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Ancient China Review Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural features kept China isolated from other early civilizations? (3 answers)

a)

tall mountains

b)

vast deserts

c)

shallow rivers

d)

large ocean

2.

The highest mountain range in the world borders China. These tall mountains helped isolate China from the outside world. What is this mountain range called?

a)

the Alps

b)

the Himalayas

c)

the Sierra Nevada

d)

The Andes

3.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a type of food

b)

a trilogy of books

c)

a family of leaders that rule over a country

d)

an architectural style particular to a certain culture

4.

Who was China's first emperor and the man China is named after?

a)

Shang

b)

Qin Shi Huang Di

c)

Laozi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

5.

Which dynasty invented paper, the seismograph, the wheelbarrow, and opened trade on the Silk Road with Rome?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

6.

Which is NOT a Chinese invention, but actually came from Rome?

a)

silk

b)

blown glass

c)

compass

d)

acupuncture

e)

gunpowder

7.

Laozi founded what religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Christianity

8.

Another name for the Buddha is...

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Laozi

c)

Confucius

d)

Jesus

9.

Which religion focuses on suffering and man's need to eliminate suffering?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

10.

Which religion focuses on living in balance and harmony with nature?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

11.

The Silk Road was an overland trade route connecting

a)

China and the Americas

b)

China and Australia

c)

Rome and the Americas

d)

Rome and China

12.

What goods came from China on the Silk Road?

a)

wool, cotton, gold

b)

horses, glass, cosmetics

c)

silk, porcelain, spices

d)

ivory, cattle, horses

13.

What is is the connection of different parts of the world resulting in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities?

a)

nationalization

b)

diaspora

c)

deflation

d)

globalization

14.

What philosophical leader respected social rank and felt citizens should know their place in society?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

15.

The Chinese kept silk making a secret. Europeans did not know that silk actually came from...

a)

a plant

b)

an animal

c)

an insect

d)

a fish

16.

Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di build the Terra Cotta Warriors?

a)

He enjoyed war and being in charge of the military

b)

He wanted an elixir to never die

c)

He wanted soldiers to protect him in the afterlife

d)

He was a great artist