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Chinese Dynasties

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Tang Dynasty, these people were also required to serve in the Army

a)

Emperors

b)

Censorates

c)

Tenant Farmers

d)

Slaves

2.

“What goes around comes around” is

a)

Ren

b)

Li

c)

Ci

d)

Karma

3.

Used to communicate with the gods in the Shang Dynasty

a)

Meditation

b)

Oracle Bones

c)

Quran

d)

Ren

4.

Confucius word for gentleman

a)

Emperor

b)

Lord

c)

Dude

d)

Junzi

5.

The 2 most important things in Confucius teachings

a)

Education

b)

Effort

c)

Tradition

d)

Family

6.

Leaders of the Zhou Dynasty were mostly concerned with what?

a)

War

b)

Expansion

c)

Food

d)

Ren

7.

Goal of Confucianism is to achieve

a)

Nirvana

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Level 100

d)

Ren

8.

What is Li?

a)

The call to act in the appropriate

b)

A river in the South part of China

c)

A form of government authority

d)

The right of passage for young girls

9.

The only way we know about the Xia Dynasty comes from

a)

Artifacts

b)

Classic of History

c)

Records of the Grand Historian

d)

Oral Stories`

10.

The strict adherence to the law with harsh punishment if not followed

a)

Ren

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism

d)

Sancai

11.

The Terracotta Army was

a)

Strong army of the Mongols

b)

Thousands of clay soldiers

c)

The army able to defeat the Mongols

d)

Monks who fought with peace

12.

The 8 fold path tells Buddhist the right way to achieve

a)

Dukkha

b)

Samudaya

c)

Nirodha

d)

Magga

13.

What was Confucius?

a)

Emperor

b)

Teacher

c)

Philosopher

d)

Political Influence

14.

Who is the divine creator in the Islamic faith?

a)

Confucius

b)

Jesus

c)

God

d)

Allah

15.

Where was the center of the Chinese government?

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Forbidden City

d)

Tokyo

16.

What type of people controlled the Qing Dynasty?

a)

Han

b)

Mongolian

c)

Manchu

d)

Muslims

17.

Who fought in the 1st Opium War?

a)

China

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Britain

18.

Who fought in the 2nd Opium War?

a)

China

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Britain

19.

What is the name of Confucius' most famous teachings?

a)

The Quran

b)

The Analects

c)

The Confucian Canon

d)

The Four Books

20.

What do we call the way in Confucianism?

a)

Ren

b)

Li

c)

Zhi

d)

Dao

21.

What does the Mandate of Heaven say?

a)

Live by dao

b)

Leaders are chosen by divine forces

c)

If good happens = Leaders are good

d)

If bad happens = Leaders are bad

22.

What was created for protection from the Mongolians?

a)

Terracotta Army

b)

Great Canal

c)

Grain Reserves

d)

Great Wall

23.

Which is NOT one of the branches of Government in the Qin Dynasty?

a)

Civil

b)

Legislative

c)

Military

d)

Censorate

24.

What is the job of the Civil Division?

a)

Enforce/Protect

b)

Make laws/Control

c)

Inspect/Regulate the Government

d)

Control/Distribute resources

25.

What is the job of the Censorate?

a)

Enforce/Protect

b)

Make laws/Control

c)

Inspect/Regulate the Government

d)

Control/Distribute resources

26.

What is the job of the Military Division?

a)

Enforce/Protect

b)

Make laws/Control

c)

Inspect/Regulate the Government

d)

Control/Distribute resources

27.

What did the Han dynasty stop following?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Dao

c)

Legalism

d)

The Quran

28.

What did the Han dynasty start following?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Dao

c)

Legalism

d)

The Quran

29.

What connected the main rivers and cities of China for trade?

a)

Great Wall

b)

Silk Road

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Irrigation

30.

Who are the nomads from the north?

a)

Manchu

b)

Muslims

c)

Mongolians

d)

Han

31.

Due to the combination of many beliefs, China is known as a what?

a)

Polytheistic Nation

b)

Melting Pot

c)

Dynasty

d)

Kingdom

32.

What is the right of passage, and determiner of a girls worth?

a)

Ren

b)

Foot binding

c)

Dao

d)

4 Noble Truths

33.

What is a Shaman?

a)

One who knows

b)

One with a special feature

c)

Leader in Shamanism

d)

Warrior

34.

What is the Quran

a)

Islamic holy book

b)

Teachings by Confucius

c)

Where we know about the Xia from

d)

Legalism's rule book

35.

The Boxer Rebellion was an attack on who?

a)

Mongolians

b)

Hans Chinese

c)

Christian missionaries

d)

Government officials

36.

Why is there a Northern Song Dynasty and a Southern Song Dynasty

a)

Division in beliefs

b)

Pressure from the Mongolians

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Bubonic Plague

37.

What is the form of 2 verse poetry we discussed?

a)

Li

b)

Xia

c)

Ren

d)

Ci

38.

Who controlled the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Manchus

b)

Hans

c)

Mongolians

d)

British

39.

Who was brought in to rule the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Mongolians

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Manchus

40.

What is the goal of Buddhism?

a)

Ren

b)

Nirvana

c)

Prosperity

d)

Dao

41.

What does Nirvana mean?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

The Way

c)

What goes around comes around

d)

Sharia Law

42.

The 4 Noble Truths are concerned with addressing what?

a)

Nirvana

b)

Suffering

c)

Dao

d)

Prosperity

43.

What are holes in the ground ran by the government to store excess resources?

a)

Nirodha

b)

Grain Reserves

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Melting Pot

44.

What does it mean to apply the Quran's rules in all parts of life?

a)

Legalism

b)

Nirvana

c)

Sharia Law

d)

Dakkha

45.

What caused the end of the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Coruption

b)

Mongolian invasion

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Natural Disaster

46.

What does "Spirit Resonance" mean?

a)

Use of Brush

b)

Color

c)

Energy

d)

Occupying space

47.

What does "Bone Method" mean?

a)

Use of Brush

b)

Shapes and Line

c)

Color

d)

Energy

48.

What does "Correspondence to the Object" mean?

a)

Energy

b)

Occupying Space

c)

Color

d)

Shapes and Lines

49.

What does "Suitability to Type" mean?

a)

Use of Brush

b)

Shapes and Lines

c)

Contains Life

d)

Color

50.

What does "Division and Planning" mean?

a)

Use of Brush

b)

Occupying Space

c)

Contains Life

d)

Shapes and Lines

51.

What does "Transmission by Copying" mean?

a)

Contains life

b)

Energy

c)

Use of Brush

d)

Color