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Chinese Dynasties

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chinese and Indian traders exchanged goods, ideas, and beliefs along the Silk Road.

​Which belief system was spread to China by Indian merchants?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

2.

The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from ________________.

a)

Invaders from space

b)

The Xi Jiang

c)

Invaders from the north

d)

Floods

3.

China is located in what continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

4.

What is the most valuable item traded out of China on the Silk Road?

a)

salt

b)

rice

c)

silk

d)

iron

5.

Under which dynasty did Chinese rulers adopt the title of "Emperor"

a)

Shang

b)

Han

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

6.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A form of government where the head of the religion is the head of the government

b)

A series of rulers from the same family

c)

An appointed social who runs different parts of the government

d)

The divine right to rule given by the gods

7.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

A Chinese philosophy in which the legal system is more important than moral values

b)

A series of rulers from the same family line

c)

A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from the gods

d)

A system of government in which employees were mainly selected for their skills and knowledge

8.

The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule

a)

Divine Right of Kings

b)

popular mandate

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Made of kings

9.

____________ taught that people need harsh laws and punishment to make them live right

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

10.

Which best describes the Silk Road?

a)

vast highway where the Chinese bought silk

b)

dangerous road that silk traders traveled

c)

a series of different merchants trading on route thousands of miles long

d)

a straight road for travelers

11.

Which diculties did traders face on the Silk Road?

a)

long distances and bad weather

b)

bandits and thieves

c)

vast deserts and high mountains

d)

all answer choices

12.

Qin Shi huangdi helped to unify China by setting up a single system of ________.

a)

Farming

b)

Irrigation

c)

Schools

d)

Writing

13.

All of the following were achievements of the Han Dynasty EXCEPT_______________.

a)

Seismograph

b)

Clay Army

c)

Paper

d)

Education advances

14.

What benet did a standardized currency bring to China?

a)

The ability to easily trade anywhere in the empire

b)

Increased transportation by riverboat

c)

Wealth for all citizens

d)

A more efficient government

15.

What was the basis of the economy of the Chinese dynasties?

a)

Farming

b)

Gold

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Trade

e)

Salt

16.

Made paper by grinding plant fibers into a paste and then setting the paste out to dry in sheets.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

17.

Irrigation systems that are still in use today watered the fields and made more land good for farming.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

18.

The Great Wall was built to protect the country from invasion

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

19.

Acupuncture is the practice of inserting needles into the skin to cure disease or relieve pain. This practice is still widely used today.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

20.

Liu Bang

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

21.

Confucianism became the social government philosophy.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

22.

set up a uniform system of law

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

23.

A device for telling time, the sundial uses the position of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

24.

The seismograph is a device that device measures the strength of an earthquake. Chinese scientists believed that the movement of the earth was a sign of evil times. .

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

25.

Well liked by both warriors and peasants, the emperor released the country from strict Legalistic practices and focused on people’s immediate needs.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

26.

Shi Huangdi

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

27.

Rules and punishment, writing styles, and money were consistent across China.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

28.

Gold and copper coins were standardized.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

29.

Uniform weights and measures help standardize trade and other legal issues.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

30.

The production of silk increased.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

31.

Family life was supported and strengthened.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty