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Chapter 20 Section 1 and 2

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Mao Zedong?

a)

Communist ruler that took over China in 1949

b)

Buddhist leader who took over India in 1874

c)

Leader of the Qin dynasty and helped build the Great Wall

d)

Son of Genghis Khan and leader of the Mongol army.

2.

Which physical feature of China is also known as the "roof of the world"?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Plateau of Tibet

c)

Himalayas

d)

Huang He River

3.

Which of the following is NOT considered a MINERAL resource?

a)

Lead

b)

Coal

c)

Tin

d)

Rice

4.

Which of the following dynasties was LAST chronologically?

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Han

d)

Shang

5.

Which good was China's most desired good?

a)

Bronze Crafts

b)

Silk

c)

Rice

d)

Jade

6.

What is a dialect?

a)

a series of rulers from the same family

b)

fertile, yellowish soil

c)

a regional version of a language

d)

multi-storied towers with an upward curving roof at each floor

7.

A philosophy based on the ideas and teachings of Confucius

a)

Confucianism

b)

Conifer pean

c)

Constellations

d)

Cornucopia

8.

What does Daoism teach?

a)

Teachings based on the enlightened one or Buddha

b)

Teachings based on the life of Jesus

c)

Teaches reincarnation and focus on karma's effects on soul

d)

Stresses living simply and in harmony with nature

9.

Decorative writing by the Chinese

a)

Wood Block Printing

b)

Calligraphy

c)

Daoism

d)

Shan

10.

Which of the following is a popular Chinese sport?

a)

Football

b)

Cricket

c)

Table Tennis

d)

Nascar

11.

Name means "Enter and you will not come out"

a)

Gobi

b)

Tibet

c)

Taklimakan

d)

Himalayas

12.

Very heavy rainfall in the summer of southwest China

a)

typhoons

b)

hurricanes

c)

monsoons

d)

tsunamis

13.

Fertile, yellowish soil

a)

silt

b)

loess

c)

gobi

d)

branzen

14.

Why don't many people live in the western part of China?

a)

Because there is a river in the way

b)

Because the land there doesn't have many resources

c)

Because they don't want to

d)

Because of ongoing religious conflicts

15.

What is the name of this farming technique?

a)

Hillside farming

b)

Lego farming

c)

Terrace farming

d)

Step farming

16.

Who decide what goods will be produced in a command economy?

a)

Company employees

b)

Consumers

c)

Government

d)

Manufacturers

17.

The Way in Daoism is most similar to which idea in Star Wars?

a)

The Wookies

b)

The Force

c)

Dark side

d)

Light side

18.

Which of the following are NOT problems associated with China's One-Child Policy?

a)

Not enough money to support the elderly

b)

Not enough young people to work

c)

Not enough girls

d)

Divorce rate in China increased

19.
What physical feature is labeled on this map of China?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Ural Mountains
c)
Gobi Desert
d)
Himalaya Mountains
20.
Which country in the world has the largest population?
a)
Russia
b)
United States
c)
China
d)
North Korea
21.
Which of these is Buddha's real name?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Pi Pitale
d)
Sidney Guatemala 
22.
What country is this?
a)
China
b)
North Korea 
c)
Japan
d)
India
23.
What kind of government does China have?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchy
24.
What physical feature between China and India acts as a transportation barrier and makes trading hard between the two countries?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
East China Sea
d)
Himalaya Mountains
25.
The United States and China do a lot of business together because...
a)
China produces cheap goods quickly
b)
China buys all of their goods from the U.S
c)
The United States makes cheap goods
d)
The United States provides all the resources to China
26.

The official name of China

a)

People's Republic of China

b)

United People of China

c)

China United

27.

China has this type of government.

a)

Democratic

b)

Communist

c)

Dictatorship

28.

The capital of China

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Confucious

c)

Beijing

29.

The major mountain range of China is

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Fuji

c)

Himalayas

30.

The national sport of China is

a)

baseball

b)

table tennis

c)

soccer

31.

The artistic writing called ____________ was invented in China.

a)

Calligraphy

b)

Cursive

c)

Symbols

32.

A wise government official that taught people the value of things such as morality, kindness, and education.

a)

Calvin

b)

Confucious

c)

Charles

33.

Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth and is located in China.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

China is located on the continent of Asia.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

The Chinese invented paper, the magnetic compass, printing, tea porcelain, silk, and gunpowder, among other things.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

The Chinese emperor ordered his people to build the Great Wall of China for protection from invading enemies.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

China is the world's oldest continuous civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
What is an important part of ancient Chinese religious beliefs?
a)
reincarnation
b)
respect for parents and ancestors
39.

Patriarchy is the belief that:

a)

God rules over all

b)

Male is the head of the family

c)

Women are the head of the family

d)

All should be equal

e)

Parrots rule the world

40.

When the Mongols took over China they founded which dynasty?

a)

Qin

b)

Tang

c)

Yuan

d)

Han

e)

Song

41.

Chinese history is divided into dynasties. What is a Dynasty?

a)

The Robertson family, Duck Dynasty

b)

When a certain region of a country has control

c)

A dynasty is the longest answer. It is not correct. The longest answer isn't always the correct answer.

d)

When one god is in control of a fate of a country

e)

When one family rules a country

42.

China is on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

America

e)

Antartica

43.

What is contribution from the Ancient Chinese?

a)

wheelbarrow

b)

fireworks

c)

gunpowder

d)

All of them

e)

Paper

44.

Who was the first Emperor of China? (hint: his tomb has the terra-cotta warriors)

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Qin Shi Huang

d)

Empress Wu

e)

Xuantong or Puyi

45.

What Ancient Chinese dynasty first began work on the Great Wall?

a)

Han

b)

Ming

c)

Tang

d)

Qin

e)

Song

46.

Which dynasty was the only non-native Chinese dynasty?

a)

Tang

b)

Yuan

c)

Qin

d)

Han

e)

Song

47.
Who was in charge of the Chinese family?
a)
Mom
b)
Dad
c)
Oldest Male
d)
King
48.
Rulers from the same family over time.
a)
Family
b)
Dynasty
c)
Kings
d)
Emperors
49.
Where did most people build their towns?
a)
Desert
b)
Woods
c)
By Water
50.
This is a fancy cloth
a)
currency
b)
millet
c)
anesthetic 
d)
silk
51.
Who was Confucius?
a)
A famous thinker
b)
A military leader
52.
This is a type of grain.
a)
Silk
b)
Millet
c)
Currency
d)
Philosophy
53.
What was the most important thing to the Chinese?
a)
religion
b)
money
c)
family
d)
school
54.

Farmland that is good for raising crops in known as_____

a)

Arable land

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Wages

55.

Fertile soil along the Huang River starts out as a dust like material called

a)

iron

b)

metal

c)

chicken

d)

loess

56.
The great wall was built for which reason?
a)
to keep away nasty desert wind storms
b)
to give jobs to undesirables- criminals
c)
to keep away intruders
d)
all of the above
57.

Daoism / Taoism is about

a)

the emperor

b)

harmony with nature

c)

respecting ones elders

d)

service to others

58.

The Mandate of Heaven justifies the power of the emperor

a)

False

b)

True

59.
Some Ancient Chinese inventions are:
a)
pennies, weather and socks
b)
silk, bronze and fireworks
c)
Thermometer and grass
d)
Water
60.
The Ancient Chinese have a written language that is _____________________. 
a)
pictures
b)
words and pictures
c)
characters and symbols
d)
drawings and words
61.
The land in China is: 
a)
hilly, forests and deserts
b)
icy and cold only
c)
blazing hot and deserts
62.
The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 
a)
continents
b)
telephone
c)
compass
d)
cars
63.
The word ancient means _________________. 
a)
future
b)
present
c)
last year
d)
a long, long time ago
64.
The main river in China is __________. 
a)
Mississippi
b)
Huang He
c)
James
d)
Rio Grande
65.
Irrigation is _________________________. 
a)
taking water away
b)
cleaning
c)
bringing water to land
d)
planting
66.

What is the Chinese idea that rulers were commanded to rule by gods and that kings were to take care of the people?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Divine Right Theory

c)

Filial Piety

d)

Homage

67.

What hemisphere(s) is China located in?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

68.

What was China’s main crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Millet

c)

Wheat

d)

Corn

69.

How were oracle bones used?

a)

to predict the future

b)

to teach students how to write

c)

to record laws and official decrees

d)

to pass down dynastic history

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