WorksheetsChina Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
2.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
3.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The rivers' floods deposited fertile
a)
sand
b)
gold
c)
kilt
d)
silt
5.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
6.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
7.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
8.
Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?
a)
Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert
c)
Yellow Sea and Yangtze River
9.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.
10.
Line of rulers from the same family is a
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
dyansty
11.
This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
12.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
13.
Which landform is located on the southwestern border of China?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
North China Plain
d)
Xi River
14.
Why did people settle in River Valleys?
a)
transportation
b)
water
c)
rich soil
d)
all of these
15.
Separation from others means
a)
Isolation
b)
Stability
c)
Empires
16.
Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?
a)
Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea
b)
Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert
c)
Yellow Sea and Yangtze River
17.
This area of China had fertile soil, good for growing crops.
a)
Inner China
b)
Outer China
c)
Mongolia
d)
Tibet
18.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
19.
What metal did the Chinese use to make art and tools?
a)
Iron
b)
Copper
c)
Bronze
d)
Tin
20.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
21.
a river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
22.
Chinese burial practices were similar to the Ancient
a)
Americans
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Jedi's
23.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
24.
The Silk Road was a
a)
Dynasty
b)
Major river
c)
Paved road
d)
Trade route
25.
What was the main idea of Confucianism?
a)
Respect
b)
Education
c)
Honor
d)
Truth
26.
The Mandate of Heaven
a)
justified the changing of dynasties
b)
justified rebelling against the ruling family
c)
justified waging war against neighboring societies
d)
justified putting down rebellions with swift violence
27.
a system of thinking that teaches a universal force guides all things
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
philosophy
28.
Great Wall began during which dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
29.
Confucius's teaching was preserved by his students in the book .......
a)
Art of War
b)
Analects
c)
Tao Te Ching
d)
Han Fei Zi
30.
What is the central idea of Daoism?
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
31.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that Heaven had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
32.
The aim of the civil service examination system was to ______.
a)
limit government appointments to the aristocracy
b)
open government service to all talented and able people
c)
make it possible for women to serve in the government
d)
make it difficult for anyone to work in the government
33.
Yangdi, Wendhi's son, is credited with this great building project that made it easier to travel between north and south China.
a)
The Grand Canal
b)
The Great Wall of China
c)
The Gobi Desert
d)
The chariot
34.
What connects the two major rivers of China, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.
a)
The Grand Canal
b)
The Great Wall of China
c)
The Magnificent Bridge of China
d)
The Awesome Path of China
35.
In order to rebuild the Great Wall of China and build The Grand Canal China used this economic tactic.
a)
They used slave labor
b)
They lowered taxes
c)
Trickle Down Economics
d)
They raised tariffs on other countries
36.
Which dynasty was a period of intellectual awakening with philosophers such as Confucius and Laozi?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
zhou
d)
Qin
37.
During which dynasty were the Terracotta soldiers and Great Wall made?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
38.
Great Wall began during which dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
39.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
40.
The construction of the Great Wall of China begun during this dynasty .
a)
Zhou
b)
Qin
c)
Ming
d)
Sui
41.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
42.
The Terra Cotta Warriors were created to protect the first emperor of what country?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
43.
In China, dynastic cycles were based on divine right and rulers felt justified to rule
The political influence dynasties had was based on
The political influence dynasties had was based on
a)
the Peter Principle
b)
the Mandate of Heaven
c)
the Eightfold Path
d)
the Confucian Principle
44.
Who are these guys? More than 8,000 soldiers, chariots and horses built to guard Emperor Qin's grave?
a)
Taramusa Warriors
b)
Terracomma Warriors
c)
Terracotta Warriors
d)
Tiramisu Warriors
45.
What religion helped ensure the Chinese dynastic cycle continued?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
46.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
47.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?
a)
Obeys the priests
b)
controlled an army
c)
governed justly and truly
d)
conquered new territories
48.
Long wall running east and west to defend the empire from nomads
a)
Warring States
b)
The Great Wall
c)
Loess
d)
Silk Road
49.
Honoring the spirits of the dead
a)
Ancestor Worship
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Daoism
d)
Philosophy
50.
A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws
a)
Governor
b)
Official
c)
Philosophy
d)
Civil Service
51.
A set of beliefs about the world and how to live
a)
Lacquer
b)
Ancestor Worship
c)
Philosophy
d)
Censor
52.
What was the Dynastic Cycle?
a)
Process by which scholars were chosen for civil service.
b)
The process where a Dynasty rises, becomes corrupt, and this is a reason for a new dynasty to rise up and overthrow the previous Dynasty.
c)
The process of God choosing the ruler.
d)
The process of children gaining education.
53.
The introduction of civil service exams for government service began during the
a)
Qin Dynasty
b)
Zhou Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Han Dynasty
54.
China gets its name from which dynasty that conquered and brought all of eastern China under its control
a)
Qin Dynasty
b)
Zhou Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Han Dynasty
55.
Confucius believed the social and political order would improve if people followed....
a)
the 5 relationships
b)
the middle path
c)
the 4 noble truths
d)
the universe
56.
According to Confucius, the most important relationship was between.....
a)
Husband and wife
b)
emperor and subject
c)
parent and child
d)
siblings
57.
Which religions believes in destiny and that the "universe has a plan?"
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Daoism
d)
Shinto
58.
"Honor and Obey" are important concepts in?
a)
Shinto
b)
Buddhism
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
59.
Which of the following philosophies DID NOT develop in China?
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Confucianism
60.
Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
61.
According to Confucius, rulers should govern by _______
a)
the law.
b)
military might.
c)
a monopoly on natural resources.
d)
setting a good example.
62.
In China on Tomb-sweeping Day, families visit the graves of deceased relatives. Why did Confucius say people should honor and respect their elders?
a)
Because children should sweep away all memory of their ancestors so they may rest in peace.
b)
So that their elders will fund their children's education.
c)
Because filial piety - respect of children for their parents - was critical to the social order.
d)
Because elders do not need to show the younger members of the family any respect or lead by example.
63.
Confucius said people in ____________ must set a good example.
a)
authority
b)
jail
c)
love
d)
trouble
64.
In Legalism citizens were ___ to disobey the government.
a)
Allowed
b)
Forbidden
c)
Trusted
d)
Assigned
65.
Belief in Yin and Yang
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
66.
How did Legalism teach how to create an order in their society?
a)
With free food
b)
With parties
c)
With harsh punishments
d)
With meetings
67.
Taoism,Confucianism, and Legalism have their roots in...
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Japan
68.
What do you call cultural ideas that spread from one country to another and another?
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Cultural Exchange
c)
Trade
d)
Theft
69.
Who became the first Emperor of China by uniting warring kingdoms?
a)
Wudi
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Confucius
d)
Han
70.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India
71.
What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
72.
Which river is in China?
a)
Green
b)
Mississippi
c)
Yellow
d)
Himilaya
73.
Pick a Chinese invention.
a)
School
b)
Paper
c)
Flag
d)
Crackers
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