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WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?
The climate was more extreme in Outer China.
The roads were more dangerous
The land was smaller estates in Outer China
How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?
flooding dangerously
fertilizing soil
carrying boats
In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?
earthquakes
hurricanes
floods
sandstorms
Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the “Roof of the World”?
source of several rivers
It had a large roof on it
it was high above sea level
it covers a large area
How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?
They learned the language
found artifacts
the read old books
What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?
finding pots and temples
studying the position in which the bodies were laid out
they found food and weapons buried with kings
What have scholars concluded from the large number of wild animal bones found at Shang sites?
They were farmers
they were hunters
they buried animals
they loved animals
For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?
advice from ancestors
living in harmony
to read and write
The Zhou dynasty came after which dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
Zhou dynasty
Han Dynasty
Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?
respect
loyalty
harmony
rules
What was the Legalist view of human nature?
people were one with nature
people were mostly good
people were selfish
Daoism taught that the only way to find "The Way" was for people to be controlled by many laws and if they broke them to be punished harshly.
True
False
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
being punished harshly
living in harmony nature
serving in government jobs
