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Chinese Dynasties

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Started the Great Wall of China & built roads & canals

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

2.

Invented the first Chinese writing

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

3.

Crop rotation

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

4.

Cast iron tools & weapons

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

5.

Confucianism & Taoism

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

6.

Legalism

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

7.

"Mandate from Heaven"-ruler chosen by the gods

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

8.

Establish the Civil Service system

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

9.

Won the Warring States/Kingdoms period

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

10.

Ancestor worship & oracle bones

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

11.

Buddhism becomes popular

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

12.

Invented paper

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

13.

Used bronze weapons

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

14.

Established & expanded trade along the Silk Road

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

15.

Standardized writing, money, & measurements

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

16.

Used horse drawn chariots in battle

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

17.

Ended with a peasant revolt where the Emperor is killed

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

18.

Peasants lived better lives in the countryside than in the cities

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

19.

Ruled by a monarchy

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

20.

Used feudalism to organize society

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

21.

Religion outlawed

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

22.

The first dynasty to have written records

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

23.

Rigid social status, merchants not well respected

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

24.

Ruled by a tyrant

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

25.

Went back to using Confucianism to rule

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

26.

Ended when Wu Wang led an army across the Yellow River

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

27.

Split into the western & eastern halves

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

28.

First ruler was originally a peasant

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

29.

Ended when conquered by Qin Shi Huang

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

30.

Information comes from left over oracle bones

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

31.

Beginning of the Warring States/Kingdoms period

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

32.

Burned books & executed anyone that criticized the ruler

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty