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Ancient China Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What were the two major belief systems that took root in ancient China?

a)

Confucianism and Christianity

b)

Confucianism and Daoism

c)

Confucianism and Hinduism

d)

Daoism and New Age

2.

Which dynasty in ancient China lasted until 256 BCE?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Qin Dynasty

3.

What physical features acted as obstacles to outside contact with China?

a)

Mountains and deserts

b)

Rivers and lakes

c)

Forests and valleys

d)

Plains and plateaus

4.

Who was the supreme god in ancient Chinese religious beliefs?

a)

Laozi

b)

Buddha

c)

Shang Di

d)

Confucius

5.

What is the one relationship that is between equals according to Confucius?

a)

Father and son

b)

Ruler and subject

c)

Friend and friend

d)

Husband and wife

6.

Which dynasty in ancient China developed the first complex system of writing?

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Qin Dynasty

c)

Zhou Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

7.

What did the people of Shang and Zhou China improve in terms of technology?

a)

Iron-making

b)

Silk-making

c)

Bronze-making

d)

Paper-making

8.

What did the ancient Chinese highly value in terms of skills?

a)

Artistic abilities

b)

Military tactics

c)

Scientific knowledge

d)

Devotion to duty

9.

Which river did the ancient Chinese highly depend on for irrigation and transportation that was referred to as the "River of Sorrows?"

a)

Mekong River

b)

Chang River

c)

Huang River (Yellow)

d)

Yangtze River

10.

Which dynasty in ancient China had a walled capital at Anyang?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Qin Dynasty

11.

What did the Zhou claim to have in order to justify their rule?

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Economic prosperity

c)

Popular support

d)

Military strength

12.

What did the early Chinese pray to in their religious beliefs?

a)

Nature spirits

b)

Allah

c)

Buddha

d)

Jesus

13.

Whose wisdom and teachings were spread after his death through the Analects?

a)

Confucius

b)

Jesus

c)

Buddha

d)

Laozi

14.

What did the ancient Chinese use to record eclipses of the sun?

a)

Bronze vessels

b)

Papyrus scrolls

c)

Paper books

d)

Stone tablets

15.

Which dynasty in ancient China used the secret of silk making to build a thriving economy?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty