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WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What would a ruler have to do to stay in power, according to the Mandate of Heaven?
Win loyalty of warlords.
Rule justly and virtuously.
Impose strict laws to prevent chaos.
Follow the Dao.
A dusty material that forms soil and makes the Huang He River yellow.
loess
Daoism
acupuncture
jade
A green gemstone often used to make jewelry and art.
loess
silk
jade
Laozi
China's earliest written records that often told predictions for the future.
filial piety
oracle bones
Daoism
dynasty
A group of rulers from the same family.
loess
philosophy
dynasty
seismograph
The idea that the gods gave kings the right to rule in ancient China.
Filial Piety
Legalism
Mandate of Heaven
Acupuncture
Which dynasty lasted the longest in Ancient China?
Qin
Shang
Xia
Zhou
What is the Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws?
Aristocracy
Legalism
Confucianism
War Lord
Which river valley was central location to start Ancient Chinese civilization?
Lan River Valley
Laozi River Valley
Hei River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Also known as the Yellow River, it stretches for nearly 3,000 miles across northern China. The river often floods, and the floods leave behind layers of silt on the surrounding countryside. Because these floods can be very destructive, the river is sometimes called China’s Sorrow.
Chang Jiang
Huang He
Wong River
Cuòwù de River
A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king.
Aristocrats
Peasants
Monarchs
Servants
Respect for one's parents and elders.
Daoism
Legalism
Great Wall
Filial Piety
Oracle bones were used by the Chinese to....
Tell fortunes
To play with
Make toys out of
Make weapons
Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?
The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.
The river's tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt.
The river is light blue, the same color as human tears.
The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
First known dynasty in China.
Qin Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
What were oracle bones used for?
Cooking
Telling stories
Building the Great Wall of China
Asking for advice from the ancestors or gods
The Mandate from Heaven was
right to rule decided by god.
directions on how to get to heaven.
A recipe for bread.
was written by Confucius.
What is a bureaucracy?
A group of non-elected government officials
generations of people who came before
ancestors
archaeologist
dynasty
peasant
series of rulers from the same family or group
nobility
caravan
civilization
dynasty
A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area
Aristocrat
Censor
Warlord
Ancestor
