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Ancient China

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Class
Date
1.

China is located in...

a)

Eastern Asia

b)

Western Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

2.

China is surrounded by all of the following except

a)

seas

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

rivers

3.

What is located in the south and west part of China?

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayas

d)

Yellow Sea

4.

What is located in the north and northwest part of China?

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Himalayas

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklimakan Desert

5.

What is the name of the highest mountain peak in the Himalayas?

a)

Mt. Lhotse

b)

Mt. Vernon

c)

Mt.Gobi

d)

Mt. Everest

6.

What impact did the moutain ranges and deserts of China have on its relationship with its neighbors?

a)

they provided valuable resources

b)

they affected weather patterns

c)

They isolated/protected China

d)

There wasn't any impact

7.

What causes the North China Plain to have a short but intense summer rain season?

a)

monsoon winds

b)

trade winds

c)

Yellow River

d)

loess

8.

What is a monsoon?

a)

a dry season

b)

a dry area of land

c)

change in temperature

d)

a major shift in the wind

9.

What are the two major rivers in China?

a)

Nendana & Chang Jiang

b)

Yangtze & Nile

c)

Yellow & Yangtze

d)

Yentai & Chang Jiang

10.

What is another name for the Yellow River?

(a)  

11.

What is another name for the Yangtze River?

(a)  

12.

What type of climate does China have?

a)

varied

b)

tropical

c)

arctic

d)

continental

13.

What is a dynasty?

a)

a series of ancient Chinese books

b)

a hidden treasure

c)

Chinese emperor

d)

a line of rulers from the same family

14.

What was the name of China's first dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Xia

c)

Zhou

d)

Confucius

15.

What caused the Yellow River to appear yellow?

a)

loess

b)

mud

c)

water

d)

wind

16.

When the Yellow River floods it enriches the soil around it and can be destructive, giving it its other name of .....

a)

China's Joy

b)

China's Defeat

c)

China's Sorrow

d)

China's Destruction

17.

Why is the Chang Jiang River so important to China?

a)

It provided drinking water for all of China

b)

It was one of China's most important trade routes

c)

It wasn't important

d)

It flooded and brought key nutrients to the soil

18.

What are TWO other uses of the rivers in Ancient China civilizations?

a)

Food

b)

Bathing

c)

Washing Dishes

d)

Transportation

19.

Why was the Great Wall of China built?

a)

to keep out invaders

b)

to keep people in China

c)

to connect all of China

d)

trade route for the Silk Road

20.

What dynasty started construction on the Great Wall of china?

a)

Ming

b)

Shang

c)

Xia

d)

Qin

21.

What dynasty built most of the wall?

a)

Xia

b)

Zhou

c)

Ming

d)

Shang

22.

What dynasty was the first civilization in China?

a)

Shang

b)

Xia

c)

Zhou

d)

Hahn

23.

The Shang Dynasty came up with the 1st writing system from marks on ....

a)

silk

b)

filial piety

c)

scrolls

d)

oracle bones

24.

The Mandate of Heaven is all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

The belief that rulers come to power from Heaven/Gods

b)

Supports a leaders right to rule his people

c)

gives a father authority over his family

d)

religious teachings from Confuscius

25.

True or False: Confucius was a Chinese philosopher

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: Confucius did not have an impact on Chinese life.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True or False: Confucius did not become well respected until after his death.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

_______ was the works/thoughts of Confucius.

a)

Filial Piety

b)

Buddhism

c)

Analects

d)

Mandate of Heaven

29.

What is Confucianism?

a)

religion

b)

dynasty

c)

A system of beliefs and values

d)

dynastic cycle

30.

Why is China the oldest continuous civilization in the world?

a)

Ancient traditions are still practiced today

b)

they have more older people

c)

they started before other civilizations

d)

ancients adopted modern traditions

31.

How did Shang kings communicate with the gods?

a)

through filial piety

b)

by interpreting sea shells

c)

by interpreting oracle bones

d)

through prayer

32.

What best describes Ancient China's system of governing?

a)

everyone should be treated fairly

b)

equal representation and voting

c)

no one was in control

d)

strict laws and harsh punishment

33.

What is filial piety?

a)

religious ceremony

b)

showing respect to your parents

c)

reading oracle bones

d)

helping the poor enter government

34.

What was found in Qin's tomb?

a)

oracle bones

b)

terra cotta army

c)

loess

d)

miniature Great Wall of China

35.

What was the major trans-Eurasian trade route called?

a)

The Sugar Road

b)

The Silk Road

c)

Trans-Atlantic Trade

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

36.

What of the following is NOT an early invention from China?

a)

silk

b)

gunpowder

c)

paper

d)

climate

37.

What was a negative consequence of the Silk Road?

a)

better trade routes

b)

new spices

c)

spread diseases

d)

new ways of thinking

38.

True or False: Daoism is a way of life that focuses on a simple and natural existence

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What are the two great forces at work in nature (according to Daoists)

a)

Yam

b)

Ying

c)

Yang

d)

Young