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WorksheetsGr6 Exam Smith
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 55mins
Qin Shihuangdi helped unify China by creating a ____________________, or type of money, that everyone had to use.
currency
language
passage
law
To keep out invaders, Qin used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete many northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had constructed. The finished structure was known as
The Great Wall of China
The Great Fortress of China
Tourettes
Oracle bones
During the Han dynasty, a major advance in technology was that people made ____________________ from hemp or rag pulp.
paper
roofs
armor
vases
Zhang Qian explored areas west of China, including the area of present-day Kazakhstan, where he saw ____________________ of great size and strength, which Emperor Han Wudi wanted for military purposes.
horses
lions
camels
elephants
wanted to unify China
Qin Shihuangdi
Wo Di
Zhang
Quib
__________vast network of trade routes for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome.
Silk road
Nile River
Silk way
The Great Wall of China
__________reformed and improved government through changing civil service hiring practices.
Han Wudi
Qin Shihuangdi
Why do the Chinese call the Huang He “China’s Sorrow”?
because it is dirty and polluted
because it is yellow in color
because it is now dried
up
because its flooding has drowned many people
What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?
melted bronze to make works of art
channels to dry flood waters
new systems to irrigate the land
silk worms to make clothing
Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?
It was a key
waterway for trade and transportation.
It is the third
longest river in the world.
It flows west to
east across central China.
It flows through
canyons and plains to the East China Sea.
Who built the first cities in China?
Yu the Great
the Shang
the Xia
the Zhou
Most people of Shang China were
aristocrats
artisans
farmers
merchants
a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns
aristocrat
ancestor
archeologist
knight
a Chinese character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun
ideograph
pictograph
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
a person that someone is descended from
ancestor
cousin
bureaucrat
oracle
a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government
dictatorship
bureaucracy
monarchy
anarchy
Confucius believed that people should put the needs of their family and community above their own needs.
true
false
Confucianism was never a major influence on Chinese society and government.
true
false
Hanfeizi, the person who introduced the ideas of legalism, believed that humans are naturally good.
true
false
Chinese farmers were forced to serve as soldiers during wartime.
true
false
Merchants were well respected in the community and were often rewarded with government jobs.
true
false
The Chinese belief that all people with a talent for governing should be able to govern is called
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Hinduism
The Chinese belief that people should live in harmony with nature
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Hinduism
In Chinese _____________________ is also called the “School of Law”
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Hinduism
people who share a similar position in society
for example- Farmers are not in the same _______________ as nobles.
aristocracy
filial piety
social class
legalism
the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents
oracle bones
legalism
the golden rule
filial piety
Qin Shihuangdi helped unify China by creating a ____________________, or type of money, that everyone had to use.
currency
paper
censor
dynasty
To keep out invaders, Qin used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete many northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had constructed. The finished structure was known as
The Great Fortress of China
The Silk Road
The Great Wall of China
Grand Naval Fleet
The religion of ____________________ spread across the Silk Road from India to China.
Christianity
Buddhism
Protestantism
Atheism
wanted to unify China
Lady Foa
Genghis Khan
Qin Shihuangdi
Alexander the Great
vast network of trade routes for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome
The Great Lakes
The Great Wall of China
Silk Road
The Great Escape
Chinese medical practice that eases pain through the use of needles stuck into the patient’s skin
dermatology
chiropractor
oracle
acupuncture
The Egyptians willingly served their all-powerful leader because they believed
the leader appointed officials.
the leader had an afterlife.
the leader’s wealth meant power.
unity came from a strong leader
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the
BOOK OF THE DEAD
BOOK OF LIFE AFTER DEAD
BOOK OF PRAYERS
BOOK OF SPELLS
While building the pyramids, the Egyptians developed
a 365 day calendar with 12 months
a new social class
geometry
hieroglyphics
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of
astronomy
mathematics
medicine
irrigation
The Great Pyramid in Giza was built for the pharaoh King Khufu.
true
false
In a theocracy, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.
true
false
In a democracy, the ruler is both a political and religious leader.
true
false
Government officials appointed by the pharaoh, called bureaucrats, carried out his orders.
false
true
Archaeologists study the pyramids to learn about life in ancient Egypt.
true
false
In India’s caste system there was a group call the the Kshatriyas.
false
true
_______________ helped unify China by creating a type of money, that everyone had to use.
Qin Shihuangdi
Han Wudi
Lady Fia
Siddhartha
To keep out invaders, Wu used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete many northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had constructed.
true
false
During the Han dynasty, a major advance in technology was that people made wagons from hemp or rag pulp.
false
true
Silk road vast network of _________ routes for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome.
trade
water
military
religious
new systems to irrigate the land was developed during the ____________Dynasty?
Han
Quin
Zhou
Fia
Yu the Great built the first cities in China?
true
false
Chinese women were forced to serve as soldiers during wartime.
true
false
What continent is China in?
North America
Australia
Asia
Europe
What land feature is NOT included in China's geography?
hills
mountains
rain forests
deserts
The word ancient means something that _______________.
happened last week
is happening now
will happen tomorrow
happened long ago
On the above map, which number shows where China is located?
1
2
3
4
Which is NOT an example of an invention from ancient China?
Kite
Silk
Light bulb
Compass
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
To stop flooding
To protect against invasion
To stop the Chinese from leaving the area
None of the above
What was China’s main crop?
Rice
Millet
Wheat
Corn
How were oracle bones used?
to predict the future
to teach students how to write
to record laws and official decrees
to pass down dynastic history
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
A series of rulers from the same continent
A series of rulers from the same country
A series of rulers
What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China
To look really cool.
To protect their civilization from invasions
To make others notice how great they are.
None of the above
What was the Silk Road?
A road made of silk
A road where you could find silk
A network of trade routes
A road in Ancient China
How did the silk road benefit China?
They discovered other civilizations
They received new resources
They gained wealth
All of the above
What is a dynasty?
The home of the emporer and his family
The center of town where all trade takes place
The religion followed by the majority of the Chinese
A line of rulers for a country that are from the same family
Which invention measured the strength of earthquakes?
Seismograph
Compass
Block Printing
Porcelain
Silk is a fabric made from __________.
Butterfly wings
Caterpillar legs
Paper money
Caterpillar cocoon
What was the route called that connected China to Europe for trading?
The Great Wall
Grand Canal
Silk Road
Silk Trail
What is a social class?
line of rulers in the same family
people with a similar position in society
heavenly law giving the king the right to command
The philosophy that traveled along the silk road to become China's largest religion
Daoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Legalism
Name the two great rivers of Ancient China
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Yangtze
Indus and Ganges
Nile and Jordan
During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?
Cotton
Wheat
Silk
Gold
What is not a natural barrier in Ancient China?
Tibetan Plateau
Gobi Desert
The Great Wall of China
Pacific Ocean
