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Ancient China

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

nobles whose wealth come from the land they owned

a)

dynasty

b)

aristocrats

c)

paper

d)

mandate

2.

mandate

a)

line of rulers from one family

b)

nobles whose wealth comes from the land they ownded

c)

character that stands for an object in writing

d)

formal order

3.

pictograph

a)

line of rulers from one family

b)

nobles whose wealth comes from the land they ownded

c)

character that stands for an object in writing

d)

formal order

4.

line of rulers from one family

a)

dynasty

b)

aristocrats

c)

paper

d)

mandate

5.

the main crop grown in China

a)

wheat

b)

beef

c)

rice

d)

fish

6.

first official dynasty in China whose capital city was Anyang

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Qin

7.

In ancient China they worshipped gods, spirits and honored their ______

a)

king

b)

ancestors

c)

pets

d)

strongest warriors

8.

Which one of these inventions was NOT invented by Ancient China?

a)

fireworks

b)

silk

c)

matches

d)

the wheel

9.

Which mountains border Southern China (they are the tallest mountains in the world)?

a)

Deccan

b)

Atlay

c)

Altun

d)

Himalayas

10.

This Chinese thinker believed in duty, the Golden Rule and respect for everyone

a)

Confucius

b)

Laozi

c)

Hanfeizi

11.

The Emperor who unified China was

a)

Qin Shihuangdi

b)

Wu Wang

c)

Confucius

d)

Liu Bang

12.

The last Chinese dynasty we learned about was the

a)

Qin

b)

Xia

c)

Han

d)

Shang

13.

The ____Road was a huge trade network that spread from China to the Middle East

a)

Gold

b)

Silk

c)

Salt

d)

Camel

14.

Ancient China was called the ____ River Civilization

a)

Yangtze

b)

Yellow

c)

Chang Jiang

d)

Beijing

15.

The Chinese language is made up of characters that refer to

a)

letters

b)

sounds

c)

symbols

d)

whole words

16.

Most Chinese fell into this social class

a)

warriors

b)

farmers

c)

artisans

d)

merchants

17.

The top social class in China consisted of these people who owned the land

a)

aristocrats

b)

merchants

c)

artisans

d)

priests

18.

The Chinese did NOT invent this game

a)

playing cards

b)

Go

c)

Cuju

d)

chess

19.

The Chinese invested this for military purposes

a)

kites

b)

silk

c)

paper

d)

flute

20.

This Chinese achievement can be seen from space

a)

Forbidden City

b)

capital city of Xian

c)

Great Wall

d)

Terracotta Army

21.

Paper was the most valuable trade product of the Han Dynasty

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Chinese developed a way to move the sails of ships that allowed ships to sail into the wind for the first time.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The Chinese philosophy that believed in giving up concerns and living in harmony with nature is

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

24.

After the Zhou Dynasty fell, China entered the

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Period of the Warring States

c)

Xia Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

25.

This vast rocky, cold desert borders Northern China.

a)

Sonoran

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Tibetan

26.

Which of the following is NOT one of the rivers we've covered this year?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Tigris/Euphrates

c)

Indus

d)

Amazon

27.

Chopsticks were first used in China BEFORE forks

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What continent is China located on?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia