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8B Early China Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What natural (physical) features of China do NOT help explain why the region has so little farmland?

a)

Huang He Valley

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Taklimakan Desert

d)

Plateau of Tibet

2.

What is loess?

a)

Bamboo

b)

Rice

c)

Soil

d)

Dynasty

3.

Who owned most of the land in Shang China?

a)

Artisans

b)

Farmers

c)

Aristocrats

d)

Merchants

4.

What lustrous Chinese fabric was much admired for its shine and traded by the Chinese?

a)

Silk 

b)

Wool

c)

Cotton

d)

Loess

5.

What river is called a “cradle of Chinese civilization”?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Chao Praya

c)

Huang He

d)

Perfume

6.

A century is a period of how many years?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

500

d)

100

7.

Which of the following was the first Chinese dynasty?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Wong

8.

Which of the following was the longest lasting Chinese Dynasty?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Wong

9.

Zhou kings claimed that they ruled China because they had the Mandate of _________, a belief that their right to rule came from the gods.

a)

Heaven

b)

Magic

c)

Power

d)

Peace

10.

 T/F: The Shang kings believed they received their power to rule from the gods

(a)  

11.

T/F: The Shang dynasty ended when aristocrats took over the government.

(a)  

12.

T/F: Shang kings hired warlords to rule and protect territories.

(a)  

13.

T/F: People liked the three philosophies of China because it made their armies stronger.

(a)  

14.

Duty and putting the needs of the family or society above ones own needs is a key idea from...

a)

Shinto

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

15.

Followers of this philosophy believe that people should free themselves of wordly desires and live simply.

a)

Shinto

b)

Daoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Legalism

16.

Followers of this philosophy believe that people are naturally evil and they need laws with clear punishments to force them to be good citizens.

a)

Shinto

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Legalism