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Ancient China Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all of China's natural barriers

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

The Yellow River got its nickname from the yellow, rich top soil that was left after floods.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

4.

Name the two great rivers of Ancient China

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Yellow and Yangtze

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Nile and Jordan

5.

Where is China located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

North America

e)

South America

6.
What were oracle bones used for?
a)
Cooking
b)
Telling stories
c)
Building the Great Wall of China
d)
Asking for advice from the gods
7.
A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius
a)
Buddhism
b)
Legalism
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
8.
Why did Qin Shi huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
a)
For shelter
b)
For protection from invaders from the north
c)
For decoration
d)
For fun
9.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
a)
Huang He (Yellow)
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Nile
10.
Trade route that stretched from western China to southern Asia
a)
filial piety
b)
Silk Road
c)
Great Wall
d)
Anyang
11.

This belief stressed that people were bad by nature, and needed to be controlled and punished. The answer is LEGALISM.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Taoism

c)

Legalism

12.
What was China's first dynasty?
a)
the Han dynasty
b)
the Qin dynasty
c)
the Shang dynasty
d)
the Zhou dynasty
13.
The right of a Chinese emperor to rule with the permission of the heavens is called...?
a)
the Oracle of Clouds
b)
the Mandate of Heaven
c)
the Dynasty
d)
the Heavenly Commandments
14.
What is the central idea of Taoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
Living in harmony with nature
d)
respect for elders
15.

A ruling family could also be called

a)

dynasty

b)

clan

c)

tribe

d)

monarchy

16.

Some Ancient Chinese inventions are:

a)

pennies, weather and socks

b)

silk, kites, and fireworks

c)

Thermometer and grass

d)

Water

17.
The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 
a)
continents
b)
telephone
c)
compass
d)
cars
18.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
19.

Belief in life after death and that your ancestors have an impact on the living.

a)

ancestor worship

b)

filial piety

c)

Shang worship

d)

dynastic cycle

20.

Besides products, what else was traded along the Silk Road?

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

customs

d)

all of these