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Mr. V's China

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the order of dynasties we studied?

a)

Sui, Tang, Song,Yuan, Ming

b)

Tang, Song, Sui, Yuan, Ming

c)

Yuan, Ming, Sui, Tang, Song

d)

Ming, Yuan, Song, Tang, Sui,

2.

What happened in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty?

a)

China began a golden age that lasted 300 years.

b)

China entered a period of war and anarchy that lasted hundreds of years.

c)

The Ming Dynasty immediately took over.

d)

The Han has not yet fallen, it continues to this day.

3.

Who completed the reunification of China?

a)

Emperor Wendi

b)

Liu Bo

c)

Pi Shang

d)

Emperor Taizong

4.

What two projects occurred during the Sui dynasty?

a)

Expanding the Great Wall and building a highway system

b)

Building the Grand Canal and making a postal service

c)

Making a new law code and creating a national forest system

d)

Expanding the Great Wall and building the Grand Canal

5.

What feature links the Yangtze and Yellow rivers?

a)

The Great Wall

b)

The River of Dreams

c)

The Grand Canal

d)

The Pont du Gard

6.

Which of the following is not true about the Gobi desert?

a)

Caused by the rains shadow effect

b)

Is found in China and Mongolia

c)

Provided protections and Isolated China

d)

Is the largest desert in the world

7.

Which of the following is not true about the Civil Service Exam?

a)

Helped China become literate

b)

Everyone had a fair advantage

c)

Boys had to memorize the works of Confucius

d)

Helped to create a moral government

8.

Neo-Confucianism combined all of the following religions except?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shinto

c)

Buddhism

d)

Daoism

9.

Which of the following is not part of Confucius' hierarchy of relationships.

a)

Parent/Child

b)

Friend/Foe

c)

Brother/Sister

d)

Ruler/Subject

10.

When Tai Zong took over he created policies that did all of the following except?

a)

Gave land to farmers

b)

Equalized taxes

c)

Brought back the Civil Service Exam

d)

Created paper money

11.

Neo-Confucianism included all of the following philosophies/religions, except?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Confucianism

d)

Daoism/Taoism

12.

During the Song dynasty, mass production of goods led to the growth of what?

a)

Commerce

b)

Inflation

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

13.

What is this Haiku referring to?


Alchemists made it

Charcoal, Sulfur, Saltpeter

Changed War forever

a)

Steel

b)

Silk

c)

Gun Powder

d)

Coal

14.

What is this Haiku referring to?


In mom’s cabinet

Fine clay made for ceramics

Later named China

a)

Porcelain

b)

Silk

c)

Gun Powder

d)

Fast-Ripening Rice

15.

What is this Haiku referring to?


Carried no disease

It could grow in two seasons

So, people doubled

a)

Silk

b)

Paper Money

c)

Dragon Backbone Pump

d)

Fast-Ripening Rice

16.

What is this Haiku referring to?


Pi Sheng helped make it

Clay tiles made characters

Design of the press

a)

Porcelain

b)

Woodblock Printing

c)

Paper Money

d)

Moveable Type

17.

What is this Haiku referring to?


Carbon and iron

Created when coal was used

Better than iron

a)

Coal

b)

Silk

c)

Dragon Backbone Pump

d)

Steel

18.

Which of the following is not true about Genghis Khan?

a)

He organized the tribes of Mongolia

b)

He conquered China

c)

He held the largest land empire in history

d)

He is responsible for 40 million deaths

19.

Which city, that housed the House of Wisdom, was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Damascus

c)

Hangzhou

d)

Baghdad

20.

Who completed the conquest of China, which started the Yuan dynasty?

a)

Tai Zong

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Pi Sheng

21.

The word Kamikaze refers to what?

a)

Postal system created by Genghis Khan

b)

Making the silk road safe

c)

Winds that stopped the Mongols from attacking Japan

d)

Destruction of the Song dynasty

22.

Which of the following is not true about Marco Polo?

a)

Was from Venice Italy

b)

Wrote Marvels of the World which sparked interest in Europeans to begin trading for Chinese goods

c)

Discovered many Islands of Japan

d)

Served Kublai Khan for 16 years

23.

Which of the following is not a legacy of the Mongols?

a)

Spread ideas and inventions throughout the known world

b)

Brought Buddhism to Japan

c)

Yam system led to the Pony Express

d)

Enabled the Black death to cross Asia into Europe

24.

Which of the following is not an accomplishment of the Ming dynasty?

a)

Expanded the Great Wall

b)

Built the Grand Canal

c)

Brought back the CSE

d)

Created a census

25.

Name this contribution from the Ming Dynasty that housed the Chinese imperial palace and is located in the center of Beijing, China.

a)

The Forbidden City

b)

The Great Wall of China

c)

Beijing

d)

Temple of Confucius

26.

What does the word Census best relate to?

a)

Inflation

b)

Commerce

c)

Conquest

d)

Population

27.

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?

a)

Advanced navigation technology was available in China

b)

Islam became the dominant religion of China

c)

The Ming Dynasty established trade routes to Europe

d)

China profited more from African trade than from Asian trade.

28.

Which landform is found in both China and Mongolia?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Tibetan Plateau

c)

The Gobi Desert

d)

The Himalayan Mountains

29.

In which dynasty did the European Marco Polo serve as a government official?

a)

Song

b)

Tang

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

30.

Which body of water is the Northern most river?

a)

Yellow River (Huang He)

b)

Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)

c)

Han River

d)

Amazon River

31.

What effect did the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese have on the REST OF THE WORLD?

a)

It resulted in the Europeans inventing fireworks.

b)

It resulted in the Chinese inventing the Canon.

c)

It resulted in the defeat of the Mongols.

d)

It resulted in the capture of the Qing.

32.

Which two religions were Neo-Confucianism most likely created to combat?

a)

Buddhism and Hinduism

b)

Buddhism and Daoism

c)

Daoism and Confucianism

d)

Hinduism and Confucianism

33.

I am the grandson of Genghis Khan. I changed the focus of my people from military powerhouse and conquests to government and civic responsibility.

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Zheng He

d)

Confucius

34.

Which of the following developments most affected the commercial growth during the Song dynasty?

a)

opening roads and waterways to foreign traders

b)

compass

c)

dragon backbone pump

d)

moveable type blocks

35.

What major development was introduced during the Song dynasty and what effect did it have on the population?

a)

More farm land = population decrease

b)

More farm land = population increase

c)

Fast ripening rice = population decrease

d)

Fast ripening rice = population increase

36.

Which of the following would be an advancement for agricultural use during this era?

a)

Tractor and plow

b)

New pumps for irrigation

c)

Decreasing available farmland

d)

Decrease in trade with other nations

37.

Which dynasty is most known for its advancements in agriculture, technology, and commerce?

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

38.

Which of the following were not traded on the Silk Road?

a)

Religion

b)

Ideas

c)

Fabric

d)

Corn

39.

How did the ideas of Buddhism spread through ancient China?

a)

Military conquests

b)

Merchants on the Silk Road

c)

Traders from Europe

d)

Mercenaries took it with them as they fought

40.

Identify the structure in the picture above and explain its primary purpose during the Ming Dynasty.

a)

Forbidden City: to keep people out of the city

b)

Great Wall of China: to keep China isolated

c)

Forbidden City: to keep the emperor isolated

d)

Great Wall of China: to enhance the culture