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China

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rich landowner or noble

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Aristocrat

c)

Pictograph

2.

A picture symbol

a)

Pictograph

b)

Ideograph

c)

Great Wall

3.

Pictographs joined together to stand for an idea

a)

Pictograph

b)

Ideograph

c)

Great Wall

4.

A body of unelected government officials

a)

Aristocrat

b)

Pictograph

c)

Bureaucracy

5.

A barrier made of walls across China's northern frontier

a)

Pictograph

b)

Ideograph

c)

Great Wall

6.

The Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.

a)

Civil service exam

b)

Acupuncture

c)

Silk Road

7.

A network of trade routes that stretched across Asia from China to the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Civil service exam

b)

Acupuncture

c)

Silk Road

8.

A Chinese test to get a job in the civil service. Mostly favored the rich.

a)

Civil service exam

b)

Acupuncture

c)

Silk Road

9.

The idea that there is only one legitimate ruler of China, and that ruler was put in place by the gods.

a)

The Rule of Heaven

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Supreme Rule

10.

Which of the following is not one of Ancient China's main social classes?

a)

Aristocrats

b)

Farmers

c)

Merchants

d)

Servants

11.

The honoring of deceased family members in hopes they can help from the afterlife.

a)

Prayers to the Ancient

b)

Mandate of Ancestors

c)

Ancestor Worship

12.

What allowed the Ancient Chinese soldiers to be more effective on horseback?

a)

Saddles and stirrups

b)

Swords

c)

Saddles and Swords

13.

Who was the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed in Legalism to rule his

a)

Liu Bang

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Genghis Khan

14.

Which dynasty saw the implementation of the civil service exam?

a)

Qin

b)

Han

c)

Ming

15.

Which is not a reason for the decline of the Han Dynasty?

a)

Excessive government spending

b)

Nomadic invasion

c)

Drought and famine

d)

dishonest government officials

16.

The period after the Han dynasty when China was split into several competing kingdoms, ruled by military leaders.

a)

Period of Disunion

b)

Period of Disharmony

c)

Period of Chaos

17.

Which dynasty reunited China after the fall of the Han Dynasty?

a)

The Ming Dynasty

b)

The Sui Dynasty

c)

The Tang Dynasty

18.

The only woman to ever rule China; she brought stability and prosperity to China

a)

Empress Wendi

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Empress Wu

19.

Which is a reason why people converted to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion?

a)

People were forced to convert by the new rulers of China.

b)

People wanted an easy way to obtain riches

c)

People took comfort in the Buddhist teaching that people can escape suffering and achieve a state of peace.

20.

What themes were present in poems and paintings in Medieval China?

a)

Nature and harmony

b)

Good and evil

c)

Chaos and destruction

21.

Which of the following is not one of the technologies developed during medieval China.

a)

Magnetic compass

b)

block printing

c)

gunpowder

d)

All are correct

22.

Chinese custom of applying tight wrappings to the feet of young girls to modify their shape and size.

a)

Foot shrinking

b)

Foot wrapping

c)

Foot binding

23.

A Mongol leader who was able to unite nomadic Mongol tribes because of his ruthlessness. He conquered Eurasia.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Marco Polo

24.

Venetian trader who traveled to China and inspired exploration in the world.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Marco Polo

25.

Grandson of Genghis Khan who conquered China and ruled over more land than anyone else in world history. He tolerated all religions, promoted trade, and opened up China to the world.

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Marco Polo

26.

A sailor who traveled along the Asian and African coasts during the Ming dynasty. He helped spread Chinese trade and culture.

a)

Zheng He

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Wendi

27.

The number 5 indicates

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Chang Jiang River

c)

Yellow Sea

28.

The number 1 indicates

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Chang Jiang River

c)

Yellow Sea

29.

The number 6 indicates

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Chang Jiang River

c)

Yellow Sea

30.

The number 8 indicates

a)

Himalayas

b)

Huang He River

c)

East China Sea

31.

The number 2 indicates

a)

Himalayas

b)

Huang He River

c)

East China Sea

32.

The number 4 indicates

a)

Himalayas

b)

Huang He River

c)

East China Sea