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Ancient China

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mountain Range that is located on the southern border of China.

a)

The Andes

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Rockies

d)

The Alps

2.

The river that is called "the cradle of Chinese civilization?"

a)

The Nile

b)

The Tigris

c)

The Euphrates

d)

The Yellow River (Huang He)

3.

The longest river in China, considered an important part of the cultural origins of southern China?

a)

Yellow (Huang He)

b)

The Nile

c)

The Yangtze River

d)

The Euphrates

4.

The series of trade routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of China to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

The China Trail

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Amber Road

d)

The Trans-Saharan Trade Route

5.

The names of a series of fortifications built along the northern borders of China to protect the Chinese Empire from invaders?

a)

China/India Barrier

b)

Ceuta Border Fence

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

The Great Wall of China

6.

The desert in China where archeologists and paleontologists have found many fossils and stone implements?

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Gobi

c)

Taklimakan Desert

d)

Jaran Desert

7.

Who has the term for rebirth into new bodies or forms of life?

a)

reincarnation

b)

reborn

c)

regeneration

d)

revival

8.

The principle that each person is rewarded or punished in reincarnation according to that person's deed in their previous incarnation?

a)

Dharma

b)

Vihara

c)

karma

d)

bodhisatta

9.

The religion largely based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

10.

The Chinese philosophy that emphasized morality, justice, dignity, and sincerity?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Jainism

11.

The Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu that stresses living simply and in harmony with nature?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Jainism

c)

Taoism

d)

Hinduism

12.

The Chinese dynasty whose society made key advances in bronze working and written language?

a)

The Xin Dynasty

b)

The Shang Dynasty

c)

The Ming Dynasty

d)

The Wu Zhou Dynasty

13.

The longest lasting dynasty in Chinese History?

a)

The Xin Dynasty

b)

The Ming Dynasty

c)

Zhou Dynasty

d)

The Shang Dynasty

14.

The term for the decentralized system of government comparable to the system used during the Zhou dynasty?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Oligarchy

15.

The emperor who united China and greatly expanded the size of the chinese state?

a)

Wu of Han

b)

Qin Shi Huang

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Taizong of Tang

16.

The term for a person who is involved in running a government, but is not elected?

a)

vizier

b)

appointee

c)

bureaucrat

d)

advisor

17.

The Chinese dynasty that placed central government in the hands of highly educated bureaucrats?

a)

The Shang Dynasty

b)

The Xin Dynasty

c)

The Han Dynasty

d)

The Qin Dynasty

18.

The term for a system of government in which supreme power is in the hands of one individual?

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

19.

The Chinese philosophy that advocated strct legal control over all activities along with an absolute monarchy?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Legalism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

20.

The legendary ruler in China kown for his introduction of flood control?

a)

Yu the Great

b)

Cyrus the Great

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Genghis Khan

21.

What is thought to be the earliest known Chinese dynasty?

a)

The Shang dynasty

b)

The Zhou dynasty

c)

The Tang dynasty

d)

The Xia dynasty

22.

The Chinese philosopher who emphasized personal and governmental morality?

a)

Tao

b)

Siddhartha

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

23.

The term used for the collection of Confucius's saying and ideas, transcribed by his followers?

a)

The Analects

b)

The Tao

c)

The Vedas

d)

The Bhagavad Gita

24.

The Chinese philosopher and poet known for beig the founder of the philosophy of Taoism?

a)

Confucious

b)

Buddha

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Lao Tzu

25.

The term for the period in Chinese history from approximately 771 to 476 BCE?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The Spring and Summer period

c)

Prehistory

d)

The Bronze Age

26.

The first Dynasty to unify China?

a)

The Qin Dynasty

b)

The Ming Dynasty

c)

The Zhou Dynasty

d)

The Xia Dynasty