WorksheetsMr. V's China
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the order of dynasties we studied?
Sui, Tang, Song,Yuan, Ming
Tang, Song, Sui, Yuan, Ming
Yuan, Ming, Sui, Tang, Song
Ming, Yuan, Song, Tang, Sui,
What happened in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty?
China began a golden age that lasted 300 years.
China entered a period of war and anarchy that lasted hundreds of years.
The Ming Dynasty immediately took over.
The Han has not yet fallen, it continues to this day.
Who completed the reunification of China?
Emperor Wendi
Liu Bo
Pi Shang
Emperor Taizong
What two projects occurred during the Sui dynasty?
Expanding the Great Wall and building a highway system
Building the Grand Canal and making a postal service
Making a new law code and creating a national forest system
Expanding the Great Wall and building the Grand Canal
What feature links the Yangtze and Yellow rivers?
The Great Wall
The River of Dreams
The Grand Canal
The Pont du Gard
Which of the following is not true about the Gobi desert?
Caused by the rains shadow effect
Is found in China and Mongolia
Provided protections and Isolated China
Is the largest desert in the world
Which of the following is not true about the Civil Service Exam?
Helped China become literate
Everyone had a fair advantage
Boys had to memorize the works of Confucius
Helped to create a moral government
Neo-Confucianism combined all of the following religions except?
Confucianism
Shinto
Buddhism
Daoism
Which of the following is not part of Confucius' hierarchy of relationships.
Parent/Child
Friend/Foe
Brother/Sister
Ruler/Subject
When Tai Zong took over he created policies that did all of the following except?
Gave land to farmers
Equalized taxes
Brought back the Civil Service Exam
Created paper money
Neo-Confucianism included all of the following philosophies/religions, except?
Buddhism
Shinto
Confucianism
Daoism/Taoism
During the Song dynasty, mass production of goods led to the growth of what?
Commerce
Inflation
Isolationism
Imperialism
What is this Haiku referring to?
Alchemists made it
Charcoal, Sulfur, Saltpeter
Changed War forever
Steel
Silk
Gun Powder
Coal
What is this Haiku referring to?
In mom’s cabinet
Fine clay made for ceramics
Later named China
Porcelain
Silk
Gun Powder
Fast-Ripening Rice
What is this Haiku referring to?
Carried no disease
It could grow in two seasons
So, people doubled
Silk
Paper Money
Dragon Backbone Pump
Fast-Ripening Rice
What is this Haiku referring to?
Pi Sheng helped make it
Clay tiles made characters
Design of the press
Porcelain
Woodblock Printing
Paper Money
Moveable Type
What is this Haiku referring to?
Carbon and iron
Created when coal was used
Better than iron
Coal
Silk
Dragon Backbone Pump
Steel
Which of the following is not true about Genghis Khan?
He organized the tribes of Mongolia
He conquered China
He held the largest land empire in history
He is responsible for 40 million deaths
Which city, that housed the House of Wisdom, was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258?
Constantinople
Damascus
Hangzhou
Baghdad
Who completed the conquest of China, which started the Yuan dynasty?
Tai Zong
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Pi Sheng
The word Kamikaze refers to what?
Postal system created by Genghis Khan
Making the silk road safe
Winds that stopped the Mongols from attacking Japan
Destruction of the Song dynasty
Which of the following is not true about Marco Polo?
Was from Venice Italy
Wrote Marvels of the World which sparked interest in Europeans to begin trading for Chinese goods
Discovered many Islands of Japan
Served Kublai Khan for 16 years
Which of the following is not a legacy of the Mongols?
Spread ideas and inventions throughout the known world
Brought Buddhism to Japan
Yam system led to the Pony Express
Enabled the Black death to cross Asia into Europe
Which of the following is not an accomplishment of the Ming dynasty?
Expanded the Great Wall
Built the Grand Canal
Brought back the CSE
Created a census
Name this contribution from the Ming Dynasty that housed the Chinese imperial palace and is located in the center of Beijing, China.
The Forbidden City
The Great Wall of China
Beijing
Temple of Confucius
What does the word Census best relate to?
Inflation
Commerce
Conquest
Population
Based on the map and your prior knowledge of socials studies, which conclusion can be made about the Ming Dynasty of China as a result of the travels of Zheng He?
Advanced navigation technology was available in China
Islam became the dominant religion of China
The Ming Dynasty established trade routes to Europe
China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.
Which landform is found in both China and Mongolia?
The Sahara Desert
The Tibetan Plateau
The Gobi Desert
The Himalayan Mountains
In which dynasty did the European Marco Polo serve as a government official?
Song
Tang
Yuan
Ming
Which body of water is the Northern most river?
Yellow River (Huang He)
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Han River
Amazon River
What effect did the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese have on the REST OF THE WORLD?
It resulted in the Europeans inventing fireworks.
It resulted in the Chinese inventing the Canon.
It resulted in the defeat of the Mongols.
It resulted in the capture of the Qing.
Which two religions were Neo-Confucianism most likely created to combat?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Daoism
Daoism and Confucianism
Hinduism and Confucianism
I am the grandson of Genghis Khan. I changed the focus of my people from military powerhouse and conquests to government and civic responsibility.
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Zheng He
Confucius
Which of the following developments most affected the commercial growth during the Song dynasty?
opening roads and waterways to foreign traders
compass
dragon backbone pump
moveable type blocks
What major development was introduced during the Song dynasty and what effect did it have on the population?
More farm land = population decrease
More farm land = population increase
Fast ripening rice = population decrease
Fast ripening rice = population increase
Which of the following would be an advancement for agricultural use during this era?
Tractor and plow
New pumps for irrigation
Decreasing available farmland
Decrease in trade with other nations
Which dynasty is most known for its advancements in agriculture, technology, and commerce?
Sui
Tang
Song
Ming
Which of the following were not traded on the Silk Road?
Religion
Ideas
Fabric
Corn
How did the ideas of Buddhism spread through ancient China?
Military conquests
Merchants on the Silk Road
Traders from Europe
Mercenaries took it with them as they fought
Identify the structure in the picture above and explain its primary purpose during the Ming Dynasty.
Forbidden City: to keep people out of the city
Great Wall of China: to keep China isolated
Forbidden City: to keep the emperor isolated
Great Wall of China: to enhance the culture
