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Chapter 8 Ancient China

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way a king must rule

a)

Dao

b)

Han

c)

Shang

d)

Mandate of Heaven

2.

China's first dynasty

a)

Zhou

b)

Dao

c)

Shang

d)

Qin

3.

China's longest lasting dynasty

a)

Shang

b)

QIn

c)

Zhou

4.

Religion that spread from India to China

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

5.

Dynasty under which culture flourished

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Shang

6.

Which invention helped sea shipping merchants?

a)

stirrups

b)

iron plow

c)

rudder

d)

harness

7.

Why was the waterwheel an important invention?

a)

to help steer ships

b)

to drain farmland

c)

to press paper

d)

to grind grain

8.

Which invention used new technology for iron making?

a)

plow

b)

stirrups

c)

silk making

d)

rudder

9.

According to the ____________________, the king's right to rule came from the gods.

a)

Dao

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Confucianism

10.

Who was the founder of Daoism?

a)

Laozi

b)

Wu Wudi

c)

Liu Bang

11.

Which was a result of Zhang Qian's exploration of the west?

a)

Trade increased.

b)

Chinese medicine advanced.

c)

They defeated the Xiongnu.

12.

Why did Wu Wudi lead a rebellion against the Shang?

a)

Shang rulers forced the people to worship too many gods.

b)

The Shang ruler was a wicked tyrant.

c)

The Shang ruler refused to honor his ancestors.

13.

This period of time made people look for ways to restore order in China.

a)

flooding of Huang He valley.

b)

Period of Warring States

c)

introduction of legalism

14.

What were oracle bones used for?

a)

communicating with the king.

b)

communicating with ancestors.

c)

worshipping their gods.

15.

This king developed the civil service system.

a)

Qin Shi Huangdi

b)

Han Wudi

c)

Liu Bang

16.

Known as China's first emperor

a)

Liu Bang

b)

Laozi

c)

Qin Shi Huangdi

17.

A series of roads that stretched from China to the Mediterranean.

a)

Great Canal

b)

Great Wall

c)

Silk Road