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Unit 2 ancient China

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China's civilization developed between which two rivers?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Mississippi and Ohio

c)

North and South

d)

Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)

2.

Two symbols of good luck are displayed during the Chinese

New Year, they are __________________________.

a)

silk and red

b)

red and dragons

c)

silk and dragons

d)

sages and red

3.

Ancient China was ruled by ____________.

a)

Asia

b)

Pharaohs

c)

Great Wall

d)

Emperors

4.
The Ancient Chinese have a written language that is _____________________. 
a)
pictures
b)
words and pictures
c)
characters and symbols
d)
drawings and words
5.

The word ancient means _________________.

a)

future

b)

present

c)

last year

d)

something old from long ago, in the past

6.

What was one of the main crops of the Chinese?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Papyrus

d)

Silk

7.

Why was it significant of Qin Shi Huang making all the weights, measurements and currency the same.

a)

Made trade easier for people in China

b)

Made harder for outsiders to take over China

8.

China is on what continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

North America

9.
The main river in China is __________. 
a)
Mississippi
b)
Huang He
c)
James
d)
Rio Grande
10.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
11.
True or False: Ancient Chinese built the great wall. 
a)
False
b)
True
12.

This man strongly believed in “treat others the way you want to be treated.” His name was ______________.

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

13.

The Chinese calendar was created by the ___________________.

a)

Confucius

b)

dragons

c)

emporors

d)

cycle of the moon

14.
What was the natural border of China that was a desert?
a)
Sahara
b)
Gobi
c)
Death Valley
d)
Antarctica
15.
What was the natural border of China that was a mountain range?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Sierra-Nevada Mountains
16.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
17.
What were the four main dynasties of Ancient China?
a)
Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
b)
Hand, Mouth, Foot, Head
c)
Shoe, Chin, Hand, Shang
d)
Tavs, Lodas, Kohlmann, Hoeft
18.

What are some Chinese traditions? Select all that apply.

a)

Lighting up lanterns

b)

Receiving red envelopes

c)

Playing loud sounds, lots of red, and fire

d)

Watching too much TV

19.

What was the main reason for the Chinese New Year?

a)

To celebrate the New Year

b)

To just have fun

c)

to honor their ancestors and gods

d)

To get to wear red

20.

Which religion believed in worshipping gods and everything is one.....

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddha

21.

Which religion believed that all desires cause suffering.....

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucius

d)

Buddhism

22.

Select all of China's natural barriers

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

A Plateau is....

a)

similar to the Central valley

b)

Flat land, BUT with high elevations where the air is thin.....

24.

The Yellow River got its nickname from the yellow, rich top soil that was left after floods.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Famous Chinese Philosopher

a)

Abraham

b)

Ramses II

c)

Confucius

d)

Jake Paul

26.

Name the two great rivers of Ancient China

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Yellow and Yangtze

c)

Indus and Ganges

d)

Nile and Jordan

27.

Confucianism focused on

a)

Following the vedas of hinduism

b)

The yin and yang

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

Respecting elders

28.
What famous pottery was invented during the Tang Dynasty? 
a)
Ceramic
b)
Porcelain
c)
compass
d)
glass
29.

What is a NATURAL BARRIER?

a)

A Man made wall that separates people

b)

A wall or a door that separates you from others

c)

a desert, mountain, or ocean that separates pieces of land

d)

None of the above

30.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A series of rulers from the same family

b)

A series of rulers from the same continent

c)

A series of rulers from the same country

d)

A series of rulers

31.
What animals transported most of the goods along the Silk Road?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Llamas in disguise
32.
Which was NOT a danger along the Silk Road?
a)
Sandstorms (in the central, arid part of the Silk Road)
b)
Bandits in places far from the controls of empires
c)
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, oh my! (In the more forested western and eastern parts of the Silk Road)
d)
Buddhism, which helped people find inner peace
33.
 What is this place that allows for rest and water in massive deserts? (And is usually created by natural springs!)
a)
Plateau
b)
Archipelago
c)
Oasis
d)
Mountain
34.
True or False? Most merchants travelled the entire length of the Silk Road.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The Silk Road is
a)
one long road from Italy to Beiging
b)

an network of trading routes

c)
an Asian route were silk is sold  
d)
a network of short safe passages to China
36.
What is a caravan?
a)
a van that drives like a car
b)
a car almost as big as a van
c)
a group of people traveling together
d)
a group of cars parked together
37.
Besides goods, what else was exchanged on the silk road?
a)
agricultural practices
b)
religions
c)
diseases
d)
all of the above
38.

Buddhism believed that the ________helped you reach nirvana.

a)

food

b)

money

c)

The Four Noble Truths

d)

desires

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