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East Asia- Early China, Korea, Japan

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

The Shang Dynasty was known for all of the facts below EXCEPT for...

a)

Being the first Dynasty, according to archaeological evidence

b)

Oracle Bone Script being invented there

c)

being overthrown by the Qin Dynasty

d)

being overthrown by the Zhou Dynasty

2.

What concept did the Zhou Dynasty invent to justify overthrow of Shang?

a)

Oracle bone script

b)

philosophies

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Dynasties

3.

What is this image?

a)

randon bones

b)

"dragon" bones or oracle

c)

Analects

d)

Daoism

4.

What is this image showing us?

a)

Oracle Bone script

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Dynastic Cycle

5.

A theory of reality; of the hear and now (not the afterlife)

a)

religion

b)

philosophy

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

filial piety

6.

This dynasty developed first chronologically

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Qin Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Zhou Dynasty

7.

Which below was not considered an indigenous nature-based belief of Ancient China?

a)

Legalism

b)

Feng Shui

c)

Yin Yang

d)

Qi

8.

What is NOT true about Confucianism?

a)

It was started by Laozi

b)

It stressed the value of a good education

c)

It encouraged good government

d)

It emphasized filial piety

9.

What happened first? The Development of Oracle Bone script or the development of Legalism?

a)

Legalism

b)

oracle bone script

c)

neither

d)

both

10.

All of the philosophies were striving to do what?

a)

Find a way to live during a time of the Warring States Period

b)

Give leaders a reason to overthrow dynasties

c)

define the idea of a good government

d)

emphasize that humans were naturally good

11.

Daoism was developed by whom?

a)

HanFeizi

b)

Laozi

c)

Confucius

d)

Zhou

12.

Legalists felt that government should be..

a)

Absolute; strong and use a system of rewards and punishments

b)

non-existant

c)

a good example to all and led by a hard working, educated person

d)

in harmony with nature

13.

The Qin Dynasty was the shortest dynasty and was lead by who?

a)

Qin ShiHuang Di

b)

Lao Tzu

c)

Han Feizi

d)

Wu-Ti

14.

The Great Wall of China and the Terracotta warriors were all created during which dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Han

d)

Qin

15.

What capital city was the easternmost end point of the Silk Routes ( Hint it was a huge capital city of the Tang Dynasty that was copied by Korea and Japan)

a)

Chang'an

b)

Anyang

c)

Beijing

d)

Huang He

16.

Is this dynastic order correct? Shang- Zhou -Warring States- Qin- Han- Sui - Tang

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

What was the only innovation of the Tang Dynasty?

a)

Book of Songs

b)

bronze casting

c)

Magnetic Compass

d)

Capital City layout of Chang'an

18.

Which region serves as a "bridge" between China and Japan?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Japan

19.

What religion spread to Japan via cultural diffusion?

a)

Daoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Confucianism

20.

This these two dynasties were developed during the Bronze Age

a)

Han and Qin

b)

Tang and Han

c)

Shang and Zhou

d)

Zhou and Tang