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Ancient/Medieval China VOCAB

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

This word means: "Succession of rulers from the same family that maintains its power for a considerable time"

a)

Court

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Dynasty

d)

Middle Kingdom

2.

Cultural Diffusion means:

a)

A Chinese political philosophy that praises family first

b)

Taking over a people or place and exterminating their culture

c)

The ideology that China is the center of the Earth

d)

Spreading of ideas, customs, or technology from one culture or people to another

3.

These were left behind from the Shang Dynasty and allow us the first look into Ancient China

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Oracle Bones

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Court

4.

This Principle states that God supported a just ruler, however would not allow anyone corrupt to hold power

a)

Dynastic Cycle

b)

Heavenly Decree

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

God's Truce

5.

This cycle shows us the rise, decline, and fall of dynasties in China

a)

Legalist

b)

Kings

c)

Dynastic

d)

Daoist

6.

This is a gathering of nobles around a monarch who performed rituals to keep China safe

a)

Warlords

b)

Missi Domincci

c)

Court

d)

Empire

7.

This is the belief system that stressed treating one another humanely and honoring one's family (Harmony)

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

8.

This belief says people should live a simple live a simple, honest life and not interfere with the course of natural events (Flow)

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

9.

Philosophy developed by the Qin Dynasty that believe people should be governed by harsh laws

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

10.

Filial Piety means:

a)

Peace against other nomads

b)

That God supports a just ruler

c)

Obedience to the family

d)

Dynasties can be overthrown

11.

These early trade routes allowed China to begin to develop its trade and exchange goods across Asia into Europe

a)

Gobi Roads

b)

Bering Straight

c)

Silk Roads

d)

Grand Canal

12.

Bureaucracy means:

a)

Organized body of appointed government officials

b)

The ability to overthrow a Dynasty

c)

A religious philosophy that states that all people are sinners

d)

A political philosophy that preaches people should be punished by harsh laws

13.

This is the ancient ideology that Chinese territory is the center of the world:

a)

Middle Earth

b)

Middle Dynasty

c)

Middle Kingdom

d)

Chosen Lands

14.

This means: a group of nations or peoples ruled by a single person or government

a)

Dynasty

b)

Kingdom

c)

Empire

d)

Courtship

15.

This is a main reason that China lacked any cultural diffusion until its later years:

a)

Dynasty

b)

Filial Piety

c)

Isolation

d)

Bureaucracy