WorksheetsChapter 8 Study Guide 2018-2019
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
An oracle bone was
the bone of an ancestor sacred to ancient Chinese families.
an animal bone or turtle shell on which royal priests wrote questions to the gods.
a bone of the great Chinese thinker Confucius worshipped by his followers today.
a decoration worn by Shang emperors as a sign of the Mandate of Heaven.
The system of writing with pictographs
was developed by the Chinese soon after they invented paper.
existed in China long before farming developed.
is illustrated by primitive drawings in Chinese caves.
used simple drawings or characters to represent words and ideas.
Historians use the term dynastic cycle to describe the
pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties.
order in which an emperor's relatives had claim to the throne.
process by which emperors chose those who followed them.
steps emperors took to make sure their dynasty continued.
When a Chinese emperor held the Mandate of Heaven, it meant
he could do no wrong in the eyes of the people.
he was a god whose commands must be obeyed.
he had the gods' support and approval to rule.
he was also the head of China's official church.
The Chinese people believed that a dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven if
an emperor died at a young age.
an emperor mistreated his people.
a ruler behaved foolishly or badly.
a flood or earthquake occurred.
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism are examples of __________ popular at various times in Chinese history.
dynasties
heavenly mandates
philosophies
religious practices
According to __________, people need harsh punishments to make them afraid to do wrong.
Buddhism
Daoism
Jainism
Legalism
__________, or treating parents with respect, is one of the most important teachings of Confucianism.
The Mandate of Heaven
Filial piety
The Mandate of the Gods
Ancestor worship
Laozi, who is credited with founding __________, may never have existed.
Daoism
Hinduism
Jainism
Legalism
__________ called on its followers to respect authority, practice good conduct, and be a benefit to society.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Legalism
The followers of __________ were not concerned with good and bad, and did not try to change things or get involved in government.
Confucianism
Daoism
Kongfuzi
Legalism
Proper conduct within one's family and in society was an important teaching of __________.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Pragmatism
The ruler Shi Huangdi founded the __________ dynasty.
Han
Kong
Qin
Zhou
The Chinese ruler __________ built a large wall along China's northern border to keep out invaders.
Kongfuzi
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Wudi
China was ruled by __________ for over 400 years, from 202 B.C. to A.D. 220
Confucianism
the Han dynasty
Legalism
the Qin dynasty
__________ is a way of governing in which officials chosen by the ruler run offices.
Bureaucracy
Democracy
Dynasty
Legalism
__________, who came from the state of Qin, ended the fighting among the warring states and united China under one rule.
Empress Lü
Kongfuzi
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Wudi, who was known as the "Martial Emperor" because of his military conquests, was part of the __________.
Han dynasty
Shang dynasty
Qin dynasty
Zhou dynasty
Early China was prosperous under __________.
Daoism
the Han dynasty
Master King
the Qin dynasty
A series of trails stretching westward from China became known as the Silk Roads because
they passed through regions where silk worms lived.
silk manufacturing took place in that part of China.
the first silk from India traveled to China on them.
they carried silk and other trade goods to and from China.
The Silk Roads connected China and
Africa.
Europe.
Japan.
Korea.
The best example of cultural diffusion is
the spread of Buddhism into China.
the sailing of a Chinese ship to Japan.
the movement of a Chinese family from a farm to the city.
the sale of silk from one merchant to another in China.
All of the following are examples of cultural diffusion of Chinese ideas and customs except
the use of paper.
the wearing of silk clothing.
the beginnings of farming.
the invention of the wheelbarrow.
The Silk Roads are called trans-Eurasian because
they carried large amounts of trade.
they stretched across Europe and Asia.
they connected China and Mesopotamia.
they were used by Europeans and Asians.
Confucianism spread from China to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam because of
conquest.
cultural diffusion.
the Han dynasty.
Emperor Shi Huangdi.
