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Ancient China

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the fertile soil deposited by the Huang He and Yangtze River?

a)

Yellow dirt

b)

Loess

c)

Brown silt

d)

Moss

2.

This is the mountain range that forms a natural border with India.

a)

Appalachian

b)

Rockies

c)

Caucasus

d)

Himalayas

3.

This natural barrier in the north separates China from Mongolia.

a)

Himalayas

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Qin Ling

d)

Taklamakan Desert

4.

Which of the following lists contains the proper order for the events in the dynastic cycle?

a)

Hereditary rule established, regression, decline, expansion

b)

Founding, regression, expansion, chaos

c)

Defeat of rivals, internal peace, decline, rebellion

d)

Decline, expansion, internal peace, defeat of rivals

5.

Oracle bones were used by the Chinese to do what?

a)

Tell fortunes

b)

Use as children's toys

c)

Make weapons

d)

Make tools

6.

What is it called when multiple members of a family ruled in Ancient China?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Presidents

c)

Principals

d)

Dynasty

7.

Which dynasty had accomplishments of building roads and irrigation projects?

a)

Xia Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Ming Dynasty

8.

What famous Chinese philosopher was born during the Zhou dynasty?

a)

Laozi

b)

Sun Tzu

c)

Mozi

d)

Confucius

9.

What did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi have built to protect his burial tomb?

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

The Great Canal

c)

Terracotta Army

d)

A pyramid

10.

Which of the following was developed in the Tang dynasty?

a)

Scroll paintings

b)

Bananas

c)

Tea

d)

Craftwork in bronze, silver, gold, and copper

e)

All of the above

11.

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Hanfeizi

d)

Song

12.

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from:

a)

Iron

b)

Bones

c)

Bronze

d)

Stone

13.

What was one of the main crops was grown in the Yellow River/Yangtze River region?

a)

Papyrus

b)

Rice

c)

Flax

d)

Wheat

14.

A river in china also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Huang He

d)

Indus

15.

What Dynasty is known for building the Grand Canal?

a)

Ming

b)

Sui

c)

Song

d)

Tang

16.

What new invention enabled the Chinese to keep easily kept records?

a)

computers

b)

papyrus

c)

paper

d)

parchment

17.

What was gunpowder originally invented for during the Tang Dynasty?

a)

guns

b)

cannons

c)

missiles

d)

fireworks

18.

Who was the leader of the Mongols?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Laozi

c)

Xia

d)

Genghis Khan

19.

Where does the Yin and Yang originate from?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Buddhism

20.

During the Han Dynasty, many scientific advances were adopted from ...

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

Arabia

d)

Rome

21.

Which Dynasty is described below?

Buddhist temples were destroyed.

The highest point of Chinese civilization.

Porcelain became more refined.

a)

Ming

b)

Han

c)

Zhou

d)

Tang

22.

About how many miles was the Silk Road?

a)

2,000

b)

3,000

c)

4,000

d)

5,000

23.

According to the map, which goods were traded in the following location? Taxila.

(a)  

24.

What was traded on the Silk Road?

a)

Goods

b)

Ideas

c)

Technologies

d)

Innovations

e)

All of the above

25.

What was history's first world wide web?

a)

The Persian Road

b)

The Roman Road

c)

The Silk Road

d)

The Appian Way

e)

The Baghdad Road

26.

What religion originated in India, and then migrated to China and Japan?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Taoism

e)

Zoroastrianism

27.

Which group unified China in 221 B.C.?

a)

Yan

b)

Wei

c)

Qi

d)

Qin

e)

Chu

28.

Which of the following Chinese schools of thought teaches that strict laws and harsh punishments are key to maintaining an orderly society?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Daoism

29.

Who was the creator of Daoism?

a)

Laozi

b)

Confucius

c)

Emperor Qin

d)

Jade Emperor

30.

The Dao means

_______

a)

The center.

b)

The middle.

c)

The path.

d)

The way.