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WorksheetsAncient Chinese Dynasties
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state MOST difficult?
its large size
its long rivers
its broad plains
its different crops
How did Zhou, a frontier state, MOST affect the Shang dynasty?
rebels from Zhou overthrew the king
warriors from Zhou led the royal army
jade mines in Zhou made the king wealthy
travelers through Zhou promoted foreign trade
In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?
wealth
disorder
feudalism
democracy
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...
the king did not govern well
the end of the world was near
the people did not obey they laws
the natural world ignored humans
Which of these would Confucius have valued MOST highly?
riches
respect
freedom
creativity
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by...
reading the ancient texts
serving in government jobs
living in harmony with nature
working hard to become wealthy
Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize...
honesty and trust
scholarship and ideas
trade and manufacturing
rewards and punishments
Which Chinese teaching MOST influenced Qin Shihuangdi's style of rule?
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Confucianism
What actions related to the areas listed below did the emperor take to help unify China?
- Laws
- Money
- Weights and measures
- Writing
He set up schools where they were taught
He took ideas about them from other countries
He let officials adjust them to meet local needs
He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the country
Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?
in the Great Wall
next to the royal palace
along the southern border
inside the emperor's tomb
What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin's system of government?
Under feudalism, power was held locally; the Emperor of Qin held all the power
Under feudalism, lords met with the king; the Emperor of Qin did not have meetings
Under feudalism, leadership came from a few men; the Emperor of Qin had many leaders
Under feudalism, peasants chose their lords; the Emperor of Qin chose their lords for them
These scene from an ancient scroll shows something being done to scholars. Why did this happen?
The soldiers did not know how to read
The royal family had to pick a teacher
The philosophers wanted to get back to nature
The emperor hoped to stop criticism of the government
Why did later Chinese historians have very different opinions of the Emperor of Qin?
Little is known about him
His tomb could not be found
He acted both wisely and cruelly
His advisers made most decisions
How did the Han emperors gradually change they way China was ruled?
They returned most power to local nobles
They put more emphasis on family connections
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals
They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?
made them file a weekly report
forbid them to make any decisions
executed their friends and relations
placed them far away from their home districts
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before people in Europe did?
that blood circulates through the body
that comets can be seen in the night sky
that wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen
that metal can be shaped into strong swords
The Chinese invented the magnetic compass to show which way was south. What was their EARLIEST reason for wanting to know directions?
to know the best time to plant their crops
to foretell what would happen in the future
to navigate ships safely out of sight of land
to position buildings correctly for good fortune
