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Ancient China 3rd Grade

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the ancient Chinese believe was in balance?

a)

see saw

b)

nature

c)

bible

d)

laws

2.

What was the time when many families were trying to rule China?

a)

Era of Dynasties

b)

Dynasties of War

c)

Era of Warring States

d)

Wartime

3.

Which dynasty unified the country and established the empire that gave China its name?

a)

Qin

b)

Chin

c)

Shang

d)

Flim

4.

China is so big that you can find all different types of _____ on the same day? (pick 2)

a)

Railroads

b)

Days

c)

Climates

d)

Landscapes

5.

Around 5000 BC the first human settlements began to develop around the

a)

Ming Dynasty

b)

Yellow River

c)

Red River

d)

Mississippi River

6.

Emperor Qin wasn't allowed to (pick 3)

a)

play

b)

swallow

c)

sing

d)

laugh

7.

Emperor Qin unified China through trade, money, a calendar, _________ & _________.

a)

cooking & boating

b)

writing & laws

c)

doctors & lawyers

d)

politics & rules

8.

Rulers all coming from the same family is called____?

a)

group

b)

herd

c)

dynasty

d)

gathering

9.

Construction on the Great Wall of China lasted over ____ years.

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

4000

10.

Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism were all based on the search for inner _________

a)

love

b)

happiness

c)

harmony

d)

money

11.

Confucius taught about ____ virtues

a)

3

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

12.

Emperor Qin placed ______ terra-cotta statues in his tomb.

a)

5000-5500

b)

1000-1100

c)

7500-8000

d)

9500-10000

13.

What did emperor Qin build along the border of his empire to keep invaders out?

a)

bridge

b)

moat

c)

garden

d)

wall

14.

The Great Wall of China is as long as what country?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

15.

The Great Wall of China is also known as the longest what in the world?

a)

road

b)

waterway

c)

cemetery

d)

public highway

16.

What happened to people who opposed Emperor Qin?

a)

put to death

b)

publicly shamed

c)

covered in tar

d)

kicked out of China

17.

Wooden sailing ships in ancient China were called

a)

trash

b)

junk

c)

funk

d)

boaty

18.

In Chinese writing there is no _________

a)

vowels

b)

punctuation

c)

letters

d)

numbers

19.

In an ideal home how many generations lived together?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

20.

What was grown in specially flooded fields or on terraces or steep slopes?

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

apples

d)

corn

21.

Traditional Chinese medicine aims to take people back to a state of

a)

balance

b)

shock

c)

peaceful sleep

d)

eternal rest

22.

Ancient Chinese gardens were like

a)

artwork

b)

farmland

c)

in rows

d)

unorganized

23.

If a person was sick or in pain they were out of ______ with the universe.

a)

touch

b)

harmony

c)

sight

d)

aim

24.

what part of the body relates to the sky?

a)

Arms

b)

Legs

c)

Feet

d)

Head

25.

The ancient Chinese used a form of writing called __ to represent an object?

a)

calligraphy

b)

pictograms

c)

hieroglyphic

d)

cuneiform

26.

______ and ______ were thought to be related to the four seasons.

a)

heart and lungs

b)

teeth and gums

c)

arms and legs

d)

heart and soul

27.

The Chinese used herbal medicines and ______ to encourage the energy in the body to flow correctly.

a)

taekwondo

b)

plants

c)

acupuncture

d)

massage

28.

The trade route between China, Central Asia and Europe is known as the ______

a)

Silk Road

b)

Cotton Highway

c)

Silk Path

d)

Fabric Run

29.

Who traveled to the beginning of the Silk Road and then spent 20 years in China and wrote a book.

a)

Emperor Qin

b)

Emperor Shang

c)

Emperor Ming

d)

Marco Polo

30.

The ancient art of writing is called ____?

a)

Pictograms

b)

Calligraphy

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cunieform

31.

The Chinese discovered how to make _____ from worms.

a)

jewelry

b)

gold

c)

silk

d)

butter

32.

Writing that represents the idea of an object is called__?

a)

ideogram

b)

pictogram

c)

ideology

d)

ideograph

33.

What did the Chinese invent that makes beautiful fireworks?

a)

fuses

b)

gun powder

c)

weapons

d)

lighters

34.

The Chinese invented which press?

a)

printing

b)

drawing

c)

cooking

d)

paper

35.

What part of the body is considered to be related to the Earth?

a)

hands

b)

neck

c)

feet

d)

mouth