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Ancient China - 6th grade

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

multi-select. What did the Silk road accomplish, or what did they bring to China?

a)

they were connected to different countries,

b)

they brought trading opportunities

c)

Buddhism came to China due to the silk road, while

China was having a hard time

d)

history duhhh....

2.

What were agricultural improvements in ancient China?

a)

Flat land farming

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Hill farming

d)

Water canal farming

3.

multi-select. What are China's natural barriers?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Yellow Sea

e)

India

4.

Multi-select. What are the different types of land in China?

a)

Desert

b)

Forest

c)

Plain/grassland

d)

mountains

5.

Why was the Huang he (yellow river) so valuable?

a)

It overflowed water made the crops grow even faster.

b)

It's silt from the water helps the crops grow.

c)

Farmers built canals for water to flow and grow crops

d)

The Huang He overflowed so much that the amount of water could not be controlled.

6.

How is China and Egypt's writing system similar?

a)

They used symbols, and built paper similar to papyrus

b)

They used the same type of ink for writing symbols on the paper.

c)

Their symbols were the same and had the same meaning.

d)

China's paper is the same type of material that the Egyptians used

7.

What were the China's contributions to money?

a)

Yen

b)

Coin system/paper money

c)

bartered goods, no currency

d)

Won

8.

What was a peasant's job?

a)

one of the wealthiest people, had slaves

b)

worked for the kings

c)

honored deeply

d)

worked in farming lands

9.

What is a craftsman job?

a)

they were one of the oldest and worst jobs in ancient china

b)

they were farmers that baker bread and rice form the wheat

c)

they were people that built and sculptures of clay, and pottery

d)

people... that... did..... stuff....

10.

What was a nobleman's job?

a)

one of the poorest people, worked for king

b)

one of the wealthiest people, had to give profit to the king

c)

they had to be noble to everyone

d)

they.... had..... a .... good.... life......

11.

multi-select. What does/did Confucianism teach?

a)

five relationships: subject to ruler,husband to wife,friend to friend, sibling to sibling, parent to child

b)

it thought from integrity to honest, being a role model, teach others kindness

c)

the yin and yang balance

d)

the teachings of the gods

12.

What was/is oracle reading?

a)

was the reading from the underworld of the dead

b)

was a reading on a turtle or ox shell, that the diviners read from the gods to determine the next king or important decisions

c)

A reading from that was a book, that thought the different symbols to understand hieroglyphics

d)

a....reading...that....came....from....a...oracle

13.

What is the Mandate from Heaven?

a)

A scroll for the king that tells about what is happening in different parts of the world.

b)

It was a tradition belief if the Emperor of China was doing good or bad.

c)

A belief that the mandate of heaven would bring the king of china to everlasting life.

d)

A belief that the mandate of heaven would chose the best king of the rulers

14.

What is Daoism/Taoism?

a)

belief in having war all the time

b)

belief in harmony with nature - Yin and Yang, balance between both sides

c)

belief in never having balance and to be aggressive

d)

a...belief...of....a....religion...?

15.

What is Legalism?

a)

type of ruling that gave power to the Gods in heaven

b)

type of ruling that gave all the power to the ruler, harsh

c)

type of ruling that gave power to the people of China

d)

type of ruling that didn't give power to anyone

16.

Why did people resent (dislike) Qin Shi Huangdi?

a)

Cause this ruler had fair laws

b)

Cause this ruler had harsh laws - created legalism

c)

Cause this ruler had too much laws

d)

Cause this ruler had only few laws