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Ancient China Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which dynasty was the longest lasting and ended with the Warring States Period?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

2.

What dynasty came up with the first system of Writing?

a)

Shang

b)

Tang

c)

Xia

d)

Xio

3.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
4.
The Mandate of Heaven
a)
justified the changing of dynasties
b)
justified rebelling against the ruling family
c)
justified waging war against neighboring societies
d)
justified putting down rebellions with swift violence
5.
The Warring States Period was a time when China's states were fighting with each other for control.
TRUE or False
a)
True
b)
False
6.

_________ was the belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled through strict laws and punishments.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Daoism

e)

Legalism

7.

_______________ stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

a)

Judaism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Daosim

e)

Legalism

8.

Which dynasty came first?

a)

Zhou

b)

Xia

c)

Shang

9.

Which dynasty came second?

a)

Zhou

b)

Xia

c)

Shang

10.

Which dynasty came third?

a)

Zhou

b)

Xia

c)

Shang

11.

Which philosophy focused on nature?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daosim

c)

Legalism

12.

Which dynasty was a period of intellectual awakening with philosophers such as Confucius and Laozi?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

13.

Which dynasty is little known about due to no archaeological records?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

14.

This Dynasty was famous for using Oracle Bones and creating works of art using Jade and Bronze...

a)

The Shang Dynasty

b)

The Xia Dynasty

c)

The Zhou Dynasty

15.
The ideas of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism developed during the end of this dynasty...
a)
The Zhou Dynasty
b)
The Shang Dynasty
c)
The Xia Dynasty
16.

Famous thinker from Ancient China who taught respect and family values...

a)

Laozi

b)

Confucius

c)

Emperor Wudi

d)

Hanfeizi

17.
A 250 year civil war towards the end of the Zhou Dynasty...
a)
The Zhou Wars
b)
The People's Revolution
c)
The An-yang Wars 
d)
The Warring States 
18.
The ancient Chinese philosophy associated with the Ying-Yang symbol...
a)
Confucianism
b)
Legalism
c)
Daoism 
19.
The Dynasty that Yu the Great was from...
a)
The Shang Dynasty
b)
The Xia Dynasty
c)
The Zhou Dynasty
20.

Collection of Confucius's teaching.

a)

Dao

b)

Xia

c)

Zhou

d)

Analects

21.
Rulers from the same family over time.
a)
Family
b)
Dynasty
c)
Kings
d)
Emperors
22.

Which Chinese teaching most influenced Qin Shi Huangdi’s style of rule?

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

23.

What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

a)

to keep invaders out

b)

to provide employment

c)

to punish critics of the emperor

24.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
telling stories and predicting futures
b)
communicating with gods and predicting futures
c)
telling stories and communicating with gods
d)
decoration and predicting futures
25.
The belief that a universal force guides all things is central to what Chinese philosophy?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Naturalism
26.
What idea did the great Chinese teacher Confucius teach?
a)
Strict laws keep people following their proper roles.
b)
Strong government keeps the country united and the people under control
c)
The balance of yin and yang creates a life of peace and harmony. 
d)
Proper conduct and respect for family and society creates peace and harmony
27.
King Ying Zheng changed his name to Shi Huangdi because it means...
a)
"all powerful"
b)
"great one"
c)
"first emperor"
d)
"strong leader"
28.
Under the first Han emperor, China
a)
had a legalist government
b)
had a government based upon Confucian teachings.
c)
stopped Shi Huangdi's efforts to standardize Chinese life.
d)
began exporting Hatchimals.
29.

This peasant founded the Han Dynasty.

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Laozi

c)

Liu Bang

d)

Empress Lu

30.

a bureaucracy is

a)

type of government in which appointed officials run offices

b)

a large Chinese wooden container to hold clothes.

c)

a tool Chinese sailors used to navigate on the ocean.

d)

A Chinese ship with a single sail.

31.

Who was the First Emperor of China?

a)

Confucius

b)

Wudi

c)

Lui Bang

d)

Shi Huangdi

32.
Which of the following is an example of standardization under the Qin Dynasty?
a)
Uniform books
b)
Uniform Currency 
c)
Uniform dress code
d)
Uniform weapons 
33.

Dynasty started by Shi Huangdi, unified China under a Legalist government, hard harsh rules, and created a standard system of weights and measures.

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

e)

Xia

34.

Dynasty started by Liu Bang, created a bureaucratic government based on the teaching of Confucius, and lowered taxes.

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

e)

Han

35.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

a mountain pass through the Hindu Kush

b)

a path for ideas from Japan

c)

a network of trade routes that crossed Asia.

d)

a road through the silk-weaving province of China

36.

Under the Han emperor Wudi, China

a)
had a legalist government
b)
had a government based upon Confucian teachings.
c)
stopped Shi Huangdi's efforts to standardize Chinese life.
d)

began exporting ice cream cups

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