WorksheetsAncient China Revised
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What river was the location of early Chinese river civilizations?
Gange
Huang He
Yangzi
Indus
Why was the Huang He called "China's Sorrow?"
Buildup of loess would cause flooding
It would dry up irregularly
It was salty like tears
China hated the Huang He
What is loess?
Fine soil
Type of rock
Animal in China
Mountain chain
Which answers match the staple crop to the area of China?
Rice in the south
Rice in the north
Wheat in the south
Wheat in the north
Why were the staple crops in the areas they were?
Monsoons
Floods
Elevation
Hills
What was a technique that was used by Chinese to grow rice?
Terraces
Crop Spreading
Controlled Floods
Crop Concentration
Why was China called the "Middle Kingdom"?
China was considered the center of the world and the most civilized nation.
China was the trading center of Southeast Asia.
What was the 1st Chinese Dynasty?
Who founded the Xia Dynasty?
Emperor Yu
Emperor Shun
Emperor Yao
Kim Jong-Un
What did Emperor Yu do?
What was the 2nd Dynasty?
Shang
Xia
Zhou
Qin
How was the Shang Dynasty government organized?
They had a decentralized centralized government.
They had a centralized decentralized government.
They had a centralized government.
They had a decentralized government.
Where was evidence of the Shang Dynasty found?
Oracle Bones and Bronze
Temples and Tombs
Ritual objects and Books
Baskets and Pottery
Which type of technology did the Shang not famously develop?
Architecture
Iron Tech
Horses
Chariots/ Wheeled Vehicles
Bronze Weapons
Who did the Shang rule rely on?
Nobles who ruled over regions
Emperor to take care of the country
Peasants to work as manual labor
Artisans to provide items to trade
What type of hereditary rule did the Shang have?
Patriarchy
Matriarchy
What are Oracle Bones?
Bone pieces used for divination.
Human bones used for religious rituals and ceremonies.
Bones used to create music
Bones of Cows that can tell us how the cows grew and what they ate
What is the 3rd and longest Chinese Dynasty?
Shang
Xia
Qin
Zhou
When did the Zhou Dynasty "end"?
Beginning of Warring States
End of Warring States
When the Shang rose to power
When the Mongols invaded China
What is sinicization?
Making someone become Chinese
Cutting off somebody's arm
Making somebody be Christian
Making somebody be Hindu
How did the Zhou gain power?
Conquered weak, decentralized Shang
The Shang line died out and the Mandate of Heavan was passed to the Zhou
The Zhou invaded China
They killed the emperor
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The Mandate of Heaven is a political ideology in ancient China.
What does the Mandate of Heaven explain?
Peasant rebellions
Takeover of Zhou
Roles/Responsibilities of ruler
Why bad things happen
How the Earth was formed
What must somebody do in order to be the ruler of China with the Mandate of Heaven?
They must get approval from the gods
They must pass a test created by the last ruler
They must erase all sin in their life
They must lead the people in a rebellion against the old ruler
What is true about family in Ancient China? (Multiple Select)
The family needs are more important than individual needs
Spirits of Ancestors could protect venerating descendants
Oldest male was in control of ceremonies
Immediate family is the most important
