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Engineering in Ancient China

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Emperor Shi Huangdi begin to build shortly after taking control? 
a)
The Pyramids 
b)
The Great Wall 
c)
A large standing army 
2.
What was the purpose of the Terra Cotta soldiers in Shi Huangdi's tomb?
a)
To prevent grave robbers 
b)
As a tourist attraction 
c)
To guard the entrance to Shi Huangdi's main room
d)
To protect Shi Huangdi in the afterlife 
3.

What was the purpose of the GREAT WALL

a)

to protect each smaller city

b)

to keep out the Mauyran Empire

c)

to defend the empire from the nomads to the north

d)

to keep the Romans out

4.
Line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
5.

What is the correct chronological order of the b.c. ancient china dynasties discussed in class?

a)

Han, Ming, Lee, Chang, Xia

b)

Xia,Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

c)

Zhou, Qing, Sumer, Xia, Harappa

d)

Laozi, Xia, Confucius, Buddha, Mulan

6.

Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?

a)

Indus River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Huang He / Yellow River

7.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
8.
a river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Dao
b)
Zhou
c)
Shang
d)
Huang He
9.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
10.

Which is China's First Dynasty

a)

Xia

b)

Zhou

c)

Modi

d)

Shang

11.

True or False: The Haung He river has the nickname “China’s Sorrow.”

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

13.

Which dynasty was the shortest in Chinese history?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

14.

About how many terra-cotta soldiers and horses were uncovered by archaeologists?

a)

8

b)

8000

c)

80

d)

800

15.

Who was China's best-known thinker?

a)

Confucius

b)

Buddha