WorksheetsAncient Chinese Dynasties Review part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?
wealth
disorder
feudalism
democracy
Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as a ...
an invader from Central Asia
a prince of one Chinese state
a member of the Zhou dynasty
a farmer in the North China Plain
Compared to the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty...
was much smaller
lasted much longer
had much worse rulers
had far fewer inventions
The Zhou dynasty came after which dynasty?
Qin
Han
Chin
Shang
In which year would a visitor to China have found a unified Chinese state under the rule of its first emperor?
1250 BCE
540 BCE
220 BCE
70 CE
How did the Han emperors gradually change the 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
the punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs
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 the laws
the natural world ignored humans
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
What new technology MOST helped the Han in warfare?
invention of the wheel
advances in working iron
steam-powered riverboats
improvements in gunpowder
Which group belongs in the missing section of the list?
- King
- ?
- Peasants
lords
soldiers
farmers
servants
Which Chinese teaching MOST influenced Qin Shihuangdi's style of rule?
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Confucianism
What Han invention did the Chinese use for these military purposes?
- Send messages from one part of the army to another
- Frighten the enemy with strange noises at night
kite
scroll
crossbow
fish-scale armor
What happened during the Warring States period?
Dozens of clan leaders set up military states
The Zhou army won control of the state by force
Six or seven large Chinese states fought for power
China fought to protect the state from invaders from the north
What actions related to the areas listed below did the Emperor of Qin 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 their local needs
He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the county
Which of thee men would MOST likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
one who did well on an exam
one who was born in the capital
one who had an important family
one who inherited a lot of money
