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History Quiz#6 The Han Dynasty

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Compared with the Qin Dynasty, Han dynasty

a)

Lasted much longer

b)

Was much smaller

c)

Had much worse rulers

d)

Had fewer inventions

2.

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

a)

They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals

b)

They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs

c)

They put more emphasis on family connections

d)

They returned most power to local nobles

3.

What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?

a)

Advances in working iron

b)

Invention of the wheel

c)

Steam-powered riverboats

d)

Improvements in gunpowder

4.

What Han invention would the Chinese used to send messages and frighten enemies

a)

Kites

b)

Scrolls

c)

Crossbows

d)

Gosh-scale armor

5.

Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy

a)

One who did well on exam

b)

One who was born in capital

c)

One who had an important family

d)

One who inherited a lot of money

6.

How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends

a)

Placed them away from their home districts

b)

Executed their friends and relations

c)

forbid them to make any decisions

d)

Made them file a weekly report

7.

The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers

a)

Bring water up to their fields

b)

Store grain so it would not spoil

c)

Plow the soil for planting

d)

More heavy goods

8.

What Change made silk production more efficient

a)

An invention that wound fibers onto a large reel

b)

A kind of tree that was bever for silkworms

c)

A road on which trade goods could be carried safely

d)

A law that all farmers must weave for one month a year

9.

What was on effect of the invention of the drill

a)

More wealth from trade

b)

Better earthquake prediction

c)

More oil for heat

d)

Better harvests

10.

Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing

a)

A brush

b)

A Reed

c)

A stylus

d)

A feather

11.

What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper

a)

Silk and bamboo

b)

Hides and leather

c)

Seaweed and straw

d)

Tree bark and leaves

12.

Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to

a)

Rebalance the forces of yin and Yang

b)

Teach people to live with pain

c)

Achieve immortality

d)

Satisfy the gods

13.

Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before pe……….

a)

That blood circulates through the body

b)

The comets can be seen in the night sky

c)

That wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen

d)

That metal can be shaped into strong swords

14.

How did Han emperors rule their vast empire

a)

They used a large, complex bureaucracy to run the government

b)

They made all decisions personally to avoid having to share power

c)

They shared control with local government run by their male relatives

d)

They divided the duties of government between themselves and their wives

15.

People in ancient times valued salt because it was used to

a)

Preserve meat and vegetables

b)

Process silkworm fibers into cloth

c)

Create steel out of iron ore

d)

Produce gunpowder for use in fireworks