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WorksheetsChinese Dynasties!
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 21mins
How did Zhou, a frontier state, MOST affect the Shang dynasty?
rebels from Zhou overthrew the king
warriors from Zhou led the royal army
jade mines in Zhou made the king wealthy
travelers through Zhou promoted foreign trade
In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?
wealth
disorder
feudalism
democracy
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...
the king did not govern well
the end of the world was near
the people did not obey they laws
the natural world ignored humans
Which of these would Confucius have valued MOST highly?
riches
respect
freedom
creativity
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by...
reading the ancient texts
serving in government jobs
living in harmony with nature
working hard to become wealthy
Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize...
honesty and trust
scholarship and ideas
trade and manufacturing
rewards and punishments
Which Chinese teaching MOST influenced Qin Shihuangdi's style of rule?
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
Confucianism
What actions related to the areas listed below did the emperor take to help unify China?
- Laws
- Money
- Weights and measures
- Writing
He set up schools where they were taught
He took ideas about them from other countries
He let officials adjust them to meet local needs
He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the country
Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?
in the Great Wall
next to the royal palace
along the southern border
inside the emperor's tomb
What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin's system of government?
Under feudalism, power was held locally; the Emperor of Qin held all the power
Under feudalism, lords met with the king; the Emperor of Qin did not have meetings
Under feudalism, leadership came from a few men; the Emperor of Qin had many leaders
Under feudalism, peasants chose their lords; the Emperor of Qin chose their lords for them
These scene from an ancient scroll shows something being done to scholars. Why did this happen?
The soldiers did not know how to read
The royal family had to pick a teacher
The philosophers wanted to get back to nature
The emperor hoped to stop criticism of the government
What dynasty came up with the first system of Writing?
Shang
Tang
Xia
Xio
TRUE or False
leaders should lead by example and inspire good behavior
According to the belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...
the king did not govern well.
the end of the world was near.
the people did not obey the laws.
the natural world ignored humans.
Which later practice in China most shows the influence of Confucian thought?
new inventions
trade with Europe
land given to peasants
exams for civil servants
Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize...
honesty and trust.
scholarship and ideas.
trade and manufacturing.
rewards and punishments.
In a chart titled "Yin and Yang" pleasure would be paired with...
pain.
reward.
afterlife.
enjoyment.
What is one way Daoism influenced China?
It got scholars to study.
It led to fights for power.
it encouraged stricter laws.
It became a popular religion.
