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Classical China

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is China located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

2.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
3.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)

They isolated the Chinese civilization leading to ethnocentrism.

4.

The purpose of the The Great Wall of China, as originally constructed by the Qin Dynasty, was to...

a)

prevent immigration.

b)

prevent foreign invasion.

c)

show the greatness of the emperor

d)

divide the empire into rival states.

5.

Which of the following best describes the situation in China when Emperor Shi Huangdi was born?

a)

China had a prime minister

b)

China was a unified country

c)

China was split into North and South

d)

China was divided up into 7 major states

6.

Which Chinese teaching most influenced Shi Huangdi’s style of rule?

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Buddhism

7.
What is Legalism? 
a)
A simple and natural way of life
b)
Leaders must be good and wise for their subjects to be good and wise 
c)
Strong ruler and harsh laws are needed for social order
d)
The Mandate of heaven will provide the answers for the emperor 
8.
What was the purpose of the Terra Cotta soldiers in Shi Huangdi's tomb?
a)
To prevent grave robbers 
b)
As a tourist attraction 
c)
To guard the entrance to Shi Huangdi's main room
d)
To protect Shi Huangdi in the afterlife 
9.

Confucius and Laozi are examples of Chinese...

a)

Gods

b)

Philosophers

c)

Prophets

d)

Emperors

10.
Believes that peace can be achieved through five basic relationships.
a)
Confucianism
b)

Daoism

c)
Legalism
d)

Buddhism

11.
What philosophy/religion teaches to live in harmony with nature?
a)
Legalism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Confucianism
d)

Daoism

12.

In China, the belief that children had to respect their parents and older relatives and place the needs/desires of the head of the family before their own.

a)

Filial piety

b)

Mandate

c)

Huang He

d)

Daoism

13.

What is the "Dao?"

a)

The sacred text of Tao/Daoism

b)

A belief that people are inherently selfish

c)

A focus on the roles of people in particular relationships

d)

"The Way;" the correct path to virtue and happiness

14.
Which philosophy began the belief in Yin and Yang?
a)
Confucianism
b)

Daoism

c)
Legalism
d)

Buddhism

15.

Which of these people would have had the GREATEST impact on the philosophy of government in the Han Dynasty?

a)

Li Bo

b)

Confucius

c)

Empress Wu

d)

Wang Zhengjun

16.

Which religion spread by missionaries and pilgrims who traveled the Silk Road?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

17.

The Han Dynasty of China contributed which invention to society that is still used today?

a)

paper

b)

stirrups

c)

steel plow

d)

typewriter

18.
system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge
a)
civil service
b)
officials
c)
envoys
d)
Qin
19.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation of the Han Dynasty?

a)

The rudder

b)

Magnetic compass

c)

Paper

d)

Democracy