WorksheetsAncient China Test
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 40mins
What were the deserts that helped to isolate the Chinese?
Taklamakan, Sahara
Himalayan, Red Lands
Taklamakan, Gobi
Gobi, Sahara
What famous mountain range borders China to the southwest, isolating China from India?
Hindu Kush
Kunlan Shan
Himalaya
The Great Smokies
What Chinese invention helped detect earthquakes?
acupuncture
seismograph
rudder
paper
Acupuncture is an example of Chinese
art
theatre
cooking
medicine
What could be added to the list of things associated with Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
-burning books
-Terra Cotta Soldiers
-established the same writing, money, and weights and measurements
the Silk Road was established
Confucianism grew
The Great Wall of China
built the Forbidden City
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Founded by Laozi (Lao-tzu)
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Believed in a system of harsh laws and punishment
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Believed in having a sense of duty toward others, putting others first
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Meant "the Way"
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Emperor Qin was a follower of this philosophy
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Founded by Confucius
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Match the following statements to the belief system they belong to:
Be at harmony with nature, do what is simplest (go with the flow)
Legalism
Daoism/Taoism
Confucianism
Which of the following items were exported from China along the Silk Road?
milk and rice
papyrus and salt
all of these
silk, tea and porcelain
The purpose of the Great Wall was
to protect from desert winds
to protect from nomadic invaders
to protect from annual flooding
to keep people from leaving China
Kings (or emperors) defended their right to rule by claiming to be appointed by the gods. What was this called?
Destiny of Gods
Mandate of Gods
Mandate of Heaven
Work of Heavens
Match the Chinese Dynasty with the correct information:
The first Chinese cities were created during this dynasty.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Match the Chinese Dynasty with the correct information:
This was the first dynasty to use the Mandate of Heaven
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Match the Chinese Dynasty with the correct information:
The sundial, seismograph, and compass were created during this dynasty.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Match the Chinese Dynasty with the correct information:
During this dynasty, China had their first emperor and he started the building of the Great Wall.
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
What was the Warring States Period?
a time where nomadic invaders tried to invade China and take over
250 years of different Chinese states battling for control
20 years of two dynasties fighting for control
the war that started the building of the Great Wall to protect China from outsiders
What are the famous families who ruled Ancient China called?
Tsars
Shoguns
Dynasties
Royalty
Ancient China was mostly established around which river?
The Yellow River
The Ganges River
The Amazon River
The Nile River
Which dynasty included an emperor that had over 8,000 terracotta soldiers built for his after life?
The Qin
The Shang
The Zhou
The Han
Which of the following answer choices were traded amongst people on the Silk Road? (You may pick more than one)
customs
goods
disease
religions
Daoism and Confucianism were two popular religious philosophies in China. What was the third popular religion?
Christianity
Legalism
Hinduism
Buddhism
The Silk Road was dangerous for traders. Give two reasons the Silk Road was so dangerous. This must be in complete sentences.
Why was Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi so hated? Give at least two reasons.
List at least FOUR Ancient Chinese inventions. Pick ONE and explain how this accomplishment is important to us today.
