WorksheetsFast & Curious China
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a hard gemstone, the graves of the rich often contained objects made from this
a)
Laozi
b)
oracle
c)
jade
d)
Rice
2.
a prediction , Chinese priests believed they could "read" oracle bones and tell the future.
a)
oracle
b)
Laozi
c)
Rice
d)
jade
3.
the Huang He, flows from west to east
a)
Legalism
b)
The Yangzi River
c)
The Yellow River
d)
Laozi
4.
Chang Jiang, flows from west to east. This river cuts through central China and flows from the mountains of Tibet to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
The Yellow River
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
The Yangzi River
d)
Shang Dynasty
5.
This dynasty built the first flood control channels in China. According to ancient stories, this dynasty was founded by Yu the Great. Thought to be the first Chinese dynasty.
a)
Shang Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Han Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
6.
This dynasty was est. in the 1500s BC., they created China's first writing system with symbols that express words or ideas. Known for oracle bones
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Xia Dynasty
d)
Shang Dynasty
7.
a Chinese philosopher who greatly influenced Chinese history. He taught that order in society comes from ethics, or moral values. His goal was to return China to the ideas and practices of a time when people knew their proper roles in society.,
a)
diffusion
b)
ethics
c)
Confucianism
d)
Confucius
8.
the ideas of Confucius; a guiding force in human behavior and religious understanding in China
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucius
c)
Confucianism
d)
diffusion
9.
an early Chinese belief that stressed living in HARMONY with the universe. The WAY. Daoist believe people should be like "water." This religion regarded humans as just a part of nature, not superior to anything
a)
Daoism
b)
silk
c)
Laozi
d)
Legalism
10.
the most famous Daoist teacher and is credited with writing the basic text of Daoism, The Way and Its Power.
a)
Laozi
b)
Daoism
c)
jade
d)
lords
11.
an early Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled
a)
Legalism
b)
Daoism
c)
lords
d)
ethics
12.
the first emperor of the Qin dynasty and the first to unite China under a single ruler. He followed the Legalist beliefs, and standardized written language.
a)
China
b)
Silk Road
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Liu Bang
13.
This dynasty unified China under Shi Huangdi, built a network of canals and roads, and standardized written language and currency.
a)
Shang Dynasty
b)
Qin Dynasty
c)
Han Dynasty
d)
Xia Dynasty
14.
A barrier that linked earlier walls across China's northern frontier to stop the nomads from invasion
a)
The Great Wall of China
b)
The Yangzi River
c)
China
d)
The Yellow River
15.
a device that uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell time. An early form of a clock. Invented by the Han Dynasty
a)
silk
b)
sundial
c)
ethics
d)
Daoism
16.
a device that measures the strength of an earthquake. Invented by the Han dynasty
a)
lords
b)
seismograph
c)
Shi Huangdi
d)
Silk Road
17.
the practice of inserting small needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain. Invented by the Han dynasty
a)
Rice
b)
oracle
c)
acupuncture
d)
Confucius
18.
This dynasty lowered taxes, reduced punishments, and made Confucianism official government policy. They made advancements in art, literature (created paper), medicine and science.
a)
Han Dynasty
b)
Xia Dynasty
c)
Shang Dynasty
d)
Qin Dynasty
19.
born a peasant, but became a Han emperor after his army won control of China after the Qin dynasty fell apart.
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Laozi
c)
Silk Road
d)
lords
20.
a soft, light, highly valued fabric made from the cocoons of silkworms. This product was very valuable in the Chinese society and the process to make it was kept a secret from other cultures. China's leaders traded this for horses in Central Asia.
a)
China
b)
silk
c)
jade
d)
Rice
21.
A trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea. This road was risky to travel, but worth it since China became wealthy from trade with the Romans. The route also helped the spread of Buddhism from India to China.
a)
silk
b)
sundial
c)
Silk Road
d)
Liu Bang
22.
the spreading of other peoples ideas to different parts of the world.
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Daoism
c)
Confucius
d)
diffusion
23.
moral values
a)
ethics
b)
China
c)
Daoism
d)
Rice
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