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Ancient China Study Guide

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ________________ provided a waterway that connected the Huang He and the Chang Jiang?

a)

Grand Canal

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Silk Road

d)

Great Wall

2.

The ruler under the Korean campaign was the empress ___________.

a)

Wu Zhao

b)

Cixi

c)

Meishō

3.

During the ____________ and _______________ Dynasties China experienced a golden age.

a)

Tang and Song

b)

Ming and Qing

c)

Han and Yuan

d)

Zhou and Qin

4.

______________ is the examination that people took to gain important jobs in the government.

a)

Civil Service Examination

b)

Bar Examination

c)

Medical Licensing Examination

d)

Engineering Entrance Examination

5.

______________ restored the central government of China.

a)

Wendi

b)

Sui

c)

Kublai Khan

6.

China extended their influence over ______________.

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Thailand

7.

How long did the Tang Dynasty rule?

a)

200 years

b)

400 years

c)

300 years

8.

The ________ could arrange clocks of individual characters in a frame to make a page for printing.

a)

Moveable type

b)

Printing press

c)

Typewriter

d)

Photocopier

9.

Chinese made advances in sailing because of the invention of the ____________.

a)

Magnetic compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Sextant

d)

Chronometer

10.

____________ tried to buy peace with their northern enemies.

a)

Song armies

b)

Ming dynasty

c)

Qing dynasty

d)

Tang dynasty

11.

China received this new variety of crop from ________

a)

Vietnam

b)

India

c)

Thailand

d)

Japan

12.

They paid a lot of money in ____________ and ________ to trade for peace.

a)

Silk and silver

b)

Gold and spices

c)

Iron and copper

d)

Wool and linen

13.

During the Tang and Song dynasties the population ____________.

a)

Increased

b)

Decreased

c)

Remained the same

d)

Fluctuated

14.

China imported a new variety of fast ripening ____________.

a)

Rice

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Barley

15.

Elite women wrapped their feet to produce a ____________ as a sign of wealth and status.

a)

Lily foot

b)

Golden foot

c)

Silver foot

d)

Bronze foot

16.

The __________ is the powerful well to do people who obtained their status through education.

a)

Gentry

b)

Peasantry

c)

Nobility

d)

Clergy

17.

The title of Khan means __________.

a)

Universal leader

b)

Warrior king

c)

Great conqueror

d)

Noble ruler

18.

The Mongol Empire was known for the __________ in warfare.

a)

Brutality

b)

Diplomacy

c)

Trade

d)

Architecture

19.

During warfare the Mongols were skilled on __________.

a)

Horseback and arrows

b)

Foot combat

c)

Naval warfare

d)

Siege engines

20.

Kublai Khan established a new dynasty called the ________ dynasty.

a)

Yuan

b)

Ming

c)

Qing

d)

Song

21.

____________ was a plague that began in Asia but decimated the European population.

a)

Black plague

b)

Spanish flu

c)

Cholera

d)

Smallpox

22.

The Mongol empire had __________ Khanates.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

23.

Genghis Khan awarded military positions based on __________ of a soldier.

a)

Merit

b)

Wealth

c)

Family Background

d)

Age

24.

Genghis Khan was born by the name ________.

a)

Temujin

b)

Kublai

c)

Ogedei

d)

Batu

25.

The Mongols were ________ of sheep, horses, and camel.

a)

Herders

b)

Farmers

c)

Traders

d)

Warriors