WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 37mins
What term means to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication?
Censor
Civil Service
Filial Piety
Legalism
What is an ancient Chinese philosophy where a strong leader and a strong legal system will create social order?
Censor
Civil Service
Filial Piety
Legalism
What do you call people who work for a government?
Censor
Civil Service
Filial Piety
Legalism
What term means devotion of child to their parents in Confucianism?
Censor
Civil Service
Filial Piety
Legalism
What is animal bones or shells carved with written characters that was used to predict the future?
Loess
Mandate of Heaven
Oracle Bones
Pictograph
What is the term that means a picture that represents a word or idea?
Loess
Mandate of Heaven
Oracle Bones
Pictograph
What is a dustlike material that can form soil?
Loess
Mandate of Heaven
Oracle Bones
Pictograph
What is the term that mean the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven?
Loess
Mandate of Heaven
Oracle Bones
Pictograph
What benefit did a standardized currency bring to China?
It made it easier to trade anywhere in the empire.
It reduced the economic power of warlords.
It increased wealth for all citizens.
It allowed the government to collect taxes.
Among the major achievements of the Shang were the development of a written language
building of the Great Wall.
introduction of metal coins.
invention of the seismometer.
development of bronze metalworking.
One notable way that the Han emperors differed from the Qin emperors was in their
revival of Confucianism.
harsh treatment of citizens.
adoption of Legalism.
expansion of the empire.
Which geographic features that isolated China to the west and north? Choose two.
North China Plain
Taklimakan Desert
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi Desert
Why did the ancient Chinese make loud noises at festivals and during holiday celebrations?
to show loyalty to the emperor
to celebrate their blessings
to awaken the spirits of their ancestors
to chase away evil spirits
In order to keep the economy stable, Han emperors
introduced the first Chinese coins.
prevented merchants from selling goods outside of China.
bought and stored goods to avoid shortages.
banned monopolies in major industries.
According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven, what would a ruler have to do to stay in power? Choose the TWO correct answers.
win the loyalty of warlords
impose strict laws to prevent chaos
follow the Dao
rule justly and virtuously
preserve harmony between heaven and earth
Emperor Wudi and later Han emperors sent envoys to
establish relations with western kingdoms.
oversee civil service examinations.
destroy rebellious warlords.
spread Buddhism throughout China.
What do Daoism and Confucianism have in common?
Competition for wealth
Order and stability
People are basically evil
Development of bureaucracy
What impact did the Silk Road have on China under the Han dynasty? Choose the TWO correct answers.
It enabled the Han to expand Chinese territory.
It brought new ideas such as Buddhism into China.
It increased the prosperity of Han merchants.
It made travel easier between northern and southern China.
It allowed the Chinese to learn the process of making silk.
By what means did Zhou rulers keep control over all the different regions of their kingdom?
by keeping a strong army ready to put down any rebellion
by treating the people with kindness and respect
by starting a civil service based on the ideas of Confucius
by putting family members in charge of individual regions
Followers of Daoism believe that the Dao is
proper relationships between people.
a form of ancestor worship.
a pathway to a just and stable government.
the natural way of the universe.
Which of the following statements is the most accurate comparison of the Qin and Han dynasties?
The Qin ended the civil service system set up by the Han.
The Han conquered even more territory than had the Qin.
The Han adopted the Legalist policies introduced by the Qin.
Han emperors rejected the Qin idea of standardization.
