

army

b)

peasants

c)

merchants

d)

nobles

19.

The outline of the map below describes which dynasty?

a)

Qin

b)

Sui

c)

Han

d)

Yuan

20.

Foot binding began during what dynasty?

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Yuan

21.

The box above describes who?

a)

Zheng He

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Zhu Yanzhang

22.

The image above shows what?

a)

the Forbidden City

b)

the Grand Canal

c)

the Great Wall

d)

the Imperial Palace

23.

Who could serve in an army under the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Mongols

b)

merchants

c)

artisans

d)

elected officials

24.

According to Confucianism, what two basic principles should people use to conduct their lives? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Ren

b)

Civility

c)

Li

d)

Bureaucracy

25.

Which of the following statements apply to Confucianism?

a)

children must respect their elders

b)

no one is above the emperor

c)

the two main principles were ren and li

d)

girls were thought to be more important that boys