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6.33 China: mandate of heaven, warring states era

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

The leader was decided by the mandate of heaven. How did this impact the Chinese people?

a)

The people had a religious duty to obey the leader.

b)

The people could remove the leader if he acted unfairly.

c)

The people could vote on decisions made by the leader.

2.

The Mandate of Heaven was very similar to which European idea?

a)

hammurabi's code

b)

divine right

c)

eye for an eye

d)

legalism

3.

The period of political and social instability was called the

a)

the warring states period

b)

the period of peace and growth.

c)

the period of religious freedom.

4.

What were some characteristics that defined the Warring States era in ancient China?

a)

trade and a strong economy

b)

peace and prosperity

c)

political and social instability

5.

Why was governing especially difficult for leaders of early Chinese civilizations?

a)

Religions were UNABLE to unite the different populations of China.

b)

Many WARS PREVENTED any one city from becoming the capital of China.

c)

China was VERY LARGE and divided by geographic features like deserts and mountains.

6.

The Chinese Mandate of Heaven ...

a)

The people believed that the heaven's choose the ruler.

b)

The citizens agreed that the heaven's sent an angel to rule over them.

c)

The citizens believed only the king could go to heaven.

7.

Who won the Super Bowl 58?

a)

San Francisco 49ers

b)

Kansas City Chiefs

8.

Chinese civilization can be described as

a)

Democratic (you better not choose this one)

b)

Colonial (What?)

c)

Industrial (bring on the machines)

d)

isolationist (wait, there's others out there?)

9.

Which concepts can be associated with early Chinese civilizations? Choose three.

a)

isolationism

b)

legalism

c)

mandate of heaven

d)

divine right

10.

Which of these allowed Chinese culture to be UNIFIED and STANDARDIZED?

a)

Christianity

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

Legalism

d)

Climbing Mt. Everest