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China/Japan

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Chinese inventions had a strong impact on European civilizations.  For example, the compass...
a)
let Europeans know the Americas existed.
b)
taught Europeans to build better boats.
c)
encouraged Europeans to explore the world.
d)
allowed Europeans to build strong armor.
2.
What are TWO ways the Chinese used gunpowder?
a)
Medicine and fireworks
b)
Fireworks and theater
c)
Fire lance and fireworks
d)
Fishing and weapons
3.
Mass-produced paper and wood block printing led to the invention of paper ______________, or money.
a)
folding
b)
currency
c)
mache
d)
truancy
4.

Which of the following Chinese philosophies taught the golden rule/ 

          Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

a)

 

Legalism

 

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Buddhism 

5.

Which of the following Chinese philosophies taught that people were naturally evil and needed 

strict  laws and harsh punishments to keep order?

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism 

c)

Confucianism 

d)

Hinduism

6.

What did Daoists believe people should give up to achieve happiness? 

a)

Jobs/work 

b)

Worldly desires

c)

Land

d)

Freedom

7.

What was the name of the major trade route used throughout China?

a)

 

Silk Road 

b)

Royal Road

c)

Shang way 

d)

Coal Road

8.

How did China benefit most from having control of this trade route?

a)

 

It was easier to spread ideas to areas outside of China 

b)

 It allowed them to travel easier for wars 

c)

It made it easier to grow more crops

d)

It boosted the economy and made them wealthy

9.

Which of the following Chinese inventions was most responsible for spreading information quickly.

a)

 

Gun Powder 

 

b)

Printing Press

c)

Ships with Rudders

d)

Compass 

10.
Who united the Mongols and conquered a vast territory?
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Genghis Khan
c)
Empress Wu
d)
Marco Polo
11.
Believed that a good government needed wise rulers who ruled to benefit the people.
a)
Buddha
b)
Confucius 
c)
Genghis Khan
d)
Empress wu
12.
A famous European traveler who visited China and wrote about his travels.
a)
Kublai Khan
b)
Li Bo
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Genghis Khan
13.
The Tang and Song is known as the 
a)
end of Chinese Civilization
b)
Dynastic Cycle
c)
Golden Age of China
d)
a and c
14.
The Sui Dyansty
a)
started the Grand Canal
b)
invented gunpowder
c)
invented silk
d)
was the Golden Age of China
15.

Bureaucracy

a)

system of many government officials following government rules and regulations

b)

the customary code of polite behavior in society

c)

the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

d)

a formal or official record of scientific experimental observations

16.

Merit System

a)

the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward

b)

the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another

c)

system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status

d)

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs

17.

Urbanization

a)

characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

b)

characteristic of a town or city

c)

movement of people from urban to rural areas

d)

movement of people from rural to urban areas

18.

Khan

a)

relating to ancient barbarians

b)

a native or inhabitant of Mongolia

c)

Mongol ruler

d)

the language of the Mongols

19.

Despot

a)

a cruel and oppressive ruler

b)

a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force

c)

favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

d)

a ruler who holds absolute power

20.

Considered to be the greatest period in Chinese history.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

21.

Compass, printing press, and gunpowder are all invented during this dynasty.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

22.

Implemented civil service exams and promoted people based on their merit.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

23.

A new, planned city, Chang'an, served as the capital of this dynasty.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

24.

Which luxury good was only produced in China?

a)

Gold jewelry

b)

Silk

c)

Glass

25.

What continent is China located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

26.

The _________ forms part of China's natural border to the west.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

27.

The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Himalayas

28.

The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes

29.

What forms China's natural barrier to the east?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayas

d)

Tibetan Plateau

30.
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 allowing it to develop independently. 
31.

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Dao

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Huang He

32.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
33.
Why did people settle in River Valleys?
a)
transportation
b)
water
c)
rich soil
d)
all of these
34.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
35.

a system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than social status

a)

caste

b)

bureaucracy

c)

merit system

d)

tribute

36.

a payment or gift to a stronger power

a)

tribute

b)

despot

c)

smuggler

d)

bribe