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Ancient China Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?

a)

Nile and Amazon

b)

Yangtze and Huang He

c)

Mississippi and Ganges

d)

Tigris and Euphrates

2.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
3.

Shang artists often made remarkable pieces of pottery and sculptures using both ___________.

a)

quarts and ruby.

b)

straw and grass.

c)

paper and glass.

d)

jade and bronze.

4.

What did Shang rulers use to seek advice on important issues from their ancestors?

a)

jade discs

b)

bronze weapons

c)

oracle bones

d)

cowrie shells

5.

What did the ancient Chinese place the greatest amount of value on?

a)

gold

b)

silk

c)

family

d)

food

6.

Who was Confucius?

a)

The founder of Legalism

b)

The founder of Hinduism

c)

The founder of Buddhism

d)

The founder of Confucianism

7.
Confucius believed that society functioned best if everyone respected laws and __________
a)
behaved
b)
rebelled
8.

Confucianism and Daoism emerged during the ______________ Period in ancient China.

a)

Peace and Harmony

b)

Important Art

c)

Warring States

d)

Mao Zedong

9.

The belief system Daoism is based off which wise person?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

d)

Gandhi

10.

Which belief system was based on strict laws?

a)

Confusianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

11.

China had natural barriers that isolated them from the rest of the world. This/these natural barrier(s) included...

a)

Mountains

b)

Seas

c)

Deserts

d)

All of the Above

12.

The two great rivers of Chinese civilization are the ______ river and the ______ river?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Ganges and Indus

c)

Brahman and Vishnu

d)

Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow)

13.

I am a philosopher who believes all people should respect their elders. The elders should set a good example for those below them. I also believe a good education is important.

a)

Han Feizi

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucius

14.

I am a philosopher. I believe in the Dao, or the Way. Finding balance between all the opposites we encounter will lead to true harmony.

a)

Han Feizi

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Laozi

d)

Confucius

15.

For what purpose did citizens of Ancient China take civil service exams?

a)

In order to become a government worker

b)

In order to become an official

c)

In order to become a government scribe

d)

In order to become a scholar

16.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Silk Road?

a)

It was a paved highway through central China used by ancient Chinese emperors.

b)

It was a number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe.

c)

It was a short road covered in silk between the emperor’s house and his palace.

d)

It was an established trade route between India and Europe

17.

the belief that the right to rule comes from the gods

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

philosophy

c)

aristocrats

d)

ancestors

18.

What is the name for the system of rise and fall of Chinese ruling families?

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Dynastic Change

d)

Mandate of Dynasties

19.

What did the Chinese build in order to protect them from invaders?

a)

bridges over the rivers

b)

Gated city walls

c)

Moats

d)

The Great Wall

20.

How did Emperor Qin try to control his people and the spread of culture?

a)

opened his borders to traders from all over

b)

traded more goods with Europe

c)

built the Great Wall

d)

burned books and records

21.

Which philosophy focused on strict laws and punishments which allowed leaders to be in total control of China?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Taoism

d)

Buddhism

22.

The Silk Road was a ____________________.

a)

trade network connecting many places

b)

a road made out of silk

c)

a popular vacation route

d)

safe and easy way to travel

23.

Which Chinese invention changed warfare?

a)

kites

b)

paper

c)

silk

d)

gunpowder

24.

Which of the following were invented by ancient China? Choose all that apply.

a)

compass

b)

paper

c)

silk

d)

gunpowder

25.

Daoism

a)

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior

b)

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws.

c)

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.

d)

a Chinese philosophy based on spreading wealth evenly

26.

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior.

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Legalism

27.

a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience to laws.

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Confucianism

28.

Select Two achievements of Qin Shi Huangdi:

a)

Terracotta Warriors

b)

Building the tallest tower in Chinese history

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Having the largest territory out of any dynasty

29.

What caused China to be isolated from other parts of the world?

a)

Religion and Philosophers

b)

rivers and The Silk Road

c)

mountains, deserts, oceans

30.

True or False: The Terracotta Army was a real army.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Ancient Chinese wall that was originally built to protect the Chinese from invaders (like the Mongols) was

a)

The Great Wall

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Wailing Wall

d)

The Falling Wall

32.

A system of beliefs and values is called

a)

psychology

b)

philosophy

c)

criminology

d)

patriarchy

33.

The leader of an armed local band is called a _________.

a)

president

b)

chief

c)

gangster

d)

warlord

34.

Which emperor expanded Chinese rule to peak during the Han Dynasty?

a)

Liu Bang

b)

Wudi

c)

Kung Fu Zi

d)

Shi Huangdi

35.

The yellow-brown soil is called _____________.

a)

sediment

b)

famines

c)

loess

d)

silt

36.

The Han Dynasty was known for ______________.

a)

harsh rule

b)

stable government

c)

terra cotta soldiers

d)

starting the Great Wall of China

37.

The valuable cloth made in China was ______________.

a)

cotton

b)

wool

c)

silk

d)

sherpa

38.

How did Shi Huangdi deal with people who opposed him?

a)

he banished them

b)

he evacuated them

c)

he led them to exodus

d)

he executed them