WorksheetsChina Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
a)
To keep the people of China in their land
b)
To stop the spread of Buddhism
c)
To keep invaders out
d)
To show the world their strength
e)
To protect traders on the Silk Road
2.
What does the word Dynasty mean?
a)
A set of rulers from different families
b)
A religious group of people like Monks
c)
The lowest class of people in China
d)
A set of rulers from the same family
3.
Emperor Shi Huang Di of the Qin Dynasty established the Great Wall of China, a uniform writing system & a code of laws.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Roughly this many people built the Great Wall of China
a)
1,000,000
b)
300,000
c)
50,000
d)
3,000,000
5.
During which dynasty did Buddhism spread from India to China?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
6.
Writing in the "later" ancient dynasties was mostly done on...
a)
Clay tablets
b)
Bamboo
c)
Paper
d)
Wood Tablets
e)
Oracle Bones
7.
A standard currency/coins that united China was developed under this dynasty:
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
8.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
a)
When the Chinese people accepted the Christian faith
b)
When a king/ruler was chosen by a heavenly/godly being
c)
A group of rulers from the same royal family
d)
Laws that were handed down by Chinese emporers
9.
What is Daoism (Taoism)?
a)
A Chinese philosophy that promotes fighting and harsh punishment
b)
A Chinese philosophy that promotes religion
c)
A Chinese philosophy that promotes a peaceful society through nature
d)
A Chinese philosophy that promotes trading
10.
What is Legalism?
a)
Strict laws created to prevent people from doing bad things.
b)
The foundation for law making in China
c)
A set of religious codes created under the Xia Dynasty
d)
Laws that encouraged a peaceful society
11.
A network of trade routes that stretched 4,000 miles from western China to the Fertile Crescent and beyond is...
a)
Space Road
b)
Silk Road
c)
Merchant Path
d)
Trade Corridor
e)
Eightfold Path
12.
Which dynasty fell when weak rulers and govt. corruption led to a peasant revolt?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
13.
What was one of the biggest legacies of the Zhou Dynasty?
a)
The Great Wall of China
b)
The Hundred Schools of Thought
c)
Civil Service Exams
d)
Pax Sinica
14.
The Shang Dynasty was sometimes referred to as the "bronze age dynasty" due to its frequent use of its metal.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How does a ruler lose their Mandate of Heaven?
a)
Treating the people well
b)
Losing a major battle
c)
Making the Gods unhappy
d)
When he trades with neighboring regions
16.
What may be a SIGN that a ruler has lost the mandate of heaven
a)
A plague
b)
Poor harvests
c)
Losing battles
d)
Floods
e)
Revolutions
17.
According to legend, who was the leader of the Xia Dynasty?
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Qin Shi Huang Ti
c)
Yu the Great
d)
Wu Ti
e)
Wu Tang
18.
The main idea of this philosophy/religion is having good moral character and respect for others:
a)
Taoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Legalism
d)
Sufism
e)
Mohism
19.
The Chinese invented...
a)
The crossbow
b)
Silk
c)
Paper
d)
Tests to work for the government
20.
The Qin dynasty had...
a)
The first Emperor
b)
Oracle Bones
c)
Terracotta Warriors
d)
Famous Writers
e)
A very interesting leader
21.
The crossbow was a weapon that came out of which dynasty:
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
22.
The development of iron slowly began to replace wood & bronze during which dynasty?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
23.
What was the longest lasting dynasty?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
24.
What were pieces of bone or turtle shell used to communicate with spirits and gods?
a)
Oracle Bones
b)
Tarot Cards
c)
Bronze Bones
d)
Iron Bones
25.
This dynasty is said to have built the first cities in China:
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
26.
In which dynasty was the Silk Road established?
a)
Xia
b)
Shang
c)
Zhou
d)
Qin
e)
Han
27.
The Han Dynasty was the first to make paper and have an official census. (an official count of the population)
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The Zhou Dynasty added almost 4000 miles to the existing Great Wall of China.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The Terracotta Warriors were...
a)
Fierce warriors that fought during the Shang dynasty
b)
An army of clay warriors that guarded the tomb of Qin Shi Huang
c)
Mongols that protected the Silk Road
d)
Warlords that conqured the Zhou dynasty
30.
Emperor Wu Ti from the Han Dynasty accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
initiating the system of bronze casting
b)
establishment of graineries for storing surplus of food
c)
creating a census to count the population
d)
creating a Civil Service system/exam
e)
Creating a feudal system
31.
The independent local "rulers" who controlled the Warring States were called:
a)
Warlords
b)
Kings
c)
Governors
d)
Brahmins
e)
Emperors
32.
Pax Sinica was...
a)
the official name of the Chinese language
b)
a period of peace and prosperity
c)
a period of economic growth
d)
when the warlords ruled over Ancient China
33.
Place the steps to bronze casting in order (first step on the left)
a)
Make the mold
b)
Pour Molten Bronze
c)
Metal hardens
d)
Polish the product
1)
2)
3)
4)
34.
Place the stages of the Dynastic Cycle in order (first step on the left)
a)
Ruler brings in a time of peace
b)
Ruler begins to be corrupt and takes from the people
c)
Natural Disasters and revolutions occur
d)
Old Dynasty lost the Mandate of Heaven and rebellion was justified
e)
New ruler comes in
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
35.
Place these events in order (oldest to the left)
a)
Shang Dynasty
b)
Zhou Dynasty
c)
Warring States Period
d)
Qin Dynasty
e)
Han Dynasty
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
36.
Why is Liu Bang important?
a)
He was the first ruler of the Han Dynasty
b)
He built the Terracotta warriors
c)
His assassination led to the end of the Shang Dynasty
d)
He founded Confucianism
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