WorksheetsAncient China Quiz 2-Zhou Dynasty
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Zhou leaders base their right to rule on what?
a)
support of nobles
b)
the heavens (Gods)
c)
the strongest army
2.
2. The Zhou conquered what Dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Qin
c)
Han
3.
3. What prevented the Zhou civilizations from expanding to the West?
a)
warriors
b)
the Shang
c)
mountains and deserts
4.
4. During the Zhou Dynasty, China entered an era of chaos and confusion known as the ____________________.
a)
Warring of the States
b)
flood season
c)
desert days
5.
5. The one major practice the Zhou stopped when adopting the Shang life style was ______________________.
a)
domesticating animals
b)
human sacrifice
c)
pictograph writing
6.
6. In Chinese society it was very important to _____________.
a)
show loyalty to the family
b)
farm
c)
make metal sculptures
7.
7. The Zhou lived under the political system known as___________________.
a)
capitalism
b)
feudalism
c)
democracy
8.
8. The Zhou believed that the ______________________ gave them the order to rule China.
a)
kings
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
peasants
9.
9. What was the social structure in the Zhou Dynasty? Hint: From most powerful to least powerful
a)
king, nobles, peasants
b)
peasants, king, nobles
c)
nobles, peasants, king
10.
10. Confucius taught that people could bring good to society through ________________________.
a)
Worhsipping their God.
b)
living peacefully.
c)
through five different relationships.
11.
11. The major technologies that were invented during this dynasty were _________________________.
a)
cast iron tools and weapons, soy bean farming, and crop rotation.
b)
gold jewelry, crop rotation, and iron tools.
c)
canals, crop rotation, and iron.
12.
12. Which two philosophies were part of Zhou religion?
a)
polytheism and Confucianism
b)
Confucianism and Shang religion
c)
Taoism (Daoism) and Confucianism
13.
13. How is the Zhou Dynasty divided?
a)
Northern and Southern Zhou
b)
Eastern and Western Zhou
c)
Southern and Western Zhou
14.
14. How long did the Zhou Dynasty rule?
a)
600 years
b)
200 years
c)
800 years
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