WorksheetsAncient China Part 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
The most prosperous time in the Han Dynasty was under the leadership of Emperor Wudi. The empire extended as far west as Kyrgyzstan and included Vietnam and the Korean Peninsula. This was accomplished by?
wars with neighboring kingdoms designed to consolidate Han power.
extending trade routes along the Silk Road and into the Himalayas.
helping allies who were attacked and then turning against the allies
entering into treaties with the rulers of nearby kingdoms.
Which of the following was invented during the Han dynasty?
silk
porcelain
paper
bronze
The political philosophy that people are bad by nature and require someone to control them is known as...
Animism
Legalism
Jainism
Daoism
Qin Shihuangdi became the first emperor of China around the year 221 BC after he successfully united the country under a single government. Previously, China was a loose collection of states constantly at war. Qin Shihuangdi assumed control of the individual states and replaced their leaders with his own supporters. He forced the old rulers of the states to live in the capital city where he could watch them. To further unite China, Qin Shihuangdi implemented a standard writing system and a standard system of weights and measures.
According to the excerpt, in what way did Qin Shihuangdi maintain power?
He enslaved people who opposed him.
He gave money to the needy.
He enforced very strict rules.
He allowed people to live independently.
During the Han Dynasty of China, Emperor Wudi decided China should be a Confucian state and not a Taoist state. This dramatically changed the way government operated. What was one result of the change to Confucianism?
Taxes were reduced and government had less control.
The Chinese became under the control of their foreign neighbors.
A civil service system for government workers began.
Government officials had to be more responsive to the people.
Which religion was most likely brought to China from India by way of the Silk Road?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Which invention was most likely introduced to the West from China by way of the Silk Road?
writing
gunpowder
pottery
irrigation
To facilitate in naval navigation, the Han Dynasty invented the
automated rudder
magnetic compass
astrolabe
sailboat
The Analects of Confucius argues that leaders...
should rule their subjects with love
should be elected by their people
should be appointed by a king.
should use violence to control their people.
In the late 1200s, Venetian explorer Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road to visit China. How did his journey influence the history of Europe?
It led to the first European imports of silk from China.
It became the basis for a book that introduced Europeans to the customs of China.
It made Polo the first European to visit China.
It inspired Europeans to learn about the language and religious beliefs of China.
One way Qin Shihuangdi united China was by
asking his enemies to live with him.
making his subjects write in the same way.
forcing everyone to change their names.
enslaving people to build things for him
The idea that greater emphasis was placed on quality leadership during the Han dynasty is shown through
the role of the emperor as the absolute ruler and lawmaker
the civil service program offered by the Imperial University.
the legalist program offered by the Imperial Court
the imperial appointment of close friends to adviser positions
What artistic invention was made during the Han Dynasty?
sculpting
silk screening
embroidering
wood block printing
One way the teachings of Confucius had a lasting impact on Chinese government and society was through the
creation of the civil service exam.
construction of a dam.
standardization of measurements.
invention of gunpowder.
The Han Dynasty developed which of the following materials?
brick
porcelain
clay
marble
One industry unique to classical China was
bronze metallurgy
silk weaving
masonry
pottery
Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of a united China. Which of these changes occurred in China under his leadership?
A brand new script for writing Chinese characters was invented
Government officials were chosen by the people instead of by the emperor
Standards for weights and measures and the legal system were put in place.
D. Feudalism was expanded to cover all provinces under the control of the emperor.
When the Han Dynasty came to power in the second century B.C., it decentralized the government and set up feudal states for which of these reasons?
to weaken anyone who would oppose them
to take control of agriculture
to set up a federal republic
to reward wartime allies with land
