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WorksheetsChina's Grand Canal - Year 7
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the Canal build?
a)
It is 1,100 miles from the city of Beijing to the city of Hangzhou
b)
To easily ship grain from the rich farmland in southern China to the capital city in Beijing.
c)
Because CHina needed to look pretty
d)
The Shang Dynasty needed to transport their Bronze
2.
When did the Ming dynasty start?
a)
260BC
b)
1398 AD
c)
1167 AD
d)
1368 AD
3.
Who started the Tang dynasty?
a)
Genghis Khan
b)
Qin Shi Huang
c)
Li Yuan
d)
Dong Ho Seok
4.
What is the name(s) given for the man-made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China. It is the longest man-made waterway in the world.
a)
The Grand Canal
b)
The Great Wall
c)
Big River
d)
Da YunHe
e)
Both The Grand Canal and Da YunHe
5.
Which Dynasty begin constructionof the Grand Canal?
a)
Sui
b)
Tang
c)
Yuan
d)
Song
e)
Qin
6.
Did the Canal help emporers feed their soldiers as they guarded the Northern territories?
a)
Yes
b)
No
7.
Is the Grand Canal still used to trade goods
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
Tourism is now a big part of the use of the Grand Canal and River system of China
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Roughly how long is the Grand Canal in kilometers
a)
14000
b)
1476
c)
1776
d)
1676
e)
17760
10.
Where does the Grand Canal start and End?
a)
Beijing / HangZhou
b)
Beijing ChangZhou
c)
Beijing / ShenZhen
d)
Shanghai / LiJiang
11.
What are the two rivers connected by the Grand Canal?
a)
Yellow and Orange
b)
Orange and Yangsi
c)
Yangtze and Yellow
d)
Huai and Nile
e)
Thames and Yangsi
12.
Some estimates say this many people may hav died in the construcion of the Grand Canal
a)
2 million
b)
4 million
c)
10000
d)
16 million
e)
Potato
13.
When did construction of the Grand Canal start?
a)
386 BC
b)
486 BC
c)
486 AD
d)
386 AD
e)
2019
14.
The system that uses a big chamber with moveable gates at each end to raise and lower ships to changes in the water level is known as a …
a)
Loch
b)
Lock
c)
Leak
d)
Lake
e)
Boat up and downy thing
15.
What is the oldest canal system in the world
a)
The Chinese Grand Canal
b)
The Venice Grand Canal
c)
The small Canal
d)
The slightly old canal
e)
I cant believe its not Canal canal
16.
What did the workers die from as they built the Grand Canal?
a)
Overwork, including being punished from their overlords
b)
Flooding
c)
Starvation - Hunger
d)
Desease
e)
All of these
17.
Can we travel as tourists on the Grand Canal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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