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Worksheets8AB History - Ancient Egypt and China
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
Merchants weren’t allowed to work in Chinese government.
True
False
A key idea in Confucianism is duty.
True
False
The Period of the Warring States was 200 years of battles between Chinese states.
True
False
Acupuncture is the Chinese practice of putting needles in your skin to relieve pain.
True
False
The Silk Road was developed in the Qin dynasty.
True
False
Shang kings used oracle rocks to help them make decisions.
True
False
This was the longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history.
Han
Shang
Qin
Zhou
The Silk Road was developed in this dynasty.
Han
Shang
Qin
Zhou
This was the earliest dynasty, but not much is known about it.
Han
Shang
Xia
Qin
A single currency for all of China was developed in this dynasty.
Han
Shang
Qin
Zhou
The ancient Chinese people did NOT invent ___.
paper
bows and arrows
steel
acupuncture
___ believed people are born evil.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Both Legalism and Daoism
Which is NOT a major Chinese river?
Yangtze
Yellow
Tigris
Huang He
"Filial piety" is a Chinese value that says children should ___
study the ideas of Confucius
do their duty
respect and care for their elders
focus on respecting nature
The ________________________ gave Chinese rulers the right to rule.
Golden Rule
Tao te Ching
Analects
Mandate of Heaven
________________________ were military leaders in ancient China.
Warlords
Aristocrats
Censors
Teachers
Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt.
True
False
During the process of mummification, every organ was removed from the body.
True
False
The Nyle River is east of the Sahara Desert.
True
False
The pyramids were mostly built by carpenters.
True
False
The Egyptians believed that if your heart was lighter than a feather after you died, that you had lived a good life.
True
False
There are deltas where the Blue Nile and the White Nile meet.
True
False
Ramses II focused heavily on trade, while Hatshepsut focused more on expanding the territory and getting more land.
True
False
Osiris was the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld.
True
False
Amenhotep’s religion was different because it had only two gods, instead of many.
True
False
Which math/science was not developed because of Egyptian religion?
astronomy
botany
geometry
medicine
What was not true about the Old Kingdom?
Egypt had a weak government
Egypt expanded its trade
Egypt was ruled by pharaohs
Egypt grew and prospered
Who was the Egyptian god of the sun?
Anubis
Nephthys
Horus
Ra
Which is not true about the Great Sphinx?
It has the head of a person
It has the body of a lion
It faces south
It guards the Pyramids of Giza
Which was supposedly destroyed in a fire in the 3rd century AD?
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria
The Colossi of Memnon
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
When priests resisted his new religion, Amenhotep…
closed their temples
burned their land
took their children away
(all three)
What was not a right of women in Egypt?
buying and selling goods
working in government
making wills
ending their marriage
During the … Kingdom, Egyptians began burying their pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings.
Old
Middle
New
Greatest
The new theory of pyramid construction is that they used internal ramps for ____ of a pyramid.
all
most
the bottom 1/3
the top 1/3
What was papyrus not used for?
paper
baskets
boats
weapons
What contained spells that could hep a person in the afterlife?
The Book of the Living
The Book of the Afterlife
The Book of Death
The Book of the Dead
Who could read and write hieroglyphics?
Anyone
Scribes
Nobles
Merchants
What is not true about the Rosetta Stone?
It had 4 languages
It helped people understand and translate hieroglyphics
It was about a pharaoh
It was named after the place it was found in
Forced payments, called ______, made Egypt richer.
taxes
currencies
catnips
tribute
A dynasty is _____.
a period of time
a group of nobles
a ruling family
a type of government
What's this?
Temple of Giza
Colossi of Menmon
Abu Simbel
A pyramid entrance
What's this?
Pyramid of Giza
Step pyramid
Pyramid ramp
The back of the Great Sphinx
There were only two social classes in Ancient Egypt.
True
False
What is not a reason the pharaoh was always obeyed?
He was the son of the sun god
He could watch over Egypt from the afterlife
Egypt needed a strong ruler
He was known to be wise
What is not a reason the Egyptians built pyramids?
Keep thieves from stealing from the tomb
Protect the pharaoh's dead body
Hold things the pharaoh needed for the afterlife
Help the pharaoh talk to Ra or Horus
China had the ____ to the north and the ___ to the west.
Yellow River - Yangtze River
Yangtze River - Yellow River
Himalayas - Gobi
Gobi - Himalayas
Most people in China were traders and artisans
True
False
In Shang China, people believed in gods and spirits who lived in nature
True
False
The Shang are best known for their works of silver.
True
False
The Mandate of Heaven gave the people rights and the king power.
True
False
The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than the Shang dynasty.
True
False
What farming invention helped China's population grow?
Irrigation canals
Shadoof
Using silt as fertilizer
Iron plow
Who was China's first great thinker?
Confucius
Laozi
Hanfeizi
In ancient China, merchants were in a higher social class than farmers.
True
False
In ancient Egypt, merchants were in a higher social class than farmers.
True
False
Who would say this?: "I need to give up my worldly desires"
Confucianist
Daoist
Legalist
Who would say this?: "Duty is what keeps our society together"
Confucianist
Daoist
Legalist
Who would say this?: "Society will collapse without strict laws"
Confucianist
Daoist
Legalist
Qin was known for following ___.
Legalism
Confucianism
Legalism and Confucianism
Buddhism
What was not an achievement of Qin?
The Great Wall of China
a single currency
building canals
ending the Han dynasty
What is not a reason people didn't oppose Qin?
He had a large army
He punished people very harshly
He took power away from a lot of people
The Mandate of Heaven
The civil service examination was very fair, and both rich and poor people did well on it.
True
False
The civil service examination tested knowledge of law, history, and the teachings of Confucius.
True
False
The Han dynasty’s population was smaller than the Qin dynasty’s population.
True
False
Chinese tenant farmers worked on land owned by __________.
aristocats
aristocrats
aristophanes
arielfromthelittlemermaid
After the Xiongnu were kicked out of China, China had 150 years of ________, and during this time new art and literature appeared.
peace
war
rebellion
rain
What is not a Han invention?
paper
ship rudder
iron drill bits
bronze
Emperor Han Wudi sent Zhang Qian west to discover _____
horses
allies
new land
new trade routes
What places did the Silk Road connect?
China to Europe
East to West
W China to NW Asia
W China to Egypt
Merchants usually traveled the entire Silk Road.
True
False
What was not traded on the Silk Road?
tea
porcelain
spices
children
The Han Dynasty collapsed because of war, rebellions, and a weak government.
True
False
The ____ came about at the end of the Zhou dynasty in response to all the wars.
Hundred Schools of Thought
Three Ideas
Chinese Thinkers
Period of the Warring States
What's this?
Corny Notes
Cornbread Notes
Cornell Notes
Corn Notes
