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Ancient China Part 2

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Han government differ from the Qin government in terms of education?

a)

The Han taught the values of Confucianism.

b)

The Han taught the new ways of technology.

c)

They taught the difference between right and wrong.

d)

They taught the difference between what men and women's jobs are.

2.

Began to work on the Great Wall

a)

Zhou

b)

Qin

c)

Han

d)

Shang

3.

He encouraged learning and lowered taxes

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Shang

4.

What did the Han gain from Zhang Qian’s journey?

a)

They gained freedom and slaves were freed.

b)

The ability to have transportation.

c)

The ability to trade with people in Asia.

d)

They did not gain anything.

5.
The Qin dynasty created _________ which are small easy to control areas inside a bigger country.
a)
counties
b)
states
c)
provinces
d)
plains
6.
One of the great accomplishments during the Han Dynasty was...........
a)
building the Great Wall
b)
extending trade along the Silk Road
c)
carving jade and making bronze
d)
improving irrigation & farming with iron plows
7.
What two metals are combined to make bronze?
a)
copper & tin
b)
steel & iron
c)
iron & gold
d)
mercury & steel
8.

What were threats to the Qin dynasty?

a)

Farmers

b)

The nomads in the north.

c)

The nomads in general.

d)

Slaves

9.

How did the Han emperors prevent local noblemen from becoming too powerful?

a)

Having a strong central government.

b)

Trading a lot

c)

Not listening to his laws

10.

Who conquered more territory, the Han or the Qin?

a)

Han

b)

Qin

11.

What did Han emperors do to keep the economy stable?

a)

They gave many people power.

b)

They were recommended by rulers and then put through tests.

c)

Having high taxes

d)

Making more items more expensive

12.

What were some examples of penalties for breaking a law under Shi Huangdi?

a)

Losing a limb or being buried

b)

Putting them into a room forever

c)

Being fined

d)

Left in the middle of no where

13.

What natural event occurs early in the story, “An Emperor in this Life and the Next”?

a)

A blizzard

b)

A tornado

c)

A hurricane

d)

A monsoon

14.

Where and by whom was silk woven?

a)

By kids in their backyards

b)

By a woman on a weaver

c)

By the whole family anywhere you want

d)

All the girls in their family by the river

15.

Dominant large part of the region

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

16.

Earliest dynasty to which we have written record.

a)

Shang

b)

Qin

c)

Han

d)

Zhou

17.

Had Oracle bones

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

18.

Rules passed down through family

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Quin

d)

Han

19.

Best known for their bronze metalworking

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Zhou

20.

Human and Animal sacrifices

a)

Han

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Shang

21.

Attacked Shang kingdom in 1050 B.C.

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Qin

d)

Han

22.

Used wealth to build large cities

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Zhou

23.

Lasted 600 years

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Quin

d)

Han

24.

Built dikes

a)

Han

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Shang

25.

Warring States Period came to an end when they unified

a)

QIN

b)

ZHOU

c)

HAN

d)

SHANG

26.

First Han emperor came from a poor family

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Quin

d)

Han

27.

First emperor of unified China

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Wudi

c)

Merchants

d)

Officials

28.

a long wall running east and west along his empire’s northern border

a)

Centralization

b)

Great Wall

c)

Silk Road

d)

Civil Service

29.

to set rules that make things more similar

a)

Legalism

b)

Standardization

c)

Confucian Values

d)

Farmers

30.

 belief that a strong leader and a strong legal system are needed to create social order

a)

Monopoly

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Centralization

31.

central governing system

a)

Centralization

b)

Seismograph

c)

Censor

d)

Merchants

32.

5th Han emperor who ruled for 50 years

a)

Lacquer Wave

b)

Standardized Currency

c)

Wudi

d)

Farmers

33.

 a system of government employees mainly selected for their skill and knowledge

a)

Standardization

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Civil Service

d)

Legalism

34.

a network of trade routes that crossed Asia

a)

Great Wall

b)

Officials

c)

Silk Road

d)

Envoys

35.

the ideas of Confusious

a)

Silk Road

b)

Wudi

c)

Confucian Values

d)

Centralization

36.

produced basic goods - were respected in Han dynasty

a)

Farmers

b)

Merchants

c)

Officials

d)

Confucianism

37.

A protective coating made from the sap of a special tree

a)

Lacquer Wave

b)

Monopoly

c)

Envoys

d)

Standardized Currency

38.

 A currency that is the same everywhere

a)

Standardized Currency

b)

Legalism

c)

Merchants

d)

Seismograph

39.

the teachings of Confucius and his students

a)

Confucian Values

b)

Civil Service

c)

Confucianism

d)

Merchants

40.

 People who made their fortunes on the silk road

a)

Lacquer Wave

b)

farmers

c)

Merchants

d)

Great Wall

41.

A tool to detect earthquakes

a)

Seismograph

b)

Monopoly

c)

Censor

d)

Wudi

42.

 When a single group controls the production of a good or service 

a)

Standardization

b)

Monopoly

c)

Standardized Currency

d)

Shi Huangdi

43.

Representatives of the emperor

a)

Envoys

b)

Farmers

c)

Merchants

d)

Confucianism

44.

 People assigned to a position in government

a)

Officials

b)

Censor

c)

Lacquer Wave

d)

Silk Road

45.

Ban ideas found dangerous or offensive

a)

Censor

b)

Confucian Values

c)

Centralization

d)

Seismograph

46.

The last 200 years of the Zhou Dynasty is know as the...

a)

Period of Warring States

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The Emperors Rebelion

d)

Period of Warring Snakes

47.
What dynasty had the first Emperor of China by uniting the warring kingdoms?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Zhou
d)
Han
48.

Which ancient Chinese philosophy believed strict laws and harsh punishments would lead to proper behavior?

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Legalism

49.

What famous teacher was the founder of Confucianism?

a)

Lu Bang

b)

Hanfeizi

c)

Confucius

d)

This should be easy. It is named after the guy who started it!

50.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods & Heaven is called...
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynasty Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
51.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border from nomads
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India 
52.
A Seismograph....
a)
is a device that detects earthquakes.
b)
is a medical technique with sharp needles.
c)
helps large ships turn.
d)
causes earthquakes to happen in superhero movies.
53.
Acupuncture is...
a)
inserting fine needles through the skin to relieve pain.
b)
an educated member of the government.
c)
an organization of government leaders.
d)
a machine that detects earthquakes
54.

What benefit did standardized currency (money) bring to China?

a)

It made it easier to trade anywhere in the empire.

b)

It reduced the economic power of the warlords.

c)

It increased wealth for all citizens.

d)

It allowed the government to collect taxes.

55.

What does Daoism and Confucianism have in common?

a)

Order and Stability

b)

Yin and Yang

c)

Learning

d)

Gods

56.

What impact did the Silk Road have on China?

a)

In enable the Han to expand Chinese territory.

b)

It allowed the Chinese to learn the process of making silk.

c)

It brought new ideas such as Buddhism into China.

d)

It made travel easier between northern and southern China.

57.

In the social order of ancient China, merchants were...

a)

highly respected for production of basic goods.

b)

high respected for their wealth.

c)

Little respected for low social status.

d)

Little respected because they do not produce goods.

58.

What was was traded from China on the Silk Road.

a)

bread

b)

silk & rice

c)

milk

d)

wheat

59.

What is the silk road?

a)

a soccer field

b)

a football field

c)

a trading route

d)

a path

60.

What is the correct chronological order of the b.c. ancient china dynasties discussed in class?

a)

Han, Ming, Lee, Chang

b)

Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

c)

Zhou, Qing, Sumer, Harappa

d)

Laozi, Confucius, Buddha, Mulan

61.

During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..

a)

Great Wall

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Ziggurat Temple

d)

Fleet of Zheng he

62.

During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wheat

c)

Silk

d)

Gold

63.

Confucianism focused on

a)

Following the vedas of hinduism

b)

The yin and yang

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

Respecting rulers and elders