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8AB History - Ancient Egypt and China

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Merchants weren’t allowed to work in Chinese government.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A key idea in Confucianism is duty.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Period of the Warring States was 200 years of battles between Chinese states.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Acupuncture is the Chinese practice of putting needles in your skin to relieve pain.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Silk Road was developed in the Qin dynasty.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Shang kings used oracle rocks to help them make decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

8.

The Silk Road was developed in this dynasty.

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

9.

This was the earliest dynasty, but not much is known about it.

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Xia

d)

Qin

10.

A single currency for all of China was developed in this dynasty.

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

11.

The ancient Chinese people did NOT invent ___.

a)

paper

b)

bows and arrows

c)

steel

d)

acupuncture

12.

___ believed people are born evil.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Both Legalism and Daoism

13.

Which is NOT a major Chinese river?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Yellow

c)

Tigris

d)

Huang He

14.

"Filial piety" is a Chinese value that says children should ___

a)

study the ideas of Confucius

b)

do their duty

c)

respect and care for their elders

d)

focus on respecting nature

15.

The ________________________ gave Chinese rulers the right to rule.

a)

Golden Rule

b)

Tao te Ching

c)

Analects

d)

Mandate of Heaven

16.

________________________ were military leaders in ancient China.

a)

Warlords

b)

Aristocrats

c)

Censors

d)

Teachers

17.

Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

During the process of mummification, every organ was removed from the body.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Nyle River is east of the Sahara Desert.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The pyramids were mostly built by carpenters.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Egyptians believed that if your heart was lighter than a feather after you died, that you had lived a good life.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

There are deltas where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Ramses II focused heavily on trade, while Hatshepsut focused more on expanding the territory and getting more land.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Osiris was the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Amenhotep’s religion was different because it had only two gods, instead of many.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which math/science was not developed because of Egyptian religion?

a)

astronomy

b)

botany

c)

geometry

d)

medicine

27.

What was not true about the Old Kingdom?

a)

Egypt had a weak government

b)

Egypt expanded its trade

c)

Egypt was ruled by pharaohs

d)

Egypt grew and prospered

28.

Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?

a)

Anubis

b)

Nephthys

c)

Horus

d)

Ra

29.

Which is not true about the Great Sphinx?

a)

It has the head of a person

b)

It has the body of a lion

c)

It faces south

d)

It guards the Pyramids of Giza

30.

Which was supposedly destroyed in a fire in the 3rd century AD?

a)

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

b)

The Library of Alexandria

c)

The Colossi of Memnon

d)

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

31.

When priests resisted his new religion, Amenhotep…

a)

closed their temples

b)

burned their land

c)

took their children away

d)

(all three)

32.

What was not a right of women in Egypt?

a)

buying and selling goods

b)

working in government

c)

making wills

d)

ending their marriage

33.

During the … Kingdom, Egyptians began burying their pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.

a)

Old

b)

Middle

c)

New

d)

Greatest

34.

The new theory of pyramid construction is that they used internal ramps for ____ of a pyramid.

a)

all

b)

most

c)

the bottom 1/3

d)

the top 1/3

35.

What was papyrus not used for?

a)

paper

b)

baskets

c)

boats

d)

weapons

36.

What contained spells that could hep a person in the afterlife?

a)

The Book of the Living

b)

The Book of the Afterlife

c)

The Book of Death

d)

The Book of the Dead

37.

Who could read and write hieroglyphics?

a)

Anyone

b)

Scribes

c)

Nobles

d)

Merchants

38.

What is not true about the Rosetta Stone?

a)

It had 4 languages

b)

It helped people understand and translate hieroglyphics

c)

It was about a pharaoh

d)

It was named after the place it was found in

39.

Forced payments, called ______, made Egypt richer.

a)

taxes

b)

currencies

c)

catnips

d)

tribute

40.

A dynasty is _____.

a)

a period of time

b)

a group of nobles

c)

a ruling family

d)

a type of government

41.

What's this?

a)

Temple of Giza

b)

Colossi of Menmon

c)

Abu Simbel

d)

A pyramid entrance

42.

What's this?

a)

Pyramid of Giza

b)

Step pyramid

c)

Pyramid ramp

d)

The back of the Great Sphinx

43.

There were only two social classes in Ancient Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What is not a reason the pharaoh was always obeyed?

a)

He was the son of the sun god

b)

He could watch over Egypt from the afterlife

c)

Egypt needed a strong ruler

d)

He was known to be wise

45.

What is not a reason the Egyptians built pyramids?

a)

Keep thieves from stealing from the tomb

b)

Protect the pharaoh's dead body

c)

Hold things the pharaoh needed for the afterlife

d)

Help the pharaoh talk to Ra or Horus

46.

China had the ____ to the north and the ___ to the west.

a)

Yellow River - Yangtze River

b)

Yangtze River - Yellow River

c)

Himalayas - Gobi

d)

Gobi - Himalayas

47.

Most people in China were traders and artisans

a)

True

b)

False

48.

In Shang China, people believed in gods and spirits who lived in nature

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The Shang are best known for their works of silver.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The Mandate of Heaven gave the people rights and the king power.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than the Shang dynasty.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What farming invention helped China's population grow?

a)

Irrigation canals

b)

Shadoof

c)

Using silt as fertilizer

d)

Iron plow

53.

Who was China's first great thinker?

a)

Confucius

b)

Laozi

c)

Hanfeizi

54.

In ancient China, merchants were in a higher social class than farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

In ancient Egypt, merchants were in a higher social class than farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Who would say this?: "I need to give up my worldly desires"

a)

Confucianist

b)

Daoist

c)

Legalist

57.

Who would say this?: "Duty is what keeps our society together"

a)

Confucianist

b)

Daoist

c)

Legalist

58.

Who would say this?: "Society will collapse without strict laws"

a)

Confucianist

b)

Daoist

c)

Legalist

59.

Qin was known for following ___.

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Legalism and Confucianism

d)

Buddhism

60.

What was not an achievement of Qin?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

a single currency

c)

building canals

d)

ending the Han dynasty

61.

What is not a reason people didn't oppose Qin?

a)

He had a large army

b)

He punished people very harshly

c)

He took power away from a lot of people

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

62.

The civil service examination was very fair, and both rich and poor people did well on it.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The civil service examination tested knowledge of law, history, and the teachings of Confucius.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

The Han dynasty’s population was smaller than the Qin dynasty’s population.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Chinese tenant farmers worked on land owned by __________.

a)

aristocats

b)

aristocrats

c)

aristophanes

d)

arielfromthelittlemermaid

66.

After the Xiongnu were kicked out of China, China had 150 years of ________, and during this time new art and literature appeared.

a)

peace

b)

war

c)

rebellion

d)

rain

67.

What is not a Han invention?

a)

paper

b)

ship rudder

c)

iron drill bits

d)

bronze

68.

Emperor Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian west to discover _____

a)

horses

b)

allies

c)

new land

d)

new trade routes

69.

What places did the Silk Road connect?

a)

China to Europe

b)

East to West

c)

W China to NW Asia

d)

W China to Egypt

70.

Merchants usually traveled the entire Silk Road.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What was not traded on the Silk Road?

a)

tea

b)

porcelain

c)

spices

d)

children

72.

The Han Dynasty collapsed because of war, rebellions, and a weak government.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

The ____ came about at the end of the Zhou dynasty in response to all the wars.

a)

Hundred Schools of Thought

b)

Three Ideas

c)

Chinese Thinkers

d)

Period of the Warring States

74.

What's this?

a)

Corny Notes

b)

Cornbread Notes

c)

Cornell Notes

d)

Corn Notes