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China Part 1 Test

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years does this chart cover?

a)

1865 years

b)

1865

c)

1443 years

d)

2034

2.

How many years did the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

89 years

b)

89

c)

2647 years

d)

2034

3.

What is the difference in length of time between the Tang and Song dynasties?

a)

The difference in length of time between the Tang dynasty was 30 less years than the Song dynasty.

b)

30 less year

c)

608 more years

d)

The difference in length of time between the Tang dynasty was 608 less years than the Song dynasty.

4.

What items were traded West to East?

a)

Horse

b)

Christianity, Buddhism, & Islam

c)

Paper

d)

Silk

e)

Plague

5.

What was the name present-day Iran used to be?

a)

Persia

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Arabia

d)

India

e)

Turkey

6.

Name one city in China from this map.

(a)  

7.

Which mountain is north of the Taklimakan Desert?

a)

Tien Shan

b)

Kunlun Mountains

8.

Where do the two rivers originate from?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Desert

9.

What geographic feature was North west of the Tibetan Plateau?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Huang He River

c)

Taklamakan Desert

d)

Pacific Ocean

10.

What is the other name for the Huang He River

(a)  

11.

Which direction does Huang He and the Yangtze river begin and end?

a)

West to East

b)

East to West

c)

North to South

d)

All around

12.

What does the Mandate of Heaven mean?

a)

Permission

b)

Achievement

c)

Gooods

d)

Gods

13.

A dynasty declines and corrupt;

a)

Taxes are raised

b)

negative slope

c)

not enough bags

d)

more coral

14.

The test will be...

a)

Easy

b)

Hard

c)

Okay

d)

Wait there was a test

e)

Ur joking

15.

Merit means

a)

achievement

b)

permission

c)

Medulas

d)

Monkey

16.

A test given to qualify candidates for different positions in the government. What is the test name prior to this definition.

a)

Civil Service examination

b)

China's Examination Nightmare

c)

Test

d)

Question activty

17.

Finish the word: e

a)

z

b)

d

c)

asy

d)

at

18.
According to the map, which conclusion about China during the Tang and Song dynasties is accurate? 
a)
China’s overland trade routes connected China to Japan
b)
China traded with other nations and regions.
19.
Based on your knowledge, why did rulers in the Tang and Song Dynasties believe in the Civil Service Exams? 
a)
Confucius taught a system of ethics and morals. Chinese rulers thought that people who studied these ideas made good government officials
b)
Confucius taught how to be a good government worker and rulers thought that people who passed the test would only come from wealthy families
20.

Buddhism was brought to China by:

a)

Indian traders and missionaries

b)

Portugues traders and missionaries

c)

African traders and missionaries

d)

Roman traders and missionaries

21.

Nomadic group of herders who lived on the steppes North of China were known as the

a)

Indians

b)

Vietnamese

c)

Mongols

d)

Japanese

22.

Which Dynasty ruled after the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Song

b)

Ming

c)

Tang

d)

Sui

23.

The Grand Canal connected which two rivers in China

a)

Yellow and Red

b)

Yellow and Yangtze

c)

Yangtze and Nile

d)

Nile and Red

24.

If you were in India what direction would you travel to get to China?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

25.

Why was the Huang He so important to the survival of the ancient Chinese?

a)

it connected Shanghai to Hong Kong

b)

it was the main way to travel from Beijing to Macao

c)

it never flooded

d)

it usually flooded enough to bring rich soil to the fields

26.

Using this map and your prior knowledge, which geographic feature stopped the Mongol advance southwest of China (current day India)

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Korean Peninsula

e)

Plateau of Tibet

27.

Buddhism was founded by ____________ and was used to help reunite China. *

a)

Siddhartha Gautama

b)

Laozi

c)

Cunfucius

d)

Zhu Xi

e)

Wendi

28.

During the Tang and Song dynasty advances in farming helped grow China's population and provide for more oportunities for other labor specialization. Which two of the following was one of these advances? (two choices are correct) *

a)

a rudder

b)

water pumps for irrigation

c)

weaving

d)

fast ripening rice

e)

compass

29.

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

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Describe why the Ancient Chinese Civilization grew up differently that other, western civilizations we have learned about this year...CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a)

They were cut off from the west

b)

Too far for other civilizations to travel...

c)

Opposing armies had to cross too many natural barriers

d)

Very difficult to get in and out of China

31.

Where is China located?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

India

d)

North America

e)

South America

32.
What is a magnetic compass used for?
a)
to tell time
b)
to navigate
c)
as a weapon
d)
calculator
33.

Which of the following is not a physical feature of China

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Hills

d)

Plains

34.
Confucius had very strict ideas about how people should what?
a)
Cook their food
b)
worship 
c)
behave to develop moral character
35.

Which of the following was not one of Confucius's basic relationships?

a)

Husband and Wife

b)

Father and Brother

c)

Ruler and Subject

d)

Friend and Friend

36.

In which of the basic relationships did Confucius say both people were of equal status?

a)

Ruler and Subject

b)

Father and Son

c)

Friend and Friend

d)

Older Sibling and Younger Sibling

37.

Which one of the things below was most important to Confucius?

a)

power

b)

education

c)

wealth

d)

fame

38.
The Dao is best described as ______
a)
the goodness in men’s hearts.
b)
the way a leader should rule.
c)
the origin of all things and the existence of all things.
d)
the opposite of Confucianism.
39.
The yin and yang are ______
a)
the two temples of Laozi.
b)
the sun and the stars.
c)
things that are the same and must be kept together at all times.
d)
two polar forces in all things that must be kept in balance.
40.

Daoists believe the government should _________________________ in peoples' lives.

a)

bring harmony

b)

make changes

c)

be important

d)

not interfere

41.

"The universe is a balance of opposites" is a belief of which system?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

42.

True or False: The most of people in ancient China were peasant farmers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.
Buddha means what?
a)
Intelligent One
b)
Awakened One
c)
Fast One
d)
Religious One
44.
Who was the founder of Buddhism? 
a)
Confucius
b)
Ashoka
c)
Siddhartha Guatama
d)
Attilla
45.

Finding enlightenment (or nirvana) to Siddhartha meant...

a)

understanding the nature of the world

b)

finding deep truth and freedom from suffering.

c)

using meditation to gain spiritual knowledge

46.
Where does human suffering come from? 
a)
From nature
b)
From wanting what we cannot have
c)
From wanting what we cannot have, and keep what we like and already have 
d)
From wanting what we cannot have, keep what we like, and not wanting what we do have 
47.
What are the 4 Noble Truths? 
a)
Suffering and unhappiness, and no one can escape sorrow
b)
No one can escape sorrow, people cause their own misery
c)
No one can escape sorrow, we cause our own misery, we can reach nirvana, follow the 8 fold path
d)
Truth, Justice, and the American Way 
48.
What is The Buddha's Eightfold Path? 
a)
eight steps to become a god. 
b)
eight steps to eliminate suffering.
c)
eight steps to be reincarnated. 
d)
eight steps to become one with the world. 
49.

"Like a spider caught in its own web is a person driven by fierce cravings. Break out of the web, and turn away from the world of sensory pleasure and sorrow." Who do you think said it; the Buddha, Confucius, or Laozi?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

50.

"Life is a journey, death is a return to the earth, the universe is like an inn, the passing years are like dust.”Who do you think said it; the Buddha, Confucius, or Laozi?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

51.

“The sage (wise person), because he does nothing, never ruins anything; and, because he does not lay hold of anything, loses nothing."Who do you think said it; the Buddha, Confucius, or Laozi?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

52.

 “Highest good is like water. Because water excels in benefiting the myriad (numerous] creatures without contending [having conflict] with them and settles where none would like to be, it comes close to the Way.”Who do you think said it; the Buddha, Confucius, or Laozi?

a)

Buddha

b)

Confucius

c)

Laozi

53.

1.War forces farmers from the North to south and learns a new farming style. 

2.Then, they invent better farming tools and techniques

3. Next, they take more time away from farming and make other products 

4. Growth of trade and commerce and expand trade routes

5. After that, Landowners become rich and buy luxuries.

6.Commercial centers slowly become large cities.

What's the right order?

a)

1,2,3,4,5,6

b)

1,3,5,4,6,2

c)

1,3,2,4,5,6

d)

1,2,5,3,4,6

54.

What is the right order of ¨rice sequence¨?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

2,3,1,4

c)

2,1,3,4

d)

3,2,1,4

55.

what is the Geography for mediveal China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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56.

what is the Religon for medieval China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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57.

what is the Achievements for medieval China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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58.

what is the Politics for medieval China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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59.

what is the Econmics for medieval China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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60.

what is the Social Structure for medieval China? Sentence Statement plzz.

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61.

________ Inoculation: Helped to slow down the spread of ______ and protect the population which lead to a discovery of vaccines.

Type the missing word.

(a)  

62.

When the medieval CHinese ran out of metal money, they made this portable money called_____. figure out the word.

a)

paper money

b)

papel de money

c)

money aunty

d)

flying dollars

63.

If Laasya was the ruler, that would make Sashrika the

a)

subject

b)

friend

c)

wife

64.

Growing and making Tea, how did it help improve life in China at the time?

a)

First used as a medicine, but then it was used as everday custom drink.

b)

Growth Communism

c)

First used as a drink, but then it was used as everday custom medicine.

d)

Helped Argentina win a soccer game

65.

A movable type printing was lead by this technique which made printing easier.

a)

Letter Printing

b)

Block Printing

c)

Money Printing

d)

Poetry

66.

WHat is this???

a)

Canal Lock

b)

Boat Lock

c)

Barrier Gate

d)

Border Gate

67.

This innovation is is more accurate than a sundial, which is a ?

a)

Water Clock Tower

b)

Clock Tower

c)

Big Ben

d)

Benny Boy

68.

Draw a porcelain

69.

In which direction did large migration occur in china?