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Ancient China Test Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature of China?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Taklamakan Desert

2.

China had natural barriers that isolated them from the rest of the world. This/these natural barrier(s) included...

a)

Mountains

b)

Seas

c)

Deserts

d)

All of the Above

3.

What physical feature limited China's interaction with their neighbors to the north?

a)

The Great Wall of China

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayas

d)

East China Sea

4.

The two great rivers of Chinese civilization are the ______ river and the ______ river?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Ganges and Indus

c)

Brahman and Vishnu

d)

Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow)

5.

Which of these words is most closely related to the word hereditary?

a)

hairy

b)

inherited

c)

rich

d)

noble

6.

Cultural diffusion is...

a)

The differences between different cultures

b)

the process by which ideas spread from one culture to another

c)

The process by which cultures make social divisions

d)

The similarities between different cultures

7.

I am a philosopher who believes all people should respect their elders. The elders should set a good example for those below them. I also believe a good education is important.

a)

Han Feizi

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucius

8.

I am a philosopher, though I used to be a prince. I believe all people are selfish and need strict rules to keep them in line. If you behave well, you should be rewarded. But if you behave poorly, you'll be harshly punished.

a)

Han Feizi

b)

Han Wudi

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucius

9.

I am a philosopher. I believe in the Dao, or the Way. Finding balance between all the opposites we encounter will lead to true harmony.

a)

Han Feizi

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucius

10.

What is the text, in which all of the ideas of Confucius were written down by his students, known as?

a)

Philosophy

b)

Analects

c)

Kong Fu Zi

d)

Vedas

11.

For what purpose did citizens of Ancient China take civil service exams?

a)

In order to become a government worker

b)

In order to become an official

c)

In order to become a government scribe

d)

In order to become a scholar

12.

Based on what you've learned, what was the MOST common way to travel along the Silk Road?

a)

On horsenack

b)

In a caravan of camels

c)

By foot

d)

In cars

13.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Silk Road?

a)

It was a paved highway through central China used by ancient Chinese emperors.

b)

It was a number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe.

c)

It was a short road covered in silk between the emperor’s house and his palace.

d)

It was an established trade route between India and Europe

14.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Silk Road?

a)

It was a series of trade routes that ran from China to the Roman Empire.

b)

The road often ran alongside the Great Wall of China.

c)

Sea routes brought an end to the dominance of the Silk Road.

d)

Promoted an exchange of products and ideas.

15.

The army protecting the first Emperor of China was made of what material?

a)

Iron

b)

Bronze

c)

Jade

d)

Terracotta

16.

Which major religion found its way to China along the Silk road?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

17.

Who was the first emperor of a unified China?

a)

Han Wudi

b)

Confucius

c)

Han Feizi

d)

Shi Huangdi