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Ch. 10 China Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural barriers isolated China from other civilizations

a)

The Gobi Desert

b)

The Himalayas

c)

Altay Mountains

d)

All of the Above

2.

What are the geographical features that attracted people to settle in eastern China?

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Gobi Desert and Yellow Sea

c)

The Huang He (Yellow) and Yangtze (Chang Jiang) Rivers

3.

The Chinese call the Huang He (Yellow) River "China's Sorrow" due to...

a)

the numerous floods which have claimed many lives

b)

it's yellow color

c)

it's dirty and polluted

d)

there have been numerous droughts causing famines

4.

Which dynasty ruled in China for the longest amount of years - (800 years)

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

5.

What was the social class of the majority of people in ancient China?

a)

aristocrats

b)

farmers

c)

merchants

d)

artisans

6.

In what way was the Shang dynasty similar the ancient Egypt?

a)

both civilizations ended due to environmental problems

b)

both embalmed or preserved their dead to prepare them for the afterlife

c)

both developed ancient writing using pictures to represent objects

d)

both used oracle bones to receive wisdom from their ancestors

7.

Which civilization developed better irrigation systems to increase crop yields

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

8.

Which dynasty developed paper-making, created the Silk Road, practiced acupuncture?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

9.

Which dynasty built the first cities, created pictographs, and raised silk worm to produce first silk?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

10.

Which dynasty simplified the writing system, created one currency, built the Great Wall

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

11.

Which ruler appointed censors to make sure that government workers were doing their jobs well?

a)

Qin Shihuangdi

b)

Wu Wang

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Han Wudi

12.

Which emperor based his rule on the ideals of Legalism?

a)

Wu Wudi

b)

Han Wudi

c)

Qin Shihuangdi

d)

Shang Tang

13.

The Mandate of Heaven says that the king's right to rule comes from the...

a)

army

b)

nobles

c)

people

d)

gods

14.

This is the principle that the Zhou dynasty claimed gave them the right to rule...

a)

Filial Piety

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Divine Right of the Kings

d)

Democratic election

15.

How did Daoism influence the people of early China

a)

Believed all people should focus on nature or follow "The Way"

b)

Aristocrats followed strict laws and enacted strict punishments

c)

People began taking examinations for government positions

d)

People followed the four noble truths to end suffering

16.

Which is an example of filial piety?

a)

A sister helping her brother to learn to read and write.

b)

A mother teacher her daughter how to manage the household.

c)

A father teaching his son to run the family business.

d)

A son taking care of his sick mother

17.

Why was the Great Wall built?

a)

to transport goods

b)

to keep out northern invaders

c)

to keep out southern invaders

d)

to block the sun

18.

What did Han Wudi, of Han dynasty, invent that is still in use today?

a)

a postal system

b)

civil service system

c)

art of acupuncture

d)

concept of bureaucracy

19.

Which of the answers below best describes the Han dynasty?

a)

built the Great Wall

b)

created the Mandate of Heaven

c)

expanded trade with other civilizations through the Silk Road and sea routes

d)

has the longest reigning dynasty in Chinese history

20.

After the fall of the Han dynasty which religion did many people begin to follow of believe in?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

no specific religion