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Worksheets(U1) Ancient China & India
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following was NOT one of the great rivers of ancient world?
Nile River
Tigris River
Indus River
Yangtze River
ALL are correct
What phenomenon ruled the progress of ancient Chinese politics, economics, and social structure?
Circle of Life
Progress of Time
Dynastic Cycle
Democratic Elections
"River's of Sorrows" was the name given to the episodes of great flooding from Ancient China's history with the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
What does episode most likely mean?
Regular periods of time when the rivers would flood
A single time the rivers flooded
Random occurrences of the rivers flooding
The long break in time between river flooding
What could be inferred(predicted) as to have been the MOST influential part of Ancient China?
The location along the river valleys
Amount of natural resources
Organized government
Development of new technology
This ancient civilization is remembered for its use of urban planning. It enjoyed public plumbing, clean water supplies, and use of natural winds as early air conditioning?
Mohenjo-daro/Harappa (Indus River, India)
Thebes (Nile River, Egypt)
Ur (Tigris River, Sumer/Mesopotamia)
Xi'an (Yellow River, China)
This civilization compared it's social hierarchy not to a pyramid, but to parts of the body. The mouth/head, arms, legs, and feet represented a different social class.
Indian Caste System
Chinese Dynastic Model
Egyptian Pharaohs
Mesopotamian (Sumerian) Priest-Kings
The biggest difference between ancient China's Confucianism and Legalism philosophies was...
Trust in the people to be good with the need of rules/punishment
Both believed the people must be ruled by a strict and individual leader.
Strategically organizing the streets to allow for clear air flow and the use of public water supplies refers to which practice?
Urban Planning
Rural Planning
Central Planning
Major Planninh
The position of men as the most powerful group in a society refers to what kind of social structure?
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Utilitarian
Democracy
This Chinese practice stated that the ruling leader/dynasty would stay in power, as long as they had the blessings of the gods. This was called the...
Mandate of Heaven
Permission of Heaven
Trials of Heaven
Heavenly Order
Which group of people moved from Europe into Southern Asia (India), forcing out all other groups of people already living there?
Aryans
Nigerians
Muslims
Hindus
Which of the following was NOT an important river valley in India & China?
Nile River
Ganges River
Yellow/Huang He River
Indus River
In ancient Indian culture, skin color was a determining factor for social class. The darker the skin, the lower the class. This was called the __________ System.
Caste System
Segregation System
Division System
Balancing System
The Rigveda text, holy to the Hindu faith, is associated with what other cultural element?
India's Caste System
Egypt's Pharaoh System
Sumeria(Mesopotamia)'s Priest-King System
China's Dynastic Cycle System
