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Ancient China Test review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the emperor make the terra cotta warriors?

a)

he wanted an army protecting him in the afterlife from evil spirits

b)

he used the terra cotta warriors as holiday gifts to send to friends

c)

he was using them to scare away the enemy during battle

2.

Why would the people of Ancient China settle near rivers?

a)

food

b)

water

c)

easy to use for transportation

d)

all of the above

3.

According to legends/stories, what are dragons famous for in Ancient China?

a)

destroying crops

b)

selecting the emperor

c)

flooding cities

d)

saving the people of China

4.

A person who goes between producers and consumers is called what?

a)

middleman

b)

ancestor

c)

emperor

5.

What is the process called when you plant two crops in one field?

a)

double planting

b)

triple farming

c)

double cropping

6.

Ancient China's most important trade good is called...?

a)

kites

b)

gunpowder

c)

silk

d)

paper

7.

A relative from long ago other than a grandparent is called...?

a)

emperor

b)

ancestor

c)

grandparents

8.

What are 3 Chinese inventions?

a)

kites

b)

sailboats

c)

pictograph

d)

cuneiform

e)

seismograph

9.

Dynasty under which culture flourished...

a)

Han

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

10.

This dynasty ruled China longer than any other dynasty...

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Han

11.

This was China's first dynasty

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Han

12.

The country of China was named after this dynasty

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

13.

___________ is yellowish brown soil that blows in from the desert and gives the Huang River its nickname.

a)

terrace

b)

oracle bones

c)

loess

14.

Crops in China are often grown on _______________ because farmland is relatively limited.

a)

terraces

b)

oracle bones

c)

loess

15.

_________________ are used even today to control flooding along the Huang River.

a)

Levees

b)

Loess

c)

Lorax

16.

____________________ were used during the Shang dynasty to predict the future.

a)

terraces

b)

oracle bones

c)

levees

17.

The term for a series of roads that served as a trade route connecting China to Europe and southwest Asia.

a)

grand canal

b)

south plain

c)

silk road

18.

These two geographic features contributed to early China’s isolation.

a)

Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

b)

mountains and deserts

c)

oceans and seas

19.

This work contains many sayings attributed to Confucius.

a)

Art of War

b)

Meditation for dummies

c)

The Analects

20.

Shi Huangdi developed a system of standardized coins, weights, and writing throughout China in order to...?

a)

measure and weigh his money

b)

make trade and communication easier and unified throughout China

c)

to keep all foreign ideas away from the people of China

21.

Which school of thought was taught by Laozi (Lao Tze)?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism/Taoism

22.

What was the purpose of the civil service tests started under the Han emperor Wu Di?

a)

to stop a civil war from happening

b)

to make sure the emperors family got the best jobs first

c)

to make sure that educated people received government jobs

23.

What might be considered the first principle of Confucianism?

a)

respect all people

b)

be mean and cruel to people

c)

read lots of books

24.

Why was The Great Wall of China built?

a)

to help China trade with other areas

b)

to control floods

c)

to prevent invaders

25.

Where did early people settle down

a)

Himilayian Mountains

b)

Huang He River

c)

North China Plain