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China Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did natural barriers shape China's civilization?

a)

natural barriers had no impact

b)

rivers were unreliable and did not help farming

c)

they kept China isolated

d)

deserts prevented the development of agriculture

2.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Chang Jiang River?

a)

third longest river in the world

b)

called the Yellow River

c)

maintains a predictable course

d)

helped unify China through trade and transportation

3.

What concept led to the dynastic cycle?

a)

the Mandate of Heaven

b)

Warring States

c)

filial piety

d)

Daoism

4.

Which philosophy promoted filial piety?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Confucianism

5.

The Han rulers replaced Legalism with.....

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

bureaucracy

d)

Confucianism

6.

Which of the following was NOT true of the Han dynasty?

a)

Taxes were lowered and harsh punishments were ended

b)

it was short lived

c)

officials had to pass civil service exams

d)

peasants worked for one month of unpaid labor

7.

Which of the following is one of ancient China's most important inventions?

a)

sextant

b)

paper

c)

plow

d)

terra cotta

8.

Which of the following is the best description of the Silk Road?

a)

only overland routes connecting China and Europe

b)

land and maritime routes connecting China, Asia, Europe, and Africa

c)

trade route running through Russia to northern Europe

d)

something that was not used after 100 B.C.

9.

Which of the following is NOT true about trade on the Silk Road?

a)

traders bartered for goods

b)

traders used different currencies to pay for items

c)

there was only one currency used

d)

Many traders carried no money at all

10.

What religion spread from India to China?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Confucainsim

c)

Buddhism

d)

none of the above

11.

What human-made structured bordered the north of the Han dynasty?

a)

Great Wall

b)

Taklimakan

c)

Himalaya

d)

Pamir

12.

The city of Luoyang is along which river?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Wei He

c)

Chang Jiang

d)

East China

13.

The territory of the Han dynasty included which remote area?

a)

Himalaya

b)

Tian Shan

c)

Pamir

d)

Taklimakan

14.

Why did the Qin and Han dynasties develop mostly in the east?

a)

rivers and other sources of water

b)

mountains for protection

c)

desert for protection

d)

None of the Above

15.

Which legacy was most important for spreading ideas?

a)

compass

b)

paper

c)

bureaucracy

d)

exams for government officials

16.

How did standardized weights and measures improve trade?

a)

Buyers knew what something cost

b)

Buyers knew the seller was not cheating them

c)

Good roads meant easier travel

d)

no impact

17.

The Qin dynasty did not do what?

a)

create a single writing system

b)

unify the empire

c)

train a bureaucracy

d)

create a single currency

18.

Han government is mostly like modern governments because....

a)

Only the emperor had control

b)

they trained officials in the bureaucracy

c)

it was democratic

d)

it did not have a bureaucracy

19.

When were Confucius and Laozi born?

a)

Zhou Dynasty

b)

Warring States period

c)

Qin dynasty

d)

Han dynasty

20.

When did Legalism develop?

a)

Zhou

b)

Warring States Period

c)

Qin

d)

Han