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The BIG Quiz - to China

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following philosophies DID NOT develop in China?

a)

Legalism

b)

Daoism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Confucianism

2.
According to Confucius, rulers should govern by _______
a)
the law.
b)
military might.
c)
a monopoly on natural resources.
d)
setting a good example.
3.
Confucius said people in ____________ must set a good example.
a)

authority

b)

the lower class

c)

wealth

d)

other countries

4.

Finding a way to live in harmony with nature and find inner peace

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

5.
In Legalism citizens were ___ to disobey the government.
a)

Allowed

b)

Forbidden

c)

Encouraged

d)

Assigned 

6.

Belief in Yin and Yang

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

7.
Which is true about Yin and Yang?
a)
It is the balance of Good and Evil
b)
Yang is the darker element, Ying is the lighter element
c)
If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana
d)
The two are opposites instead of good and evil.
8.

How did Legalists believe the government rulers needed to rule to maintain order in society?

a)

Give people freedom to make their own choices.

b)

It is most important that leaders are an example. People will follow in their steps.

c)

People need to be controlled with harsh punishments.

9.

Daoism,Confucianism, and Legalism have their roots in...

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

10.
The Dao means _______
a)
the Center.
b)
the Middle.
c)
the Way.
d)
the Path.
11.

Filial Piety means

a)

respect for elders

b)

kindness towards others

c)

respect for women

d)

kindness towards young people

12.

People are evil and need lots of laws and punishments

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

13.

The person who created it was named Han Fei

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

14.

People should not be greedy about money or fame or other desires

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

15.

Which dynasty was a period of intellectual awakening with philosophers such as Confucius and Laozi?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

zhou

d)

Qin

16.

During which dynasty were the Terracotta soldiers and Great Wall made?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

17.

Which dynasty was the longest lasting?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

18.

Which dynasty is associated with oracle bones and taotie masks?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

19.
The Silk Road was a
a)

Dynasty

b)

Major river

c)

Paved road

d)

Series of land and sea trade routes

20.
What was the main idea of Confucianism?
a)
Respect
b)
Education
c)
Honor
d)
Truth
21.
What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?
a)
Dynasties
b)
Decades
c)
Cycles
d)
Kingdoms
22.
What is a dynasty?
a)

a succession of rulers from the same family

b)

a form of government used in the UK

c)

a democracy

d)

a parlimentary stystem

23.
Which dynasty developed a system of writing?
a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

24.

In China, dynastic cycles were based on divine right and rulers felt justified to rule. The political right the rulers of dynasties claimed was based on

a)

the Boulan Code of Conduct

b)

the Mandate of Heaven

c)

the Eightfold Path

d)

the Confucian Principle

25.
Who are these guys? More than 8,000 soldiers, chariots and horses built to guard Emperor Qin's grave?
a)
Taramusa Warriors
b)
Terracomma Warriors
c)
Terracotta Warriors
d)
Tiramisu Warriors
26.

What is the name of the ancient trade route that connected China (Asia) to Europe?

a)

There is not a name for this.

b)

Silk Road

c)

Paper Trail

d)

Route to the West

27.

Wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets that is one of the first writing systems used by ancient people.

a)

Alphabet

b)

Heiroglyphics

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Sanskrit

28.

A society controlled by men, or one that favors men. In these societies women had very few rights.

a)

equal

b)

patriarchal

c)

hierarchical

d)

monarchy

29.

Religious belief in more than one god.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Altruism

c)

Atheism

d)

Polytheism

30.

King who developed an overarching set of written laws for all citizens of Babylon to follow.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Charles I

c)

Nemar

d)

Shi Huangdi

31.

Land located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

China

32.

A wanderer

a)

Settler

b)

Nomad

33.

The rivers that enclosed the Fertile Crescent are called...

a)

The White Nile and the Blue Nile Rivers

b)

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

c)

The Brahmaputra and The Indus Rivers

d)

The Amazon and the Rio de la Plata Rivers

34.

A group of city-states under a single authority.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Empire

c)

The United States

35.

The belief in many gods

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Montheistic

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

36.

Sargon demanded tributes from the various city-states. What does the word tribute mean?

a)

food

b)

payment

c)

government

d)

kingdom

37.

The surplus of crops also led to the development of new, more specialized jobs. What is a surplus?

a)

food

b)

technological advances

c)

economic activity

d)

more than what is needed.

38.

What does “Mesopotamia” mean?

a)

Land between the oceans

b)

Land between the mountains

c)

Land between the rivers

d)

Land of the first empire

39.

How did the people of the Fertile Crescent control the flooding of the rivers?

a)

By using irrigation

b)

By praying to their gods

c)

By filling them with sand

d)

They were not able to control the flooding rivers

40.

What was the world’s first empire?

a)

Mesopotamian

b)

Babylonian

c)

Akkadian

d)

Sumerian

41.

What structure stood at the center of every Sumerian city-state?

a)

Government Building

b)

Large Home

c)

Monument of the Ruler

d)

Ziggurat

42.

Scribes were important in Sumerian society because they could read and write.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Mesopotamia is located in what is now which modern-day countries?

a)

Primarily Syria. Also, some of Kuwait, Turkey Iran, and Syria.

b)

Primarily Kuwait.

Also, some of Iraq, Turkey Iran, and Syria.

c)

Primarily Iraq. Also, some of Kuwait, Turkey Iran, and Syria.

d)

Primarily Turkey. Also, some of Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.

44.

Which of the following occurred first?

a)

Mesolithic Era

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Paleolithic Era

d)

Neolithic Era

45.

Which of the following occured most recently?

a)

Mesolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

c)

Paleolithic Era

46.

What was the focus of people during the Paleolithic Era?

a)

Survival

b)

Creating New Technology

c)

Building Relationships

d)

Building Homes

47.

What was the focus of people during the Mesolithic Era?

a)

Survival by doing as they had always done.

b)

Survival by adapting to their changing environment.

c)

Thriving and creating new technology.

d)

Architecture and building.

48.

During the Mesolithic Era people,

a)

stayed in one place.

b)

moved around a lot.

49.

Which of the following are features of the Neolithic Era? Select all that apply.

a)

People began staying in one place, choosing to settle permanently.

b)

People had a stable food supply through farming.

c)

People relied on farming in order to feed their population.

d)

The population grew.

e)

People were healthier because their diet was more varied

50.

What advancement allowed for the Neolithic Era to begin and the Neolithic Revolution to occur?

a)

Staying in one place.

b)

People created more tools.

c)

Domestication of plants and animals.

d)

People learned language.

51.

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

a)

The change in how people made tools.

b)

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming to survive.

c)

The warming of earth at the end of the Ice Ages

d)

Settling in one place.

52.

A map with written labels would be considered...

a)

Prehistoric (from prehistory)

b)

Historic (from history)

c)

It could be either one.

53.

True or False? People were hunter-gatherers for far longer than we have been farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

People improved tools during which Era(s)?

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Mesolithic Era

c)

Neolithic Era

d)

All of the Above

55.

What two modern countries border the Indus River Valley?

a)

Egypt and Ethiopia

b)

Persia and China

c)

Pakistan and India

d)

Ethiopia and China

56.

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

ancient Persian spiritual leader

b)

ancient Aryan game

c)

ancient Indian warrior

d)

an Indus River Valley ancient city

57.

What are Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Athara?

a)

Indian empires

b)

Persian empires

c)

the Vedas

d)

leaders of Hindu

58.

How did Ashoka communicate with his people?

a)

speeches

b)

Indus Valley River road system

c)

oracle bones

d)

carved the news on columns

59.

Who was Siddhartha Gautama?

a)

Brahman

b)

the Buddha

c)

Vishnu

d)

Ashoka the Great

60.

What is a caste?

a)

reincarnation

b)

a rigid social structure

c)

something you wear on a broken bone

d)

the teaching of Buddha

61.

Hinduism is based on which of these?

a)

the Vedas

b)

the teachings of Muhammad

c)

Siddartha's teachings

d)

belief in the Four Noble Truths

62.

What are the seasonal prevailing winds that bring heavy rain to India?

a)

tornadoes

b)

monsoons

c)

hurricanes

d)

tsunamis

63.

What mountain range lies north of India? (It provides protection!)

a)

Andes

b)

Rockies

c)

Alps

d)

Himalayas

64.

What is moksha?

a)

liberation from the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism

b)

the cycle of rebirth

c)

liberation from the cycle of rebirth in Buddhism

d)

the individual soul

65.

What is the house of worship in Sikhism?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Mosque

c)

Gurdwara

d)

Church

66.

What is ahimsa?

a)

being kind

b)

non-violence

c)

cycle of rebirth

d)

karma

67.

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are best known for their skill in?

a)

Writing literature

b)

City planning (organized layout)

c)

Ironmaking

d)

Pottery

68.

Which product was the most traded in Ancient India?

a)

Silk from China

b)

Olive Oil from Rome

c)

Timber from Mesopotamia

d)

Gold from Egypt

69.

An artifact is a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

70.

A textbook is an example of a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

71.

Which of the following can be described as a first-hand account?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

72.

Which of the following can be described as a second-hand account?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

73.

A photo is considered a ...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

74.

A documentary on any historical event is considered a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

75.

An encyclopedia, thesaurus or any other reference material is a...

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

76.

A primary source is ALWAYS more reliable than a secondary source.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What is the definition of perspective?

a)

Point of View

b)

To verify

c)

Partially true

d)

Primary Source

78.

What is a cataract?

a)

triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river

b)

steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat

c)

a type of food eaten in Ancient Egypt

d)

a group of traders that travel together

79.

What is a delta?

a)

steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat

b)

a triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river

c)

a series of rulers from the same family

d)

the part of an ocean that meets land

80.

What or who was Menes?

a)

an Egyptian leader who split Egypt in half

b)

an Egyptian leader who made Egypt monotheistic

c)

an Egyptian leader who was known for being very harsh

d)

an Egyptian leader who united both upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom

81.

What or who was a pharaoh?

a)

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "great house"

b)

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "holy"

c)

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "anointed one"

d)

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "foreseer of all things"

82.

Who or what is a dynasty?

a)

an ancient Egyptian ruler

b)

people from the same family with the same name

c)

a series of rulers from the same family

d)

a series of rulers only in Egypt

83.

The third Egyptian dynasty, which lasted nearly 500 years was called

a)

Middle Kingdom

b)

New Kingdom

c)

Old Kingdom

84.

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom who built the Great Pyramid?

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Khufu

c)

Menes

d)

Rameses the Great

85.

What is the name for people from rich and powerful families?

a)

nobles

b)

peasants

c)

merchants

d)

artisans

86.

What do we call huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped walls that meet at a top point?

a)

deltas

b)

pyramids

c)

ziggurats

d)

buildings

87.

What do we call the period of stability and peace in ancient Egypt between about 2050 and 1750 BC?

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

88.

What do we called the height of Egypt's power and glory, between 1550 and 1050 BC?

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

89.

What is a trade route?

a)

paths used only by horses

b)

a row of buildings with stores and tents

c)

paths followed only by religious leaders

d)

paths connecting two areas to facilitate the exchange of goods.

90.

Who was the New Kingdom ruler renowned for expanding Egyptian trade?

a)

Khufu

b)

Menes

c)

Ramses the Great

d)

Queen Hatshepshat

91.

Who was the New Kingdom pharaoh who defended Egypt from invaders and strengthened defenses?

a)

Ramses the Great

b)

Khufu

c)

Queen Hatshepshat

d)

Menes

92.

What are hieroglyphics?

a)

Egyptian writing system, one of the world's first, which used symbols

b)

Egyptian version of cursive writing

c)

items found in old burial grounds in Egypt

93.

What is the Rosetta Stone

a)

art found in King Tut's tomb

b)

a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics and their Greek meanings

c)

a stone that marked the location of the Great Pyramid

d)

a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

94.

What is a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top?

a)

sphinx

b)

pyramid

c)

obelisk

d)

Rosetta Stone

95.

What is a huge ancient Egyptian statue of an imaginary creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion?

a)

hieroglyphic

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

obelisk

d)

sphinx

96.

What is a long-lasting, paper-like substance made from reeds?

a)

cotton

b)

hieroglyphic

c)

tissue

d)

papyrus

97.

The Egyptians were...

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Athiest

98.

Mummification was practiced by...

a)

everyone

b)

the poor

c)

only pharaohs

d)

those who could afford it

99.

The Egyptians practiced _____________ so the Soul (ka) would recognize the body in the afterlife.

a)

religion

b)

mummification

c)

dynasties

d)

prayer

100.

Select all that apply. Ancient Egypt was protected by...

a)

Seas

b)

Cataracts

c)

Pyramids

d)

Deserts

101.

Select all that apply. The Pharaoh was viewed as...

a)

God

b)

Peasant

c)

King

d)

Noble

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