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Birth of Chinese Civilization

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns

a)

ancestor

b)

aristocrat

c)

bureaucracy

d)

ideograph

2.

a drawn character that stands for objects

a)

aristocrats

b)

bureaucracy

c)

ideograph

d)

pictograph

3.

A person who someone is descended from

a)

ancestor

b)

aristocrat

c)

ideograph

d)

pictograph

4.

A character that represents a thought used in Chinese writing

a)

bureaucracy

b)

ideograph

c)

pictograph

d)

ancestor

5.

Appointed officials who run different parts of the government

a)

ancestor

b)

aristocrat

c)

bureaucracy

d)

ideograph

6.

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"

a)

because it is dirty and polluted

b)

because it is yellow in color

c)

because it is now dried up

d)

because its flooding has drowned many people

7.

What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?

a)

melted bronze to make works of art

b)

channels to block flood waters

c)

new systems to irrigate the land

d)

silkworms to make clothing

8.

Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?

a)

It was a key waterway for trade and transport

b)

It is the third longest river in the world

c)

It flows west to east across central China

d)

It flows through canyons and plains to the Eat China Sea

9.

Who built the first cities in China?

a)

Yu the Great

b)

the Shang

c)

the Xia

d)

the Zhou

10.

In Chinese, what does the Huang He mean?

(a)