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WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Ancient Chinese history is usually divided by ________.
periods of flood and drought
Mongol invasions
the periods before and after the Great Wall was built
dynasties
The Silk Road was ________.
an ancient religious song that was sung at the Great Wall B
the path that the Great Wall eventually followed
the route that connected China to Greece and Rome, allowing goods and knowledge to spread
a 3,000 mile-long waterway where many ancient Chinese built their homes
In the Chinese creation myth, which of the following does Pan Gu do?
He breaks out of an egg.
He falls to the earth like a star.
He grows out of the Earth like a tree.
He explodes like a firework.
During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese people were ________.
always at war with Mongols and other invaders
making transition from farming to city life
nomadic people living in different tribes
sophisticated world travelers
Meditation and nature are important concepts in ________.
Legalism
the teachings of Confucius
Taoism
the Qin Dynasty
According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened if a king was bad?
He was turned into stone.
He lost his right to rule.
He couldn't enter heaven.
He was buried alive.
Which dynasty started the Great Wall?
Peking
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Peking and Beijing are ________.
famous rulers of the Han Dynasty
the cities that mark the ends of the Great Wall
two types of jade dragon bowls made during the Shang Dynasty
two ways to pronounce the name of the same city in China
Honoring your parents is a very important concept in ________.
Legalism
teachings of Confucius
Taoism
Qin Dynasty
During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls first used?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Tang
Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?
Indus River
Tigris River
Nile River
Huang He / Yellow River
During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..
Great Wall
Pyramid of Giza
Ziggurat Temple
Fleet of Zheng he
During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?
Cotton
Wheat
Silk
Gold
The rulers of ancient china believed that they were destined to rule by the ___________.
Masters of kung fu
Eightfold Path
Mandate of Heaven
Mandate of Pharaohs
Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?
Judaism and merit
Sikhism and Koellerism
Confucianism and Taoism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?
Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow
Planned cities, papyrus, wheel
Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit
Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0
Confucianism focused on
Following the vedas of hinduism
The yin and yang
worshipping more than one god
Respecting rulers and elders
The ancient Chinese were able to flourish independently, and without much interference from outsiders due to...
their reputation and strength as a military power
the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had
their geography providing many natural barriers
their rivers being very difficult to navigate
