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Mr. Moore's Ancient China Quiz

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
2.
One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is 
a)
Google 
b)
Bogie
c)
Gobi
d)
Sahara
3.

Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?

a)

desert

b)

oceans

c)

rivers

d)

glaciers

4.

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?

a)

They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.

b)

They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.

c)

They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.

d)

They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.

5.

Which physical feature in China is a flat piece of land and serves as a natural border to the west?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Yellow Sea

6.

Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?

a)

Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea

b)

Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert

c)

Yellow Sea and Yangtze River

7.

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Dao

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Huang He

8.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
9.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of China? 
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Fertile Soil
c)
Transportation
d)
All of the above
11.
Chinese burial practices were similar to the Ancient 
a)
Americans
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Jedi's
12.
What geographic feature isolated China in the East? 
a)
Mountains & Taklimakan desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Himalayas 
13.
What is a dynasty?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven.
b)
Rule by one person.
c)
Family rule over a long period of time.
d)
A system of rule where one person has absolute power.
14.
What geographic feature isolated China in the SouthWest? 
a)
mountains & Taklimakan desert
b)
Gobi Desert 
c)
Pacific Ocean 
d)
Himalayas 
15.
What is an effect of flooding?
a)
Provides drinking water 
b)
Deposits fertile soil for farming
c)
Provides a place for kids to swim
d)
Deposits rocks and sand for farming
16.
A mountain can provide a civilization with?
a)
Constant trade opportunities 
b)
Protection/resources
c)
Entertainment like skiing 
d)
Mountains provide very little 
17.
What were the major topographical features that allowed Mesopotamia to survive?
a)
The Yellow River 
b)
The Nile River
c)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers 
d)
The Tiber River 
18.
What continent is Mesopotamia located?
a)
Europe 
b)
Russia 
c)
Arabian Peninsula 
d)
Asia
19.
Where were cities in Ancient Egypt located?
a)
Along the Nile River
b)
In the middle of the Sahara Desert 
c)
In the Mountains 
d)
Along the Atlantic Ocean coast
20.
What is irrigation?
a)
Drought 
b)
Canals that carry water from the river to the fields
c)
Flooding crops so they grow faster
d)
Holding tanks for water
21.
An example of a natural disaster is? 
a)
Drought 
b)
Creating a surplus of food
c)
Thunderstorm 
d)
Rain 
22.
Agriculture most likely occurs because of?
a)
Mountains 
b)
Rivers
c)
Deserts 
d)
Plateaus 
23.
A river can provide a civilization with?
a)
A swimming team 
b)
Water to grow crops
c)
Ability to have indoor plumbing 
d)
Running water in their house 
24.
What was the disadvantage for early civilizations that lived in or near mountains?
a)
No water source
b)
Protection 
c)
Lack of trade
d)
Lack of resources
25.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
26.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
27.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
28.
Chinese burial practices were similar to the Ancient 
a)
Americans
b)
Mesopotamians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Jedi's
29.
_______________ was a Chinese philosopher who emphasized ethical behavior for individuals and government. 
a)
Legalism
b)
Dynasty
c)
Laozi
d)
Confucius
30.
___________ was a famous Daoist teacher.  He taught that people should not try to gain wealth, nor seek power. 
a)
Confucius
b)
Legalism 
c)
Laozi
d)
Yangtze River
31.
______________ was the right to rule; the Chinese believed heaven gave it to their emperors. When an emperor was weak or disasters occurred, the emperor was thought to have lost it.
a)
Mandate of Heaven 
b)
Legalism 
c)
Laozi 
d)
Confucius
32.
____________ was the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
a)
Legalism 
b)
Laozi 
c)
Yangtze 
d)
Daoism 
33.
_________ stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.
a)
Confucius
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism 
d)
Inner peace 
34.
The ______________ contains some of the tallest mountains in the world and is nicknamed, “Roof of the world.” 
a)
Tibetan Plateau 
b)
Yangtze River
c)
Yellow River
d)
Confucius
35.

What is one thing the Qin dynasty is known for?

a)

building the Grand Canal

b)

constructing the Great Wall of China

c)

invading Rome

d)

being defeated by the Mongols

36.

What is one thing the Han dynasty is known for?

a)

trading along the Silk Road

b)

being the first dynasty of China

c)

building the Grand Canal

d)

being the last dynasty of the Golden Age of China

37.

What is the Chinese idea that rulers were commanded to rule by gods and that kings were to take care of the people?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Divine Right Theory

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Homage

38.

Along which river in China did the first cities develop?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Gobi River

39.

Mt. Everest is ______________.

a)

The tallest mountain in the world

b)

in the Himalayan mountains.

c)

along the border of China and Nepal

d)

all of the above

40.

Which mountain range forms the southwestern boarder of China? Between China and Nepal.

a)

The Gobi Mountains

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Mongolian Mountains

d)

The Yangtze Mountains

41.

What are deposits of yellow silt that make the soil fertile?

a)

Delta

b)

Yangtze

c)

Loess

d)

Terrace Farming

42.

Created by Wu Di, this changed the day-to-day running of government and increased the importance of education.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Feudalism

d)

Civil Service

43.

A leader of China who named himself "First Emperor of China"

a)

Wu Di

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Beyonce

44.

What is the class system where the king provides land to nobles for military support, and peasants paid nobles for using the land to farm?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Feudalism

c)

Legalism

d)

Beyonce

45.
What did legalism include?
a)
Strict rules, harsh consequences, lack of educational services
b)
The belief and following of the Confuscious
c)
Strict rules with few consequences and education for the rich
d)
The belief and following of the Dao, known as "The Way"
46.
Terra-cotta Army ____________________ to serve the Emperor in his afterlife.
a)
created by
b)
was created
c)
were created
d)
was create
47.
Who was the Emperor that wanted the army?
a)
Chang Zhong
b)
Yao Tai Tse
c)
Qin Shi Huang
d)
Qin San Shi
48.
Each of the 8,000 warriors had a different expression, weapon and clothing; they _______ with bright beautiful colors.
a)
was paint
b)
was painted
c)
were paint
d)
were painted
49.
The Silk Road was what?
a)
One road that was the color of silk. 
b)
A network of roads used for trading.
c)
A road that only silk was traded on.
d)
The name of the first road in Asia. 
50.
This is a period in China which is a time of many civil wars.
a)
Civil War
b)
Warring States Period
c)
Period 2
51.

The Warring States Period was a time when China's states were fighting with each other for control.

a)

True

b)

False

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