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Ancient China Quiz #2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the Yellow River get its name?

a)

First Chinese emperor named it.

b)

Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

c)

Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

d)

A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

2.

What makes ancient Chinese civilizations different than other ancient civilizations?

a)

They invented things we still us.

b)

They made bronze tools.

c)

Their civilization has an unbroken history.

d)

They produced more great thinkers than other civilizations.

3.

A ruling family could also be called

a)

dynasty

b)

clan

c)

tribe

d)

monarchy

4.

Who was the Terracotta Army made for?

a)

Confucius

b)

Shi Huangdi

c)

Li Sixum

d)

Li Zhaotao

5.
Legalism, Confucianism, and Daoism are religions
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which one of these achievements was Shi Huangdi responsible for?
a)
Standardized writing, measurement and currency
b)
Built the Great Pyramids
c)
Founded Islam
d)
Founded Christianity
7.
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
8.
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
d)
Mandate of Heaven
9.
Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China
a)
emperor
b)
philosopher
c)
army leader
d)
god
10.
What is the central idea of Daoism
a)
Duty to community
b)
Living in harmony with nature
c)
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
d)
Humans are naturally evil
11.
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
12.

China's civilization developed between which two rivers?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Chang Jiang and Yangtze

c)

Shang and Zhou

d)

Huang He (Yellow River) and Yangtze (Long River)

13.

China is on which continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Europe

14.

What is the capital of China?

a)

Canberra

b)

Rome

c)

Beijing

d)

Albany

15.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
a)
Huang He (Yellow)
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Nile
16.

Which of the following was meant to protact Shi Huangdo in death?

a)

the Great Wall of China

b)

Confucian scholars

c)

an army of terra cotta warriors

d)

canals and irrigation systems

17.

Which of these are natural barriers of China which contributed to it's isolation? (choose all that apply)

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

The Ocean

18.

Causing something to conform to a particular uniform system is:

a)

Imperial Rule

b)

standardized

c)

Feudal System

d)

GRIZ

19.

The Han dynasty established the ____________ ____________ which brought the religion of ________________ through trade to China.

a)

Oregon Trail, polytheism

b)

Roman Roads, Christianity

c)

Silk Road, Buddhism

d)

Freeway System, Rage

20.

Confucius was trying to bring _______________ and _______________ to the endless warfare of the Feudal States.

a)

chaos, confusion

b)

order, peace

c)

unicorns, rainbows

d)

war, hate

21.

The Mandate of Heaven means:

a)

Rule by nothing

b)

Rule by peace and love

c)

Rule by anger and hate

d)

Rule by authority of nature and the gods

22.

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

23.

What does this quote mean?

a)

We have to be perfect

b)

It is okay if we fail, what's important is that we don't give up

c)

If we fail, we should quit

24.

What was the Silk Road?

a)

A road made of silk

b)

A road where you could find silk

c)

A network of trade routes

d)

A road in Ancient China

25.

Which of the following is the longest river in China used for travel?

a)

The Yangtze River

b)

The Euphrates River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Indus River

26.

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

27.

How is Ancient China's government SIMILAR to Ancient Egypt's?

a)

They both have governments

b)

They both use dynasties to rule.

c)

They both were developed near a great river

d)

They both are civilizations

28.

What do all four Early River civilizations have in common about their religion?

a)

They are all polytheistic

b)

They are all monotheistic

c)

They all believe in Buddhism

d)

They all believe in Hinduism

29.

How did the silk road benefit China?

a)

They discovered other civilizations

b)

They received new resources

c)

They gained wealth

d)

All of the above

30.

Economics means how resources/money are used and traded

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which of these is an example of diffusion?

a)

China becoming wealthy by trading silk

b)

Marco Polo learning to speak Mongolian on his travels

c)

Different animals carrying goods on different parts of the route

d)

Bandits attacking and robbing travelers on the Silk Road

32.

Who actually built the Great Wall?

a)

Qin Shihuangdi

b)

forced labor

c)

Zhang Qian

d)

the Han Dynasty

33.

Which system of laws influenced Qin Shihuangdi's rule?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Legalism

c)

Daoism

d)

Confucianism

34.

What did Qin promote by standardizing weights and measures?

a)

trade

b)

the Silk Road

c)

legalism

d)

education

35.

Why did Qin execute Confucian scholars and burn their books?

a)

They didn't want the Great Wall

b)

They believed in leading by good example and not strict laws

c)

They believed Qin should be nicer to his mom

d)

They attacked his son

36.

Why did people travel in caravans on the Silk Road?

a)

to prevent sandstorms

b)

to protect each other

c)

to lower the cost

d)

to have more supplies as they traveled

37.

What is the name for a network of trade routes that stretched across Asia?

a)

trade route

b)

Silk Road

c)

Great Wall

d)

diffusion confusion

38.

What are some things Qin Shihuangdi did that made him a villain? (select all correct answers)

a)

forced labor

b)

standardized money

c)

killed Confucian scholars

d)

built Great Wall to protect people

e)

exiled his own mother

39.

What are some things Qin Shihuangdi did that made him a hero? (select all correct answers)

a)

forced labor

b)

standardized money

c)

killed Confucian scholars

d)

built Great Wall to protect people

e)

standardized language and writing

40.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
41.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding
42.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
China is the same size as ___.
a)
India
b)
United States
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Europe
44.

Name a body of water that borders China to the east.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

45.

The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes

46.

Most of the history of ancient China took place in

a)

Outer China

b)

Inner China

c)

Hidden China

d)

all of the above

47.

What is not a natural barrier in Ancient China?

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Pacific Ocean

48.

Which of these is not a major philosophy of Ancient China?

a)

Daoism/Taoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Karate

49.

China was isolated because of

a)

Dynastic cycles

b)

The Mandate of Heaven

c)

The acceptance of Confucianism

d)

Natural Barriers

50.

First known dynasty in China.

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Shang Dynasty

c)

Han Dynasty

d)

Zhou Dynasty