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China-5 Dynasties

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Buddhism started?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Persia

d)

Egypt

2.

Who started the Sui dynasty?

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Yangdi

c)

Wendi

d)

Genghis Khan

3.

What did the Sui dynasty NOT do?

a)

repair the Great Wall

b)

build the Grand Canal

c)

reunify China

d)

lower taxes so the farmers would be happy

4.

Who was the only woman to rule China by herself during the Tang dynasty?

(a)  

5.

True or False: Civil service exams were based on Confucianism and were required to work for the government during the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

True or False: Confucianism is a philosophy or religion that promotes the idea that people need a sense of duty and that they should put the needs of the community ahead of selfish needs.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Which did the Chinese invent? (Multiple correct answers)

a)

paper

b)

movable type for printing

c)

books

d)

woodblock printing

8.

Which did the Chinese NOT invent?

a)

gunpowder

b)

steel

c)

magnetic compass

d)

rice

9.

What is NOT true about the Mongols?

a)

Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan are their two most famous rulers.

b)

They were nomads who lived on the steppes of central Asia.

c)

They were terrible horseback riders and warriors.

d)

They lived with their extended families in clans and used yurts for shelters.

10.

Which Chinese dynasty was led by the Mongols?

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

11.

What was Hong Wu known for?

a)

establishing law and order, but being harsh

b)

encouraging chaos, but being kind

c)

bringing peace and order and being kind

d)

his dance moves

12.

What was the Forbidden City? (Slow down and read carefully!)

a)

a complex of beautiful gardens and enormous palaces

b)

a place within the Imperial City

c)

where the emperor and his family lived and top government officials worked

d)

all of these

13.

What did NOT occur during the Ming dynasty?

a)

The census was conducted.

b)

The fire lance was invented.

c)

The civil service exam was brought back.

d)

Novels were printed in vernacular (common language).

14.

This man led the Chinese on many voyages throughout the waters along the south coast of Asia all the way to the east coast of Africa in the early 1400s.

(a)  

15.

Why did the Portuguese come to China? (multiple correct answers)

a)

to trade

b)

to convert the Chinese to Christianity

c)

because they were lost

d)

They wanted to learn a new language.