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Ancient China test review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

This idea said that the leaders of ancient China were chosen by the gods.

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Mandate of Earth

c)

The Chosen One

d)

Dharma

2.

What was happening in ancient China that had the people turning to philosophies such as Confucianism and Legalism?

a)

The building of the Great Wall of China

b)

Learning how to make silk

c)

The Warring States Period causing danger

d)

Storms and natural disasters

3.

What did the Chinese build in order to protect them from invaders?

a)

bridges over the rivers

b)

Gated city walls

c)

Moats

d)

The Great Wall

4.

Which of the following rivers is NOT found in China?

a)

Tigris

b)

Huang He

c)

Yangtze

5.

Which of the following was NOT a role usually fulfilled by women in ancient China?

a)

caring for children

b)

caring for the home

c)

making laws

6.

What was one of the outcomes of woodblock printing?

a)

fewer opportunities to learn new information

b)

less learning in the schools

c)

too much information being sent out

d)

increased learning with access to reading and writing

7.

How did Emperor Qin Shihuangdi centralize his power? Choose all that apply.

a)

strict law code

b)

standardized the economy (one currency)

c)

built schools

d)

gave women rights

8.

How did Emperor Qin try to control the spread of culture?

a)

opened his borders to traders from all over

b)

traded more goods with Europe

c)

built the Great Wall

d)

burned books and records

9.

Which philosophy focused on strict laws and punishments which allowed leaders to be in total control of China?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Taoism

d)

Buddhism

10.

The Silk Road was a ____________________.

a)

trade network connecting many places

b)

a road made out of silk

c)

a popular vacation route

d)

safe and easy way to travel

11.

Which of the following was NOT a concern for long distance traders in the ancient world?

a)

bandits stealing their goods

b)

crossing mountains and deserts

c)

paying the tolls to foreign cities

d)

too much food and water

12.

Ancient people created these to explain the natural world, to tell their history and to tell stories of their gods and heroes.

a)

mysteries

b)

myths

c)

odes

d)

essays

13.

Which Chinese invention changed warfare?

a)

kites

b)

paper

c)

silk

d)

gunpowder

14.

Which of the following were invented by ancient China? Choose all that apply.

a)

compass

b)

paper

c)

silk

d)

gunpowder