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Ancient China: Shang, Zhou, and Qin

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Chinese writing system was created with characters to represent words during which Chinese dynasty?

a)

Ming

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Han

2.

During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..

a)

Great Wall

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Ziggurat Temple

d)

Fleet of Zheng he

3.

During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wheat

c)

Silk

d)

Gold

4.

The rulers of ancient china believed that they were destined to rule by the ___________.

a)

Masters of kung fu

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Mandate of Pharaohs

5.

Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?

a)

Judaism and merit

b)

Sikhism and Koellerism

c)

Confucianism and Taoism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

6.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

a)

Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow

b)

Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

c)

Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

7.

Confucianism focused on

a)

Following the vedas of hinduism

b)

The yin and yang

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

Respecting rulers and elders

8.

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

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

zhou

d)

Qin

9.
The Silk Road was a
a)
Dynasty
b)
Major river
c)
Paved road
d)
Trade route
10.
Great Wall began during which dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
11.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
12.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a succession of rulers from the same family
b)
A reality TV show
c)
Monarchy
d)
a family business
13.
In China, dynastic cycles were based on divine right and rulers felt justified to rule
The political influence dynasties had was based on
a)
the Peter Principle
b)
the Mandate of Heaven
c)
the Eightfold Path
d)
the Confucian Principle