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Chapter 7 Test: Ancient China

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
line of rulers from the same family
a)
Dynasty
b)
Aristocrat
c)
Pictograph
d)
Mandate
e)
Dao
2.
Chinese practice of easing pain by sticking thin needles into patients' skin
a)
Acupuncture
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Pictograph
e)
Mandate
3.
Noble whose wealth came from land ownership
a)
Aristocrat
b)
Dynasty
c)
Pictograph
d)
Mandate
e)
Dao
4.
Children's respect for their parents and older relatives, an important part of Confucian beliefs.
a)
Filial Piety
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Pictograph
e)
Mandate
5.
a character that stands for an object
a)
Pictograph
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Mandate
e)
Dao
6.
group of people who share a similar position in society
a)
Social Class
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Pictograph
e)
Mandate
7.
formal order
a)
Mandate
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Pictograph
e)
Dao
8.
the proper way Chinese kings were expected to rule under the Mandate of Heaven
a)
Dao
b)
Dynasty
c)
Aristocrat
d)
Pictograph
e)
Mandate
9.
Chinese philosophy that taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns.
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
10.
System of beliefs that taught that people needed to have a sense of duty to their family and community in order to bring peace to society
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
11.
Chinese philosophy that taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws.
a)
Confucianism
b)
Daoism
c)
Legalism
12.
China's 1st Dynasty
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
e)
Zhou Dynasty
13.
China's 2nd Dynasty
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
e)
Zhou Dynasty
14.
China's 3rd Dynasty
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
e)
Zhou Dynasty
15.
China's 4th Dynasty
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
e)
Zhou Dynasty
16.
China's 5th Dynasty
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
e)
Zhou Dynasty
17.
Which two rivers were very important in Ancient China?
a)
Ganges & Indus
b)
Nile & Amazon
c)
Yellow & Yangtze
d)
Mississippi & Ohio
18.
How much of China's land is good for farming?
a)
1/3
b)
1/10
c)
1/2
d)
1/100
19.
Were the ancient Chinese monotheist or polytheist?
a)
monotheist
b)
polytheist
20.
The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule.
a)
Divine Right of Kings
b)
Mandate of Heaven
c)
popular mandate
d)
none of these
21.
Which of these is a Chinese invention?
a)
acupuncture
b)
cravat
c)
automobile
d)
candles
22.
Which of these is a Chinese invention?
a)
paper
b)
telephone
c)
compass
d)
bicycle
23.
These Chinese inventions allowed soldiers to fight on horseback.
a)
block and tackle
b)
taps and dies
c)
rack and pinion
d)
saddle and stirrups
24.
How did kings from the Shang Dynasty make important decisions?
a)
They made them on their own.
b)
They asked their wives.
c)
They used oracle bones.
d)
They prayed to the gods.
25.
Which dynasty based their rule on the ideas of Legalism, and therefore had a very short reign?
a)
Qin
b)
Han
c)
Shang
d)
Zhou
26.
Which dynasty started the civil service examinations? *Hint--these were tests men must take to get a job in government.
a)
Han
b)
Qin
c)
Shang
d)
Zhou
27.
What was a network of trade routes from China to southwest Asia called?
a)
Trade road
b)
Silk road
c)
Long road
d)
Dangerous road
28.
What is the correct order of social class that was present during the Zhou dynasty's reign?
a)
Peasant farmers, merchants, landowning aristocrats
b)
landowning aristocrats, merchants, peasant farmers
c)
landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, merchants
d)
none correct
29.
Of the following, who would be the head of the household in ancient China?
a)
Grandmother
b)
Son
c)
Father
d)
Grandfather
30.
Who was the wife of King Wu Ding who was the first female in China's history to receive the highest military rank?
a)
Zheng Zhenxiang
b)
Fu Hao
c)
Hanfeizi
d)
Confucius
31.
Who was Confucius?
a)
Ancient China's first peasant farmer
b)
Ancient China's first doctor
c)
Ancient China's first great thinker and teacher
d)
A really confused guy that lived in ancient China
32.
Which emperor started building the Great Wall of China?
a)
Qin Shihuangdi
b)
Confucius
c)
Gaozu
d)
Hongwu
33.
True or False: The terracotta warriors were built by emperor Qin Shihuangdi to protect him in the afterlife.
a)
True
b)
False