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People of Early China

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the ones that apply:

What was China surrounded by?

a)

Mountains

b)

Tundra

c)

Seas

d)

Deserts

2.

What country is China?

a)

The big purple one

b)

The small salmon one

c)

The big orange one

d)

The middle-sized crimson one

3.

What were the names of the two rivers people settled along?

a)

Orange River

b)

Kyoshi River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

4.

What crops were mainly grown in the Yellow River? Select all that apply

a)

Millet

b)

Rice

c)

Fruit

d)

Vegetables

5.

What crop was mainly grown in the Yangtze river?

a)

Rice

b)

Millet

c)

Wheat

d)

Barley

6.

Why did people grow rice in the Yangtze river?

a)

Because it was colder and drier

b)

Because it was warmer and wetter

c)

Because it was mild and wetter

d)

Because it was mild and drier

7.

What animal was NOT kept by the Chinese?

a)

Pigs

b)

Horses

c)

Lions

d)

Silkworms

8.

In ancient Chinese villages, millet was stored:

a)

underground

b)

above the ground

c)

Inside boxes

d)

in pig pens

9.

How were the silk threads removed from the cacoons?

a)

By burning the cacoons

b)

By boiling the cacoons

c)

By drying the cacoons

d)

By damping the cacoons

10.

What is a very surprising thing we would find in a Shang King's tomb?

a)

Weapons

b)

Dead horses

c)

Gold

d)

The king's coffin

11.

The Shang dinasty was defeated by ...

a)

The Han

b)

The Zhou

c)

The Wu Tao

d)

The Huns

12.

The ancient Chinese built bronze couldrons for ...

a)

bathing their babies

b)

offering clothes to their ancestors

c)

offering food to their ancestors

d)

washing their dishes

13.

Why did Chinese fortunetellers write on bones?

a)

To see the Past

b)

To answer questions about the Future

c)

To play games

d)

To keep a record of their visitors

14.

Who was Confucius' real name?

a)

Ka-Ra te

b)

Kung Fu-Cha

c)

Kung Fu-Tzu

d)

Con Fiu Tzu

15.

Who was Confucius?

a)

A merchant

b)

A potter

c)

A philosopher

d)

A cook

16.

So far, what did you like most about History? (There are no wrong answers)

a)

Chinese Empire

b)

Fall of Rome

c)

Byzantine Empire

d)

Feudal system

e)

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