WorksheetsHistory Quiz#6 The Han Dynasty
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Compared with the Qin Dynasty, Han dynasty
Lasted much longer
Was much smaller
Had much worse rulers
Had fewer inventions
How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals
They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs
They put more emphasis on family connections
They returned most power to local nobles
What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?
Advances in working iron
Invention of the wheel
Steam-powered riverboats
Improvements in gunpowder
What Han invention would the Chinese used to send messages and frighten enemies
Kites
Scrolls
Crossbows
Gosh-scale armor
Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy
One who did well on exam
One who was born in capital
One who had an important family
One who inherited a lot of money
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends
Placed them away from their home districts
Executed their friends and relations
forbid them to make any decisions
Made them file a weekly report
The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers
Bring water up to their fields
Store grain so it would not spoil
Plow the soil for planting
More heavy goods
What Change made silk production more efficient
An invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
A kind of tree that was bever for silkworms
A road on which trade goods could be carried safely
A law that all farmers must weave for one month a year
What was on effect of the invention of the drill
More wealth from trade
Better earthquake prediction
More oil for heat
Better harvests
Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing
A brush
A Reed
A stylus
A feather
What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper
Silk and bamboo
Hides and leather
Seaweed and straw
Tree bark and leaves
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to
Rebalance the forces of yin and Yang
Teach people to live with pain
Achieve immortality
Satisfy the gods
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before pe……….
That blood circulates through the body
The comets can be seen in the night sky
That wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen
That metal can be shaped into strong swords
How did Han emperors rule their vast empire
They used a large, complex bureaucracy to run the government
They made all decisions personally to avoid having to share power
They shared control with local government run by their male relatives
They divided the duties of government between themselves and their wives
People in ancient times valued salt because it was used to
Preserve meat and vegetables
Process silkworm fibers into cloth
Create steel out of iron ore
Produce gunpowder for use in fireworks
