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Ancient China - Introduction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Which of the following is one of China's great rivers (it is also called the Yellow River)?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Huang He River

c)

The Tigris River

d)

The Indus River

2.

Which of the following is the longest river in China used for travel?

a)

The Yangtze River

b)

The Euphrates River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Indus River

3.

What is a NATURAL BARRIER?

a)

A Man made wall that separates people

b)

A wall or a door that separates you from others

c)

a desert, mountain, or ocean that separates pieces of land

d)

None of the above

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of China's natural barriers?

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Gobi Desert

5.

What is an example of one of China's natural barriers? Choose all that apply.

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Taklimakan Desert

d)

The Great Pyramids

6.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A series of rulers from the same family

b)

A series of rulers from the same continent

c)

A series of rulers from the same country

d)

Rulers who are elected by the people

7.

How is Ancient China's government SIMILAR to Ancient Egypt's?

a)

They both have governments

b)

They both use dynasties to rule.

c)

They both were developed near a great river

d)

They both are civilizations

8.
On which continent is China located? 
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia 
9.
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
10.

The advantages of the physical natural barriers that surround China might be..

a)

Protection from invaders

b)

Trade options

c)

Interaction with new cultures

11.

Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."

a)

Hurricane force winds

b)

Tsunami's

c)

Terrible Flooding

d)

Earthquakes

12.

The word ancient means something that _______________.

a)

happened last week

b)

is happening now

c)

will happen tomorrow

d)

happened long ago

13.

What land feature is NOT included in China's geography?

a)

hills

b)

mountains

c)

rain forests

d)

deserts

14.

On the above map, which number shows where China is located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

The Yellow River (also called the Huang He River) gets it's name from it's color. What gives the river it's yellow color?

a)

Loess

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Bones

d)

Caligraphy