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Ancient China (Time Compass Part 1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is only one climate in China.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which river makes a line through the centre of China?

a)

Main

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

3.

Civilisation in China began to develop how many years ago?

a)

7,000

b)

5,000

c)

3,000

d)

2,000

4.

The Shang dynasty ruled for over 700 years.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which was the first dynasty that we have evidence to prove existed in Ancient China?

a)

Qin

b)

Xia

c)

Shang

d)

Zhou

6.

Following the Zhou dynasty was the period of

a)

rule by pharaohs

b)

warring states

c)

the Qin dynasty

d)

control by nomads

7.

Who united the states in China into one Empire?

a)

Qin Shi Huangdi

b)

Confucius

c)

The Zhou

d)

Sun Tzu

8.

What happened to the wise men who opposed Qin Shi Huangdi?

a)

Lunchtime detention

b)

They were fined

c)

Their books were burnt

d)

Nothing

9.

It took more than __________________ years to build the Great Wall of China.

a)

100

b)

500

c)

2,000

d)

5,000

10.

Slaves were used to build the Great Wall of China, and if they died while building the wall they were buried inside it.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The Great Wall of China served two purposes. What were they?

a)

Defence and keeping the rabbits out

b)

Unifying China and keeping the rabbits out

c)

Defence and unifying China

d)

Unifying China and giving people jobs

12.

Dynasties were made up of ruling members of the same family.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Ancient China was frequently invaded by enemies from the:

a)

South

b)

West

c)

Everywhere

d)

North

14.

The Ancient Chinese believed that things could be taken into the afterlife.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Qin Shi Huangdi made how many terracotta warriors to escort him to the after life?

a)

10,000

b)

8,000

c)

6,000

d)

4,ooo

16.

The terracotta warriors were identical.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Who was Master Kong and when was he born?

a)

Qin Shi Huangdi 226 BCE

b)

Confucius 551 BCE

c)

Wang Mang 335 CE

18.

Confucius preached how many virtues?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

19.

The purpose of the virtues developed by Confucius was to:

a)

provide rules on how to be a good person

b)

demonstrate that he could write well

c)

stop fighting and wars within China

20.

The Ancient Chinese would become famous throughout the world for their production of what?

a)

mobile phones

b)

silk

c)

gum boots

d)

sticky rice pudding