WorksheetsAncient China - 6th grade
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
multi-select. What did the Silk road accomplish, or what did they bring to China?
they were connected to different countries,
they brought trading opportunities
Buddhism came to China due to the silk road, while
China was having a hard time
history duhhh....
What were agricultural improvements in ancient China?
Flat land farming
Terrace Farming
Hill farming
Water canal farming
multi-select. What are China's natural barriers?
Mount Everest
Himalaya Mountains
Gobi Desert
Yellow Sea
India
Multi-select. What are the different types of land in China?
Desert
Forest
Plain/grassland
mountains
Why was the Huang he (yellow river) so valuable?
It overflowed water made the crops grow even faster.
It's silt from the water helps the crops grow.
Farmers built canals for water to flow and grow crops
The Huang He overflowed so much that the amount of water could not be controlled.
How is China and Egypt's writing system similar?
They used symbols, and built paper similar to papyrus
They used the same type of ink for writing symbols on the paper.
Their symbols were the same and had the same meaning.
China's paper is the same type of material that the Egyptians used
What were the China's contributions to money?
Yen
Coin system/paper money
bartered goods, no currency
Won
What was a peasant's job?
one of the wealthiest people, had slaves
worked for the kings
honored deeply
worked in farming lands
What is a craftsman job?
they were one of the oldest and worst jobs in ancient china
they were farmers that baker bread and rice form the wheat
they were people that built and sculptures of clay, and pottery
people... that... did..... stuff....
What was a nobleman's job?
one of the poorest people, worked for king
one of the wealthiest people, had to give profit to the king
they had to be noble to everyone
they.... had..... a .... good.... life......
multi-select. What does/did Confucianism teach?
five relationships: subject to ruler,husband to wife,friend to friend, sibling to sibling, parent to child
it thought from integrity to honest, being a role model, teach others kindness
the yin and yang balance
the teachings of the gods
What was/is oracle reading?
was the reading from the underworld of the dead
was a reading on a turtle or ox shell, that the diviners read from the gods to determine the next king or important decisions
A reading from that was a book, that thought the different symbols to understand hieroglyphics
a....reading...that....came....from....a...oracle
What is the Mandate from Heaven?
A scroll for the king that tells about what is happening in different parts of the world.
It was a tradition belief if the Emperor of China was doing good or bad.
A belief that the mandate of heaven would bring the king of china to everlasting life.
A belief that the mandate of heaven would chose the best king of the rulers
What is Daoism/Taoism?
belief in having war all the time
belief in harmony with nature - Yin and Yang, balance between both sides
belief in never having balance and to be aggressive
a...belief...of....a....religion...?
What is Legalism?
type of ruling that gave power to the Gods in heaven
type of ruling that gave all the power to the ruler, harsh
type of ruling that gave power to the people of China
type of ruling that didn't give power to anyone
Why did people resent (dislike) Qin Shi Huangdi?
Cause this ruler had fair laws
Cause this ruler had harsh laws - created legalism
Cause this ruler had too much laws
Cause this ruler had only few laws
