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WorksheetsEarly India & China
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
A Dynasty means....?
There are eggs to be colored with pretty colors, or "dyed."
there is a chain of family members, usually the males, who are in charge of a country for a long period of time.
A type of printing on paper using wood blocks.
Which ocean is on the eastern border of China?
Atlantic Ocean
Artic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
How the Chinese explain the rise and fall of dynasties, the divine right to rule.
Legalism
filial piety
The Mandate of Heaven
Oracle bones
Daoism taught that
If the families were in order, the country would be in order.
People must be controlled by harsh punishments and generous rewards.
If the ruler set a strong moral example, the people will follow his example.
The best government governs in the least noticeable way.
To order society, Confucius did NOT teach that
Good behavior must be rewarded and bad behavior punished.
A ruler should set a moral example for his subjects.
Society should organize itself based on the 5 relationships.
If the families in the country are in order, society will be in order.
Legalism taught that
The best government governs the least.
Human nature is evil and greedy. It must be controlled by rewards and punishments.
Human nature is good. Given a positive moral example by the ruler, the people will want to behave well.
If families are in order, then they will follow the law.
This dynasty used Confucianism as its form of government.
Han
Shang
Zhou
Qin
This dynasty used Legalism as its form of government.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
This Qin emperor built the terracotta army and a magnificent tomb.
Shi Huangdi
Wudi
Gao zu
Han Feizi
In Confucianism, the respect for parents is called
filial piety
The doctrine of the mean
upright behavior
The way you get them to buy you an Iphone.
The Silk Road was
A road made of silk.
A road that connected China to Constantinople.
A collection of trade routes that connected China to India, the Middle East, and beyond.
A horse trading route.
Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi adopt a legalist philosophy of governing after gaining power in China?
He wanted peasants to abandon their Buddhist practices and customs.
He understood that filial piety along with duty to society was very important.
He wanted to speed up the rebuilding of the military after defeating the Zhou.
He believed that strong laws and punishments would bring about social order.
Which of the following best describes Indian culture during the rule of the Gupta Empire?
Buddhist traditions dominated, while Hindu customs were viewed unfavorably.
Hindu culture flourished with many works of art and literature being produced.
Cultural pursuits were prohibited so people could spend their time in meditation.
Indian scholars were persecuted by political leaders who felt threatened by their ideas.
Why did the Mauryan Empire flourish under the leadership of Ashoka?
Ashoka forced many to convert to Buddhism and exiled rebellious Hindus from India.
Ashoka instituted a period of peace and open trade after his conversion to Buddhism.
Ashoka divided the empire into smaller city-states ruled by his brothers and sons.
Ashoka passed laws that were so strict, no one dared to rebel.
Confucianism has remained a component of Chinese culture throughout most of history because —
Confucian leaders prohibited other belief systems from being practiced in China
Confucian teachings stressed family relationships regardless of who governed
Confucian followers built large universities along the Silk Road
Confucian warlords forced the nomadic peasants to convert
Zoroastrianism is an early monotheistic religion emerging from which classical civilization?
Gupta India
Greece
Persia
Han China
How did the Han Dynasty create a centralized government and complex bureaucracy in China?
A system of civil services exams was established for the selection of government officials.
Elected groups of twenty families were chosen to serve as advisers to the emperor.
Laws were passed restricting the size of the government and the number of officials.
A series of civil wars was fought and victorious generals became governors in the provinces.
What mythical creature was significant in Chinese mythology?
The unicorn
The horse
The monkey
The dragon
Of the following, which best describes the physical geography of early Chinese civilization?
Built along the Nile River, surrounded by desert on all sides
Built along the Huang He river, the Yellow river, in the Huang He Valley, with mountainous surroundings and many forests
Glacial mountains and frozen tundra, with many villages initially built underground
Open plains with many crops and little protection from the surrounding land
What is bureaucracy?
A complex system with many offices and officials carrying out the duties of government
A system of priests in order to maintain the temples
A religious belief in law and order
A philosophy which said that balance was necessary to live a good life
Who was Confucius?
A major Chinese philosopher who taught about ethics, honor, and proper conduct in life
A religious prophet who sought to take over the world
A Hindu teacher whose beliefs spread to China
An Emperor who reformed China’s military
What is Taoism/Daoism?
A philosophy/religion with a belief that life is all about balance between opposing forces such as good and evil, life and death
A religion which fought against Confucianism
A type of Buddhism without gods
Worship of nature
What was Legalism?
The belief that people were naturally evil and that the law had to be harsh and force them to be good
The belief in the Golden Rule
The idea that people are born good and should be helped to fulfill their full potential
Belief in harmony with nature and good and evil
How is Buddhism linked to China?
Although it did not begin in China, the religion spread to China and became very influential there
Buddha was a Chinese philosopher
Buddha reformed Taoism and made it his own religion
China went to war with India and persecuted millions of Buddhists
What major monument was built to defend China from potential invaders and took years and enormous sums of money to complete?
The Lighthouse of Beijing
The Great Wall of China
The Jade Palace
The Eternal City
Which of the following were Chinese inventions?
Paper, fireworks, gunpowder
The water cycle, the sun, the moon
Road systems, sewer systems
Mail services, writing
Who was the Qin Emperor?
A great leader of China who liberated many poor farmers from the cruelties of local nobles
A harsh emperor who forced unity in China, built the Great Wall, and instituted a common currency for all of China
The emperor who created the Silk Road
The last of the Han emperors
What was the Han dynasty?
The rulers who followed the Qin Emperor and focused on meritocracy, hiring people who were qualified and deserved their positions in government
A cruel dynasty who built the Great Wall
The last line of Chinese emperors
The first dynasty in the history of China
What was the Silk Road?
A road within China that ran from the Imperial Palace to the ocean
A network of trade roads that spanned from China to the Mediterranean
A religious book that spoke about the path to Enlightenment
The flag of the early Imperial family of China
This civilization compared it's social hierarchy not to a pyramid, but to parts of the body. The mouth/head, arms, legs, and feet represented a different social class.
Indian Caste System
Chinese Dynastic Model
Egyptian Pharaohs
Mesopotamian (Sumerian) Priest-Kings
The biggest difference between ancient China's Confucianism and Legalism philosophies was...
Trust in the people to be good with the need of rules/punishment
Both believed the people must be ruled by a strict and individual leader.
The position of men as the most powerful group in a society refers to what kind of social structure?
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
Utilitarian
Democracy
This Chinese practice stated that the ruling leader/dynasty would stay in power, as long as they had the blessings of the gods. This was called the...
Mandate of Heaven
Permission of Heaven
Trials of Heaven
Heavenly Order
Which of the following was NOT an important river valley in India & China?
Nile River
Ganges River
Yellow/Huang He River
Indus River
Who was the founder of Daoism whose name means “the Old Master”?
Hanfeizi
Laozi
Wu Wang
Wu Wudi
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a king’s right to rule came from
The people.
the army.
a council of nobles.
the gods.
