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Ancient China

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Chinese philosophy says people should live in harmony with nature?

a)

Legalism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Daoism

d)

Christianity

2.

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!

3.
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
4.
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 
5.
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.
6.
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
7.
What two metals are combined to make bronze?
a)
copper & tin
b)
steel & iron
c)
iron & gold
d)
mercury & steel
8.

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.

9.

What was was traded from China on the Silk Road. (Zoe G.)

a)

bread

b)

silk & rice

c)

milk

d)

wheat

10.

What is the silk road? (Jesus Z.)

a)

a soccer field

b)

a football field

c)

a trading route

d)

a path

11.

Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?

a)

Indus River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Huang He / Yellow River

12.

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

13.

Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?

a)

Judaism and merit

b)

Sikhism and Koellerism

c)

Confucianism and Taoism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

14.

What Ancient Chinese emperor commissioned the building of thousands of terracotta warriors to help protect him in the after life?

a)

Shi Huang-di

b)

Ramses the Great

c)

Chandragupta I

d)

Qin Shang ZHou

15.

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

16.

The ancient Chinese were able to flourish independently, and without much interference from outsiders due to...

a)

their reputation and strength as a military power

b)

the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had

c)

their geography providing many natural barriers

d)

their rivers being very difficult to navigate

17.

Some Ancient Chinese inventions are:

a)

pennies, weather and socks

b)

silk, kites, and fireworks

c)

Thermometer and grass

d)

Water

18.
The Ancient Chinese have a written language that is _____________________. 
a)
pictures
b)
words and pictures
c)
characters and symbols
d)
drawings and words
19.
The Ancient Chinese also invented the _____________. 
a)
continents
b)
telephone
c)
compass
d)
cars
20.
The main river in China is __________. 
a)
Mississippi
b)
Huang He
c)
James
d)
Rio Grande
21.
The picture is an example of the ____________. 
a)
alphabet
b)
heiroglyphics
c)
words
d)
symbols
22.

True or false. The Huang He river is also known as the Yellow River.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false. The Silk Road connected China to places like India, Persia, Arabia, Egypt and Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

24.
The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.
a)
Gods
b)
Heaven
c)
Kings
d)
Men
25.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
26.
Why did Qin Shi huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
a)
For shelter
b)
For protection from invaders from the north
c)
For decoration
d)
For fun
27.

What are the 2 major rivers of China?

a)

Yellow River and Yangtze River

b)

Rhine River and Po River

c)

Tigris River and Euphrates River

d)

Upper Nile and Lower Nile Rivers

28.

The teachings of Confucius were based on ______________________.

a)

Hate

b)

Ignoring Others

c)

Relationships

d)

Feelings

29.

What does this quote mean?

a)

If you never ask questions, you will never gain knowledge.

b)

Don't ask questions.

c)

You have to be a know-it-all

30.

What is a NATURAL BARRIER?

a)

A Man made wall that separates people

b)

A wall or a door that separates you from others

c)

a desert, mountain, or ocean that separates pieces of land

d)

None of the above

31.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A series of rulers from the same family

b)

A series of rulers from the same continent

c)

A series of rulers from the same country

d)

A series of rulers

32.

Calligraphy is a form of

a)

sculpture

b)

landscape painting

c)

virtue

d)

writing

33.

What color is most jade?

a)

black

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

34.

Who was the Terracotta Army made for?

a)

Confucius

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Li Sixum

d)

Li Zhaotao

35.

A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony, believed that people should avoid interfering with nature or each other. They should be like water and simply let things flow in a natural way. It is called?

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daosim

d)

Hinduism

36.

He had the title which means “first emperor.” He followed Legalist political beliefs. He created a strong government with strict laws and harsh punishments. He created Standard laws, writing system, money, and weights throughout China and built the Great Wall across northern China. He was called?

a)

Chan Jiang

b)

Huang He

c)

Yakamoto

d)

Shi Huangdi

37.

A symbol in writing system based on pictures.

a)

Ideographs

b)

Dao

c)

Pictographs

d)

Legalism

38.

How did the Silk Road benefit China?

a)

Trade decrased

b)

Travel to North America was easier

c)

Trade increased and inventions and ideas spread

d)

Other countries learned how to make silk.

39.

What group of people did the Great Wall attempt to protect China from?

a)

Indians

b)

Mongols

c)

Japanese

d)

Russians

40.

He was the Italian merchant that lived in Kublai Khan court.

a)

Walter Scott

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Henry Hudson

41.

The Mongols were fierce warriors

a)

False

b)

True

42.

He was Mongol ruler of all China

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Don Ho

43.

He began the invasion of Northern China. His grandson will finish the job.

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Chin Ho

d)

Don Ho

44.

The Mongols forced their conquered people to accept their religion.

a)

False

b)

True

45.

The Mongols would provide safe travel on the Silk Road for a fee.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What year was the terracotta army found?

a)

165AD

b)

1890

c)

1974

d)

1302

47.

What Chinese game is played with tiles?

a)

Go

b)

ping pong

c)

mahjong

d)

Scramble

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