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Medieval China Vocab and Geography

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
2.
One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is 
a)

Google Desert

b)

Bogie Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

3.

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had on the culture?

a)

They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.

b)

They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.

c)

They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.

d)

They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.

4.

On the above map, which number shows where China is located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
6.

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

7.

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

8.

A scholar-official is:

a)

an educated member of the government

b)

a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China

c)

a line of rulers descended from one family

d)

a policy of avoiding contact with other countries

9.

a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China

a)

isolationism

b)

porcelain

c)

meritocracy

d)

Confucius

10.

a government/social structure in which people advance (move up) based on their talent or achievements

a)

oligarchy

b)

monarchy

c)

meritocracy

d)

dynasty

11.

Morality

a)

a government that is made up of many departments and officials

b)

a way to supply farmland with water

c)

a ruling class of noble families

d)

following rules of “right” behavior and avoiding “wrong” behavior

12.

Irrigation

a)

a line of rulers descended from one family

b)

a way to supply farmland with water

c)

government workers who perform work for the public

d)

a military leader operating outside the control of the government

13.

a government that is made up of many departments and officials

a)

irrigation

b)

bureaucracy

c)

dynasty

d)

belonging or related to an emperor

14.

Belonging or related to an emperor

a)

Irrigation

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Meritocracy

d)

Imperial