WorksheetsAncient China Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What were the two major belief systems that took root in ancient China?
Confucianism and Christianity
Confucianism and Daoism
Confucianism and Hinduism
Daoism and New Age
Which dynasty in ancient China lasted until 256 BCE?
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
What physical features acted as obstacles to outside contact with China?
Mountains and deserts
Rivers and lakes
Forests and valleys
Plains and plateaus
Who was the supreme god in ancient Chinese religious beliefs?
Laozi
Buddha
Shang Di
Confucius
What is the one relationship that is between equals according to Confucius?
Father and son
Ruler and subject
Friend and friend
Husband and wife
Which dynasty in ancient China developed the first complex system of writing?
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
What did the people of Shang and Zhou China improve in terms of technology?
Iron-making
Silk-making
Bronze-making
Paper-making
What did the ancient Chinese highly value in terms of skills?
Artistic abilities
Military tactics
Scientific knowledge
Devotion to duty
Which river did the ancient Chinese highly depend on for irrigation and transportation that was referred to as the "River of Sorrows?"
Mekong River
Chang River
Huang River (Yellow)
Yangtze River
Which dynasty in ancient China had a walled capital at Anyang?
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
What did the Zhou claim to have in order to justify their rule?
Mandate of Heaven
Economic prosperity
Popular support
Military strength
What did the early Chinese pray to in their religious beliefs?
Nature spirits
Allah
Buddha
Jesus
Whose wisdom and teachings were spread after his death through the Analects?
Confucius
Jesus
Buddha
Laozi
What did the ancient Chinese use to record eclipses of the sun?
Bronze vessels
Papyrus scrolls
Paper books
Stone tablets
Which dynasty in ancient China used the secret of silk making to build a thriving economy?
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
