WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the river that the ancient Chinese civilization was founded along?
Nile
Huang He
What is the ancient Chinese belief in ancestor worship, respect for elders, good in everyone was
Confucianism
Daoism/Taoism
What other name was the Huang He River known as?
Gold River
Yellow River
Which Chinese belief believed in harmony with nature?
Confucianism
Daoism/Taoism
Why was the Huang He known by the nickname "China's Sorrow"?
disastrous floods
yellow silt
Why was the Yellow River "yellow"?
clay deposits
silt from the Gobi Desert
Who was the first emperor of China?
Zhou Cho
Shi Huangdi
What would priests read to determine the future?
oracle bones
tarot cards
What religion came to ancient China from India?
Hinduism
Buddhism
What desert was known as "once you go in, you may not come out" and had quick and deadly sandstorms?
Gobi Desert
Taklamakan Desert
What was guarding Shi Huangdi's tomb?
Terracotta Army
Clay Soldiers
What is the mandate of heaven?
allows for the dynasties to change rule due to displeasing the gods
says all emperors are gods
What is the dynastic cycle?
when emperors die and their heir takes over
when one dynasty comes in strong and problems arise and another takes them over when aged and weak
What bodies of water are associated with China?
Huang he River, East China Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Yellow Sea
Pacific Ocean, Yellow River, Indian Ocean
What famous mountain range lays to the south of China?
Andes
Himalayas
What dynasty takes over the Zhou dynasty?
Qin
Han
What was the name of the first dynasty of ancient China?
Zhou
Shang
Which dynasty was a peasant revolt that took over after Qin emperor died?
Zhou
Han
What was an invention(s) of the ancient Chinese?
Paper, compass, silk
Spices, cotton, astrolab
What was the famous trade route of the ancient Chinese?
Spice Road
Silk Road
