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China Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Originated in India.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

2.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Became popular in China because it offered an escape from suffering.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

3.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Originated in China.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

4.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Spread throughout China by traders and monks.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

5.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Believed suffering will continue until you reach enlightenment.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

6.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Follows the Eightfold Path.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

7.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Stressed respect, civil service, and education.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

8.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

9.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Civil servants were tested on these ideas.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

10.

Read the following description and determine if this describes Buddhism or Confucianism.

Stressed that your position in a relationship had certain obligations and duties.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

11.

Which is NOT an accomplishment of the Mongolian Empire?

a)

Increased trade and made the silk road safer.

b)

Continued the Civil Service Exams in China.

c)

Had a well-organized army that could defeat larger armies.

d)

Tolerant of all religions in the empire.

12.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

a road that could only be used by nobles

b)

a trade route that connected Europe and Asia

c)

a road that connected China's two major rivers

d)

a road that was used to protect China from invaders

13.

Reincarnation is

a)

respect for ancestors.

b)

rebirth after death.

c)

the establishment of a relationship with God.

d)

the forgiveness of sins.

14.

Which dynasty did Kublai Khan and the Mongols establish?

a)

Ming

b)

Song

c)

Tang

d)

Yuan

15.

A dynasty is:

a)

an overland trade route from China.

b)

the basic organization of government.

c)

the crowning of an emperor.

d)

a family that rules for generations.

16.

Which Chinese invention would help sailors at sea?

a)

magnetic compass

b)

seismograph

c)

mechanical water clock

d)

paper

17.

Why was Zheng He sent on seven voyages?

a)

to protect Chinese ships from pirates

b)

to establish Chinese colonies

c)

to explore new lands and show China's power

d)

none of the above

18.

Which of the following is NOT a contribution to the military success of the Mongols?

a)

They used women, children and dummies on horseback to make their army appear larger.

b)

Their arrows could reach 350 yards.

c)

They required all men at age 20 to serve in the army for 25 years.

d)

Their army was organized and obedient.

19.

Which of the following was NOT a trade item along the Silk Road?

a)

llamas

b)

silk

c)

gunpowder

d)

paper

20.

Who returned to Europe and wrote a book about his travels and adventures in China during Kublai Khan's rule?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Zheng He

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Genghis Khan

21.

What was one advantage of having civil servants pass an exam?

a)

Those who passed were promised an extra reward in heaven.

b)

Only the most skilled or capable people were hired.

c)

It prevented poor people from getting hired.

d)

It was the only way women could become a civil servant.

22.

What impact did the Silk Road have upon China and other civilizations?

a)

It caused a great exchange of ideas between Arabs, Europeans, and the Chinese.

b)

It decreased trade.

c)

It ended the spread of Christianity in Europe.

d)

It caused many religious wars between Europe and Asia.

23.

Which invention helped make trade and commerce more convenient?

a)

the toothbrush

b)

porcelain

c)

paper money

d)

kites

24.

The Silk Road connected China to which body of water?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Aral Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

25.

Which of the following is NOT a danger faced by traders along the Silk Road?

a)

bandits

b)

camel rebellions

c)

storms

d)

dehydration