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Ancient China

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

What is the idea that family comes first; you are responsible to your family above all? You also have a duty to respect your elders.

a)

homage

b)

acupuncture

c)

filial piety

d)

Mandate of Heaven

4.

Which is NOT one of the five human relationships of Confucianism?

a)

Ruler and Ruled

b)

Parent and Child

c)

God and Neighbor

d)

Husband and Wife

5.

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

6.

Along which river in China did the first cities develop?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Nile River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Gobi River

7.

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

8.

Much of the northern part of China is covered by __________.

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Gobi Desert

c)

The Yellow Sea

d)

Loess soil

9.

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

a)

Delta

b)

Yangtze

c)

Loess

d)

Terrace Farming

10.

The Zhou Dynasty believed this gave them the order to rule China.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Zhou Dyansty

d)

Feudalism

11.

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

a)

Wu Di

b)

Qin Shi Huangdi

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Beyonce

12.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
13.

Which two rivers influenced Chinese civilizations?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Nile and Tigris

c)

Indus and Yellow

d)

Yangtze and Yellow

14.

What is the Yellow River also known as?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Mother River

c)

China’s Sorrow

d)

all of the above

15.

Who did the authority of the family in Chinese culture belong to?

a)

The Mother

b)

The Father

c)

The Children

d)

The Grandparents

16.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

a)

To stop flooding

b)

To protect against invasion

c)

To stop the Chinese from leaving the area

d)

None of the above

17.

What was education like in ancient China?

a)

Everyone was forced to get a good education

b)

Education was not important at that time

c)

Education was controlled by the father

d)

Only boys were educated

18.

What was China’s main crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Millet

c)

Wheat

d)

Corn

19.

How were oracle bones used?

a)

to predict the future

b)

to teach students how to write

c)

to record laws and official decrees

d)

to pass down dynastic history

20.
The Chinese philosophy that has the belief that people are evil and only do what is right through strict laws and harsh punishment is.........
a)
Feudalism
b)
Taoism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Legalism
21.
The Yin and Yang which symbolizes light and dark to represent the importance of balance in life is a tenet of which philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Taoism
d)
Feudalism
22.
The Chinese philosophy that is based on respect, and treating others the way you want to be treated, as well as behaving a certain way leads to moral character is........
a)
Feudalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Taoism
d)
Legalism
23.
What dynasty is responsible for oracle bones, which contained questions written on the bones of animals?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Han
d)
Qin
24.
What religion was brought to China from India during the Silk Road?
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
25.
Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
8
26.
Which number on the map represents the Yellow (Huang He) River?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
1
d)
4
27.
Which of the following made its way from China to Europe by way of the Silk Road?
a)
cocoa
b)
wheat
c)
gunpowder
d)
cuneiform
28.

The teachings of Laozi are the basis of __________.

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

29.

The ideas of _______ included a duty to participate in government.

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

30.

Which dynasty was the longest lasting?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

e)

Xia

31.

Which dynasty created civil service exams?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

e)

Xia

32.

Emperor Qin Shihuangdi...

a)

was a harsh legalistic leader who wanted to live forever.

b)

loved books and libraries.

c)

was a creative, imaginative ruler who changed China's government.

33.

Which Chinese philosopher (thinker who seeks wisdom and questions about life) said people should look to nature for examples of how to live, to protect nature and people? The Yin and Yang symbol represents how opposites are needed like winter and summer.

a)

Hanfeizi

b)

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

c)

Confucius

34.

Which Chinese philosopher (thinker who seeks wisdom and questions about life) said people should put the needs of the family and community first?

a)

Hanfeizi

b)

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

c)

Confucius

35.

Which Chinese philosopher (thinker who seeks wisdom and questions about life) said society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishments because people are selfish and evil unless controlled by the government?

a)

Hanfeizi

b)

Laozi (Lao Tzu)

c)

Confucius

36.
Line of rulers from the same family is a 
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
dyansty
37.
The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents is
a)
pictograph
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
ideograph
d)
filial piety
38.
Buddhism spreading from India along the Silk Road is an example of
a)
Christianity
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
Legalism
d)
filial piety
39.
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.
40.
Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
41.
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism are religions
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What were the four main dynasties of Ancient China?
a)
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
b)
Hand, Mouth, Foot, Head
c)
Shoe, Chin, Hand, Shang
d)
Tavs, Lodas, Kohlmann, Hoeft
43.
Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China have one thing in common.....
a)
each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions
b)
we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters
c)
they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys
d)
their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire
44.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Huang He
45.
What are the names of the two major rivers in China?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Indus and Ganges
c)
Yellow and Yangtze
d)
Nile and Yellow
46.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
47.

What Ancient Chinese emperor commissioned the building of thousands of terracotta warriors to help protect him in the after life?

a)

Shi Huang-di

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Chandragupta I

d)

Qin Shang ZHou

48.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

a)

Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow

b)

Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

c)

Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

49.

Foreign invasion

Earthquake

Droughts

If these events occurred, what conclusion can be made about the royal ruler and his family?

a)

Gods would bless the ruler to help gain control of the land

b)

The people would overthrow the ruler in favor of someone new

c)

Religious leaders became important advisors to the leader

d)

The right to rule was revoked by the gods

50.

What is a woman's role or position in an ancient Chinese family?

a)

Head of household

b)

Not argue with their husbands parents

c)

Monitor the childrens' education

d)

Be submissive to their husbands

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