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Ancient China Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Dynastic Cycle?
a)
Process by which scholars were chosen for civil service.
b)
The process where a Dynasty rises, becomes corrupt, and this is a reason for a new dynasty to rise up and overthrow the previous Dynasty.  
c)
The process of God choosing the ruler.
d)
The process of children gaining education.
2.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
3.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?
a)
Obeys the priests
b)
controlled an army
c)
governed justly and truly
d)
conquered new territories
4.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
5.

What can cause a dynasty to become 'old'?

a)

Bad Leader

b)

Fair Laws

c)

New Dynasty

d)

No Emperor

6.

What is NOT a sign from the gods that your dynasty is losing the MOH?

a)

Invasion

b)

Revolts

c)

Natural Disasters

d)

Increased Trade

7.

The ruling families gain and lose power in the same pattern

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Dynastic Cycle

c)

Role of Emperor

d)

Forbidden City

8.

Ancient Chinese citizens must (a)   (bow) to their emperor every time they see him/her

9.

How is leadership passed down in dynasties?

a)

Ruler - Friend

b)

Ruler - Oldest Son

c)

Ruler - Oldest Daughter

d)

Ruler - Gods

10.

Who owned all the land in China?

a)

Emperor

b)

Warlords

c)

Dynasties

d)

Nobles

11.

Huangdi means

a)

Emperor

b)

Chosen

c)

Leader

d)

Ruler

12.

The Royal Palace was made during the ___ Dynasty

a)

Ming

b)

Qing

c)

Han

d)

Qin

13.

How many buildings are in the Forbidden City?

a)

80

b)

9,000

c)

800

d)

150

14.
What is an oracle bone?
a)
A bone that would foresee the future.
b)
An animal bone or turtle shell used by the Shang kings of China to communicate with the gods.
c)
A good luck charm that kings used when going to war.
d)
A religious symbol that priests used when performing sacrifices.
15.
What is filial piety?
a)
Respect for authority
b)
A typical meal enjoyed by the members of the Zhou Dynasty.
c)
Being able to interpret the gods
d)
Respect for one's parents and ancestors
16.
belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods
a)
Confucianism
b)
Mandate
c)
Dao
d)
Daoism
17.
Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
18.
a Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws
a)
Legalism
b)
Dao
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
19.
A system of beliefs based on the teachings of moral responsibilty
a)
Dao
b)
Legalism
c)
Daoism
d)
Confucianism
20.

a trade route covering 4,000 miles from the Mediterranean Sea through Asia

a)

Civil Service

b)

Philosophy

c)

Silk Road

d)

Confucianism

21.

a system of ideas named after the Greek word meaning “love of wisdom”

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

philosophy

d)

calligraphy

22.

a series of rulers from the same family

a)

monarchy

b)

dynasty

c)

civil service

d)

mandate of heaven

23.

teaching of Confucius that called for children to respect and honor their parents

a)

Confucianism

b)

dynasty

c)

mandate of heaven

d)

filial piety

24.

a divine right to rule

a)

mandate of heaven

b)

civil service

c)

calligraphy

d)

Silk Road

25.

a fine yellow soil that is windblown, causing the Huang He River to earn the name “Yellow River”

a)

steppe

b)

loess

c)

monarchy

d)

seismograph

26.
The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 
a)
continents
b)
telephone
c)
compass
d)
cars
27.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
28.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

a)

Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow

b)

Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

c)

Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

29.
What religion was spread to China on the Silk Road?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
30.

What geographic barrier is north of China?

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Sierra Mountains

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Gobi Desert

31.

What is not a natural barrier in Ancient China?

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Pacific Ocean

32.

The Dao is the __________ _____________ that permeates nature.

a)

good rules

b)

eternal force

c)

wrong answer

d)

six B

33.

Confucius also teaches that each person is owed _________ and ____________.

a)

Money and glory.

b)

success and a nice house.

c)

respect and obedience.

d)

a job and family.

34.

China is on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

35.

What is the soft, lustrous fiber taken from cocoon of silkworm?

a)

cotton

b)

gunpowder

c)

pearl

d)

silk

36.

The act of buying or selling and exchanging goods

a)

trade

b)

shopping

c)

sharing

d)

advertising

37.

To ship good to other countries for sale

a)

import

b)

export

c)

exchange

d)

trade

38.

To bring in good from other countries

a)

trade

b)

import

c)

export

d)

exchange

39.

The powder that was used to create bombs and light cannons

a)

sulphar

b)

fireworks

c)

gunpowder

d)

powder

40.

What was the name of the trade route that developed in the middle east because of the trade in silk?

a)

Silk road

b)

Spice road

c)

trade route

d)

China highway

41.

What invention was used for writing on?

a)

lodestone

b)

compass

c)

paper

42.

What is the BEST definition of the Great Wall?

a)

a road that traders used to travel on

b)

a network of trade routes that stretched 4,000+ miles across Asia

c)

a wall in China

d)

a 3,000-mile wall, built during the Qin dynasty, to protect the northern border

43.

Why did people travel in caravans on the Silk Road?

a)

to prevent sandstorms

b)

to protect each other

c)

to lower the cost

d)

to have more supplies as they traveled

44.

Which of these is an example of diffusion?

a)

China becoming wealthy by trading silk

b)

Marco Polo learning to speak Mongolian on his travels

c)

Different animals carrying goods on different parts of the route

d)

Bandits attacking and robbing travelers on the Silk Road

45.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

What river is colored in red?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Huang He River

c)

James River

d)

Rio Grande

47.

Which of the following is the longest river in China used for travel?

a)

The Yangtze River

b)

The Euphrates River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Indus River

48.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
49.

The most common crops grown in China included...

a)

corn and squash

b)

rice and millet

c)

carrots and peas

d)

broccoli and asparagus

50.
Line of rulers from the same family is a 
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
dyansty
51.
True or False: Ancient Chinese built the great wall. 
a)
False
b)
True
52.

Match the social class with its Chinese class name

a)

Emperor

1.

Huangdi

b)

Nobles

2.

Shi

c)

Farmers

3.

Nong

d)

Artisans

4.

Gong

e)

Merchants

5.

Shang

53.

The major crops grown in China are (a)   and millet

54.

The four occupations were based on which philosopher's teachings?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Han Feizi

d)

Siddhartha Gautama

55.

Select the social classes that were respected in Chinese society

A
B
C
D
E
56.

Silk workers would be in the ____ class

a)

Shi

b)

Nong

c)

Gong

d)

Shang

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