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Ancient China

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all of China's natural barriers

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

A Plateau is....

a)

similar to the Central valley

b)

Flat land, BUT with high elevations where the air is thin.....

3.

The Yellow River got its nickname from the yellow, rich top soil that was left after floods.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The Chinese wanted to keep out the Mongolians so they built large mounds of dirt and rock as barriers. These were the very beginnings of the what?

a)

The Pyramids

b)

The Temple in Jerusalem

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Buddhist Stupas

5.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

6.

Name the two great rivers of Ancient China

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Yellow and Yangtze

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Nile and Jordan

7.

Where is China located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

North America

e)

South America

8.

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods...

a)

filial piety

b)

Approval of Gods

c)

Daoism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

9.

A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius...

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

10.

A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature...

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

11.

A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws...

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

12.

The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

filial piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Dao

13.

The administrative service of a government...

a)

currency

b)

civil service

c)

censor

d)

Confucianism

14.

Originally, a Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to treat disease or relieve pain...

a)

acupuncture

b)

chiropractic

c)

reflexology

d)

aromatherapy

15.

What was built to help protect China from invasions from the north?

a)

Waterwheels

b)

Silk Road

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Terraces

16.

What was the reason this wall is here

a)

To defend off the invasions from northern invaders

b)

To have more people come to China

c)

To do experiments with it. (EX: how long it with last till it gets old and brakes.)

17.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
a)
Huang He (Yellow)
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Nile
18.
What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
19.
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
20.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
21.
Which river is in China?
a)
Green
b)
Mississippi
c)
Yellow
d)
Himilaya
22.
Use the passage to answer question 13.

Which of the following is best supported by the quote from Confucius? (7.21)
a)
If you wish for something hard enough it will just happen.
b)
If you work hard despite the challenges you will be rewarded. 
c)
If you love everyone then good things will happen to you.
d)
Loving is easier to do than hating.
23.
Yellow River; flows across China for more than 2,900 miles; carries rich yellow soil as it flows
a)
Huang He
b)
Yangtze river
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Ohio River
24.
children's respect for their parents and older relatives; an important part of Confucian beliefs
a)
Laozi
b)
pictograph
c)
Dao
d)
Filial Piety
25.
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Han Fezi
26.
a line of rulers who belong to the same family
a)
Mandate
b)
Line segment
c)
Emperor
d)
Dynasty
27.
Chinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns
a)
Dao
b)
Daoism
c)
Laozi
d)
Han Fezi
28.
a large network of trade routes stretching 4,000 miles from western China to southwest Asia
a)
Accupuncture
b)
Ideograph
c)
Silk Road
d)
Pictograph
29.
In what dynasty was the Iron Plow invented
a)
Han
b)
Qin
c)
Chou
d)
Shang
30.
What invention did the Han not have out of these four
a)
Gun Powder
b)
Paper
c)
Porcelain
d)
Iron Plow
31.
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. 
32.
What was the Chinese secret?
a)
How to make cotton.
b)
How to make fabric.
c)
How to grow silk worms.
d)
How to make silk.
33.
What positive effect did keeping the secret have on China?
a)
China was concerned the silk worm population would go down too fast. 
b)
Chinese were afraid their people would leave China. 
c)
People would have to come to China and trade. (more money)
d)
The Chinese thought people would be upset by the cruelty to animals.
34.
Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?
a)
Wild fires would break out.
b)
bandits
c)
lack of water
d)
bad weather
35.
Why did people travel in caravans (large groups)?
a)
for company
b)
it was cheaper
c)
for safety
d)
it was a law
36.
About how long was the Silk Road?
a)
2,000 miles
b)
1,000 miles
c)
3,000 miles
d)
4,000 miles
37.
Which is the most important fact that makes the Silk Road significant to history ?
a)
It brought Silk to Europe.
b)
Marco Polo used the Silk Road.
c)
It was one on the first times Europe and Asia were connected and products and cultures were exchanged.
d)
It was so long ago. 
38.
What disease began on the Silk Road that devastated parts of the world?
a)
Chicken Pox
b)
Flu
c)
Dehydration 
d)
Bubonic Plague (Black Plague)
39.
Which product was NOT exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
silk
b)
plastic
c)
exotic animals
d)
silver
40.
Which cultural idea was exchanged on the Silk Road?
a)
language
b)
religion
c)
skills
d)
All of the listed answers
41.
The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.
Originally, the Great Wall of China was built to protect caravans and thereby encourage _________.
a)
caravan
b)
dromedary camel
c)
barrier
d)
trade
42.
A valuable cloth originally made only in China from threads spun by silkworm caterpillars.
Her purple sari is made from real _____.
a)
barrier
b)
caravan
c)
silk
d)
Bactrian camel
camel
43.
Criminals who attack and steal from travelers.
The caravan was set upon by _______ after leaving the protection of the Great Wall.
a)
trade
b)
silk
c)
caravan
d)
bandits
44.
A group of traders traveling together.
Who will be chosen to lead the next ______?
a)
caravan
b)
trade
c)
oasis
d)
mirage
45.
A small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
The caravan stopped at the ______ for food, water and entertainment.
a)
caravan
b)
barrier
c)
oasis
d)
bactrian camel
46.
The trade route that connected China and Ancient Rome.
a)
The Silk Road
b)
The Cotton Trail
c)
The Sea Route
d)
The Great Canal
47.
The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
a)
Gasoline
b)
Steel
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Coal
48.
Silk is made from
a)
fiber from silkworm cocoons 
b)
the unhatched moths 
c)
mulberry leaf cocoons
d)
the hatched moths from silkworm cocoons
49.
What invention was used on both the farm and on the battlefield?
a)
Compass
b)
Wheelbarrow
c)
Bronze
d)
Gunpowder
50.
What was the biggest threat to merchants traveling on the Silk Road?
a)
Diseases
b)
Getting lost
c)
Starvation
d)
Thieves
51.
This helped sailors navigate.
a)
Rocket
b)
Compass
c)
Porcelain
d)
Silk Road
52.
Paper led to
a)
silk
b)
 money
c)
books
d)
both books and money
53.

Who called China the land of silk?

a)

Greeks

b)

Egyptians

c)

Romans

d)

Mesopotamians

54.

The Silk Road helped promote trade among kingdoms and empires?

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Which of the following is not a product that China exported (sold) to the rest of the world?

a)

Tea

b)

Spices

c)

Silk

d)

Cotton

56.

How was cultural diffusion a result of the Silk Road?

a)

Religion and Ideas spread form civilization to civilzation

b)

China influenced others but did not adopt other cultures ideas

c)

Goods were traded between China and Europe

d)

China's culture was largely untouched due to the natural barries

57.

Under which Dynasty started the Silk road?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

58.

What animal was ideal to use to travel with?

a)

Camels

b)

Elephants

c)

Horses

d)

No animals could travel along the rough Silk Road

59.

True or False: The Silk road was made up of only land routes.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

How many continents were connected by the Silk Road?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

61.

Peasants under the Han Dynasty worked for __________ month(s) per year to build roads, canals and irrigation systems.Practiced Confucianism

a)

1 month

b)

2 months

c)

3 months

d)

Unlimited months (worked until the project was done)

62.

The Han Dynasty valued well-educated and obedient officials. How did they appoint these officials?

a)

They had to take a test on math, literature and science

b)

They had to take a test based on Confucian beliefs

c)

They had to take a test based on physical strength and ablitliy

d)

They were appointed based on what the emperor's choice

63.

What did the Han Dynasty establish their government based off of?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Buddhism

64.

The Qin Dynasty adopted which philosophy?

a)

Confuncianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Doaism

d)

Buddhism

65.

Who started the Han Dynasty in 202 BC?

a)

Shi Haungdi

b)

Laozi

c)

Han feizi

d)

Liu Bang

66.

Who is contributed to created the philosophy, legalism?

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Confucious

c)

Han Feizi

d)

Laozi

67.

What does Shi Huangdi mean?

a)

First Ruler

b)

First Emperor

c)

First King

d)

First Priest

68.

Loazi created which philosophy?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Doaism

d)

Buddhism

69.

According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that:

a)

The king did not govern well

b)

The end of the world was near

c)

The people did not obey the laws

d)

The natural world ignored humans

70.

Which group belongs in the shaded area of the diagram?

a)

lords

b)

soldiers

c)

farmers

d)

servants

71.

Which phrase below best completes the following quotation?


“I am a follower of Confucius. I am the oldest of three children in my family. My younger sister and brother have to obey me. In return, I . . .”

a)

"may do whatever I want."

b)

"can punish them harshly."

c)

"must set a good example."

d)

"have to grant their wishes."

72.

In a chart titled “Yin and Yang”, pleasure would be paired with:

a)

pain

b)

reward

c)

afterlife

d)

enjoyment

73.

What was the Legalist view of human nature?

a)

people are basically selfish

b)

people are naturally curious

c)

people are motivated by love

d)

people want to do what is right

74.

Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize

a)

honesty and trust

b)

scholarship and ideas

c)

trade and manufacturing

d)

rewards and punishments

75.

What did Hanfeizi say that rulers must do to avoid being overthrown?

a)

exercise absolute power

b)

let people do as they want

c)

earn the Mandate of Heaven

d)

be popular through good deeds

76.

A method used in a government of Confucianism was...

a)

everyone must respect their elders who set a positive example

b)

citizens live under strict laws and consequences

c)

people meditating to live in harmony with nature

d)

all of the above

77.
Which Chinese philosophy taught that people are naturally wicked and must have strict rules and harsh punishments to force them to do the right thing?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
78.
Confucius, Laozi and Hanfeizi are examples of Chinese...
a)
Gods
b)
Philosophers
c)
Prophets
d)
Emperors
79.
The statement below refers to which of the THREE philosophies:
leaders should lead by example and inspire good behavior
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
80.
Believes that peace can be achieved through five basic relationships.
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
81.

Which belief system supported family order?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

82.

Which of the following would a Legalist NOT agree with?

a)

Give people rewards

b)

Give people harsh punishments

c)

Create strict laws

d)

Reduce punishments and reduce fines

83.

Which Chinese Religion/Philosophy celebrates Tomb Sweeping Day to honor their ancestors to demonstrate filial piety?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Taoism

d)

Maoism

84.

Which Religion/Philosophy came to China from India?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Taoism

d)

Islam

85.

Which Chinese Religion/Philosophy focuses on the "Five Bonds" [relationships] of ruler to ruled, parent to child, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, and friend to friend?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Maoism

86.

Which Religion/Philosophy seeks enlightenment to escape suffering through the "Four Noble Truths" taught by its founder?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

87.
Which of these rivers is NOT located in China?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Yellow River
c)
Yangzi River
d)
Mississippi River
88.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
89.
Which one of these achievements was Shi Huangdi responsible for?
a)
Standardized writing, measurement and currency
b)
Built the Great Pyramids
c)
Founded Islam
d)
Founded Christianity
90.
Buddhism spreading from India along the Silk Road is an example of
a)
Christianity
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
Legalism
d)
filial piety
91.
The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
dynasty
d)
Daoism
92.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
93.
Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
94.
The Silk Road refers to...
a)
A giant factory where silk is made
b)
A road made of a stringy material
c)
A religious path
d)
A series of trade routes between Asia and Europe
95.
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism are religions
a)
True
b)
False
96.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have 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. 
97.
What major geographical feature served as the southern border of Ancient China? 
a)
Yellow River
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
India Ocean
d)
Andes Mountains
98.
What peoples lived in the Gobi desert to the north and raided Ancient China throughout much of its history? 
a)
Mongols
b)
Persians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Assyrians
99.
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
100.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False

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