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Ancient China

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Ancient Chinese history is usually divided by ________.

a)

periods of flood and drought

b)

Mongol invasions

c)

the periods before and after the Great Wall was built

d)

dynasties

2.

The Silk Road was ________.

a)

an ancient religious song that was sung at the Great Wall B

b)

the path that the Great Wall eventually followed

c)

the route that connected China to Greece and Rome, allowing goods and knowledge to spread

d)

a 3,000 mile-long waterway where many ancient Chinese built their homes

3.

In the Chinese creation myth, which of the following does Pan Gu do?

a)

He breaks out of an egg.

b)

He falls to the earth like a star.

c)

He grows out of the Earth like a tree.

d)

He explodes like a firework.

4.

During the Shang Dynasty, the Chinese people were ________.

a)

always at war with Mongols and other invaders

b)

making transition from farming to city life

c)

nomadic people living in different tribes

d)

sophisticated world travelers

5.

Meditation and nature are important concepts in ________.

a)

Legalism

b)

the teachings of Confucius

c)

Taoism

d)

the Qin Dynasty

6.

According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened if a king was bad?

a)

He was turned into stone.

b)

He lost his right to rule.

c)

He couldn't enter heaven.

d)

He was buried alive.

7.

Which dynasty started the Great Wall?

a)

Peking

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Qin

8.

Peking and Beijing are ________.

a)

famous rulers of the Han Dynasty

b)

the cities that mark the ends of the Great Wall

c)

two types of jade dragon bowls made during the Shang Dynasty

d)

two ways to pronounce the name of the same city in China

9.

Honoring your parents is a very important concept in ________.

a)

Legalism

b)

teachings of Confucius

c)

Taoism

d)

Qin Dynasty

10.

During which dynasty were bronze tools and jade bowls first used?

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Tang

11.

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

12.

During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..

a)

Great Wall

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Ziggurat Temple

d)

Fleet of Zheng he

13.

During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wheat

c)

Silk

d)

Gold

14.

The rulers of ancient china believed that they were destined to rule by the ___________.

a)

Masters of kung fu

b)

Eightfold Path

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Mandate of Pharaohs

15.

Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?

a)

Judaism and merit

b)

Sikhism and Koellerism

c)

Confucianism and Taoism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

16.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

a)

Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow

b)

Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

c)

Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

17.

Confucianism focused on

a)

Following the vedas of hinduism

b)

The yin and yang

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

Respecting rulers and elders

18.

The ancient Chinese were able to flourish independently, and without much interference from outsiders due to...

a)

their reputation and strength as a military power

b)

the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had

c)

their geography providing many natural barriers

d)

their rivers being very difficult to navigate