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WorksheetsAncient China Exam Revision
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins
The time of the Shang Dynasty is
551 BCE - 21 BCE
1766 BCE - 1122 BCE
220 BCE - 618 CE
459 CE - 769 CE
The order of the first four dynasties is
Qin, Shang, Han, Zhou
Zhou, Qin, Shang, Han
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
Zhou, Qin, Han, Shang
The Warring States lasted about how many years?
500
260
1060
50
China had two main river systems. They were called:
Yellow River and Blue River
Yangtze River and Yan River
The River of Sorrow and Yellow River
Yangtze River and Yellow River
The Yellow River is also called:
The Great Sorrow
The Sorrow
The Giant Sorrow
The River of Tears
It took about how many years to build the Great Wall of China?
200
2000
20 000
220
Feaudalism can be defined as:
a time period in Ancient China
a system that allowed local people to live and work on the land in return for taxes
a system where men were more important than women
a system where women were more important than men
Oracle Bones were used for:
Divination
telling information about the past
writing Chinese records
making sacrafices
The Warring States Period was:
At the end of the Qin Dynasty
At the end of the Han Dynasty
At the end of the Zhou Dynasty
At the end of the Shang Dynasty
Confucius was:
A philosopher and teacher
An Emperor
A Merchant
The Emperor who united China
The emperor who united China was:
Wu Zhao
Qin Shi Huang
Lui Bang
Wu Di
Identify the key social group that was at the top of the social hierarchy
(a)
Which geographical feature was most important in influencing the development of Chinese society?
Gobi Desert
Pacific Ocean
Yangtze River
Himalayan Mountains
A system of government where the ruler passes on their power to a family member, usually when they die.
(a)
A system that allowed local people to live and work on the land in return for taxes (in the form of money, military support or food). This system became known as
(a)
The Zhou Dynasty (1122 BCE - 256 BCE), ruled for how many years?
nearly 400 years
over 1000 years
over 800 years
150 years
Who united China?
Confucius
Wu Zhao
Qin Shi Huang
Wu Di
How many years did Qin Shi Huang rule for?
over 100 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
Which of the following are achievements of Qin Shi Huang?
Building of the Terracotta Warriors
Establishment of Buddhism as the main religion
Unified money system
Development of new irrigation systems for the farmers
Qin Shi Huang was what age when he took power in his own right?
13
19
21
25
Qin Shi Huang found the elixir of life
True
False
China was based on a strict social (a) .
What was the Chinese name for the Nobles and Government Officials?
(a)
What was the Chinese name for Farmers?
(a)
What was the Chinese name for Artisans and Craftspeople?
(a)
What was the Chinese name for the Merchants and Traders?
(a)
Who was lowest on the Social Hierarchy?
(a)
Women who pushed against the idea that men held a higher status were called ____________________.
Crows
Crowing Hens
Hens
Talking Hens
Wu Zhao was the only woman to do what?
Dance for the Emperor
Become Emperor
Live longer than all males in Ancient Times
How old was Wu Zhao when she became a junior concubine?
12
13
14
15
Wu Zhao had how many children?
2
3
4
5
Check Wu Zhao's achievements:
Introduced labour-saving techniques such as improved irrigation schemes to increase farming productivity
Introduced a system of workplace promotion based on merit, not social position or wealth
Established Buddhism as the preferred state religion and had many Buddhist temples built
Made significant progress on the planning and construction of the Great Wall of China
Ancestors were worshipped in China since which dynasty?
Tang
Qin
Han
Shang
Which were the main religions and beliefs of the Ancient Chinese?
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Taoism
Confucianism
Confucianism was not a religion but a (a) .
Confucianism believed:
people should be helpful
people should be kind
people should stand up against rules
people should be honest
people should worship their elders
Yin and Yang is a teaching of which religion?
Buddhism
Taoism/Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism arrived in China via the (a) .
Buddhism is about:
Respecting others
Looking for the truth
Being a good person
The state of Nirvana is from which religion?
Worship of the Ancestors
Buddhism
Taoism/Daoism
Christianity
The Great Wall of China was:
a series of smaller walls connected together
built by slaves, soldiers, convicted criminals & farmers
started in the Han Dynasty
took over 2000 years to build
What term best describes: a person who is skilled at working with his or her hands in some specialised way
(a)
A source created after the time being studied
(a)
A source that existed or was made at the time in the past being studied
(a)
Anything that allows us to better understand the past; can be either primary or secondary
(a)
A sequence of related historical events shown in chronological order
(a)
