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Chapter Ten: Early China

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the rudder useful for?

a)

Figuring out the four cardinal directions

b)

Helping sea shipping merchants

c)

Grinding corn and other grains

d)

Detecting Earthquakes

2.

Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government?

a)

There were too many aristocrats

b)

He hated Daoism

c)

The last of the Shang rulers was a cruel tyrant

d)

Shang rulers forced the people to worship too many gods

3.

Name a religion that spread from India to China

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

4.

According to Confucianism, husbands and wives should support each other

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What ancient Chinese invention helped grind corn and other grains?

a)

Paper

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Waterwheel

d)

Rudder

6.

Which of the following was a result of Zhang Qian's exploration of the West?

a)

China's trade increased

b)

Literature and the arts blossomed

c)

Chinese medicine advanced

d)

Mongols invaded China

7.

Name China's 1st dynasty

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Ming

d)

Song

8.

Confucianism, Daoism; and legalism all had the same goal: the creation of a well-run and peaceful society.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Chinese system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule

a)

Legalism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Dao

10.

For a natural source of protection, ancient Chinese civilizations developed near mountain ranges.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which word best describes the scope of the silk road?

a)

Universal

b)

Intergalactic

c)

Intercontinental

d)

Unimportant

12.

The Zhou dynasty

a)

ruled China longer than any other dynasty

b)

ruled China before any other dynasty

c)

ruled China last

d)

ruled China the best

13.

Which dynasty did culture flourish under?

a)

Dao

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Han

14.

The growth of powerful empires in Europe and Asia led to  .  .  .

a)

The beginning of the Silk Road

b)

War on the Silk Road

c)

Asia grew to Europe

d)

People moved to Australia