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WorksheetsChina Dynasties & Philosophies Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Qin Shi Huangdi:
was a fair and gentle ruler
was a strict ruler, insisting that everyone obey him or face death
tried to be both strict and fair
was only interested in making China (and himself) richer
Q.
Which of the following is one of Shi Huangdi's achievements?
he unified China by having everyone use the same currency (money)
he unified China by having everyone use the same language
He started building the Great Wall of China
all of these
He began work on the Great Wall of China
all of these
Qin Shi Huangdi planned to carry his authority and power with him into death. What did he do to try and make this happen?
he had himself injected with gold so that he would live forever
he had himself catapulted into the sky during his funeral
he had a giant army of terra cotta (clay) warriors made, and buried with him.
he spent the last five years of his life in constant prayer
After Qin Shihuangdi, a different dynasty came to power, and tried to improve the way China governed itself. This was the ______________ Dynasty.
Han
Wu
Shang
Zhou
Zhou
The Han rulers tried to improve government by ____________________.
firing almost everyone
spending gigantic amounts of money
forcing everyone to do what they wanted
hiring talented, smart people to run things
During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese increased their population. How did they make this happen?
They built more houses.
They took over new territories to make room for more people.
They grew more food.
They invited people from faraway places to come and live with them.
As the China of the Han Dynasty tried to grow more food, they relied on new inventions to make farming more effective. Two of these inventions were:
the hay baler and the corn stretcher.
baling twine and sunlight magnifier.
the tractor and the threshing wheel.
the iron plow and the wheelbarrow.
Some Chinese philosophers believed that people should focus on duty to their families and communities. This idea is known as:
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
The Golden Idea of Unlimited Devotion
Other thinkers believed that people should try to live in accordance with nature. This idea is called:
Daoism
Caldonianism
Legalism
Confucianism
Another big idea was that people were bad, and needed strict rules and harsh punishments. This idea was called:
Legalism
The Idea of the Celestial Hammer
Daoism
This is not the correct answer.
