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Han Dynasty

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Creator of the Han Dynasty
a)
Sima Qian
b)
Wudi
c)
Qin Shi Huangdi
d)
Liu Bang
2.
During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese for the first time 
a)
traded silk
b)
got salt
c)
used farm animals
d)
painted with brushes
3.

Which of the following figures is considered the founder of Confucianism?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Shi Huangdi

d)

Liu Bang

4.

This is something the Han invented that we use every day --

a)

the wheel

b)

paper

c)

cloth

5.

During the Han Dynasty the production of this substance increased.

a)

silk

b)

fur

c)

cotton

d)

gold

6.

This is the practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.

a)

fasting

b)

meditation

c)

acupuncture

d)

vaccinations

7.

This is a device that measures the strength of an earthquake and was invented during the Han Dynasty.

a)

seismograph

b)

pictograph

c)

sundial

d)

acupuncture

8.

This was a 4,000 mile-long network of trade routes that stretched from China to Rome.

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The China Road

9.

The chain pump helped Han farmers

a)

pump water from deep underground into their homes.

b)

move water from irrigation ditches to the fields.

c)

plow the soil more effectively.

d)

move much heavier loads than they could carry.

10.

Which invention helped Han farmers move much heavier loads than they could carry?

a)

iron plow

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

chain pump

d)

horse cart

11.

Which artistic material was invented during the Han dynasty?

a)

ink

b)

paper

c)

books

d)

paint

12.

How did Liu Bang, a peasant, rise to become the emperor in China?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

War

c)

His wife was queen

d)

None of these

13.

To get a job in the government, the people had to take a test on Confucian teachings. What invention is this?

a)

civil service exams

b)

social hierarchy

c)

acupuncture

d)

seismograph

14.
Calligraphy is ___________________________________________________.
a)
the art of fine handwriting
b)
making paper
c)
spinning thread
15.

a government official
a)
shadoof
b)
bureaucrat
c)
pharaoh
d)
envoy
16.

a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns. They have status because of their name.

a)

pictograph

b)

ideograph

c)

aristocrat

d)

ancestor