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Ancient China Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?

a)

Huang He (Yellow)

b)

Indus

c)

Yangtze

d)

Nile

2.
Why is the Huang He River often called the River the Sorrow?
a)
It is black in color.
b)
Many people have died in the floods.
c)
It moves slowly across the land area.
d)
It is so large.
3.

Which land feature is represented by the X?

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Taklimakan Desert

c)

Chang Jiang Basin

d)

Gobi Desert

e)

North China Plain

4.

Which letter represents the Gobi Desert?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.
Line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
6.

the belief that the right to rule comes from the gods

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

philosophy

c)

aristocrats

d)

ancestors

7.

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

8.

What is the name for the system of rise and fall of Chinese ruling families?

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Dynastic Change

d)

Mandate of Dynasties

9.

the study of the basic ideas and beliefs of a society

a)

philosophy

b)

warlord

c)

aristocrats

d)

ancestors

10.

How did geography affect the development of Chinese culture?

a)

Long coastlines made access to trade possible.

b)

Flat land made travel easy.

c)

Great Wall of China made travel along the top easier for traders.

d)

Tall mountains, deserts, and the Pacific Ocean isolated China from other nations.

11.

Which Dynasty overthrew the Shang kingdom?

a)

Han

b)

Qing

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

12.

What is Feudalism?

a)

When a person moves up a class in the social structure.

b)

When the Emperor gets impeached.

c)

When Nobles get land from the Emperor in exchange for protection and taxes. Peasants farm the Nobles land.

d)

When everyone is an equal social class

13.

What is the philosophy that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Selfishness

14.

What did legalists believe would create order

a)

Strong family structures

b)

Harsh punishments

c)

Strong rulers

d)

Democratic government

15.
One characteristic of a Legalist government is the idea that ____________________
a)
laws are only necessary for the lower classes.
b)
people will not rebel if they are treated fairly.
c)
minor offenses will be dealt with harshly.
d)
government should not become involved in people’s lives
16.

What emperor started the Great wall

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

17.
What was the name of the major land trade route that connected China to the rest of the world?
a)
Gold Route
b)
Silk Road
c)
Trans-Saharan Route
d)
Bronze Road
18.

How did the Silk Road effect China?

a)

China became wealthy

b)

China ended farmed

c)

China started a war

d)

China stopped trading

19.
Who believed that the Chinese needed to return to ethics or moral values such as respect, obedience and loyalty?
a)
Confucius 
b)
Han 
c)
Qin
20.

Based on your prior knowledge and the information below, which philosophy is being described?


Places the needs of the family and community above your own; Live by the Golden Rule; Follow your ancestors’ beliefs; Seek knowledge; If everyone carried out his or her duties, society would do well.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

21.

Which of the following were the central ideas of Confucianism?

a)

wealth, strength, and power

b)

youth, optimism, and energy

c)

kindness, respect, and responsibility

d)

seeing, feeling, and listening

22.
The Han civil service helped govern China. To find the best people Emperor Wudi
a)
had them build a pyramid to test their intelligence.
b)
asked them to explore regions to see if they were intelligent enough to create good maps.
c)
gave them money and nice clothes as a reward.
d)
had them take an exam based on the teachings of Confucius.
23.

The teachings of Confucius were written down in the . . .

a)

Torah

b)

Analects

c)

Ramayana

d)

Collections

24.

Identify this purpose of government:


The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm from a foreign threat

a)

Social Order

b)

Public Services

c)

Economic Decisions

d)

National Security

25.

Identify this purpose of government:


To make sure there is internal stability in a civilization by creating and enforcing laws

a)

Social Order

b)

Public Services

c)

Economic Decisions

d)

National Security

26.

Identify this purpose of government:


Organized government decisions about what goods and services to produce and distribute - as well as how much to tax and what to spend on tax income

a)

Social Order

b)

Public Services

c)

Economic Decisions

d)

National Security

27.

Identify this purpose of government:


Services offered by the government to provide healthcare, education, and other necessary support for citizens and businesses

a)

Social Order

b)

Public Services

c)

Economic Decisions

d)

National Security