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Early Civilizations of China

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a loess?

a)

A type of tree

b)

A dust-like material that can form soil

c)

A type of rock

d)

A type of animal

2.

What is the purpose of a dike?

a)

To grow crops

b)

A wall to hold back water

c)

To build houses

d)

To mine minerals

3.

What is an oracle bone?

a)

A type of musical instrument

b)

A tool for farming

c)

An animal bone or shell carved with written characters used to predict the future

d)

A type of ancient weapon

4.

What does a pictograph represent?

a)

A sound

b)

A picture or drawing representing words or ideas

c)

A type of food

d)

A type of building

5.

What is filial piety?

a)

Respect shown by children for their parents and elders

b)

A type of ancient Chinese art

c)

A form of government

d)

A type of clothing

6.

What is the Great Wall?

a)

A type of ancient Chinese weapon

b)

A long wall running east and west along the Chinese empire's northern border

c)

A type of Chinese festival

d)

A type of Chinese food

7.

What is the Silk Road?

a)

A type of Chinese clothing

b)

A series of trade routes that crossed Asia

c)

A type of Chinese dance

d)

A type of Chinese writing

8.

What is calligraphy?

a)

A type of Chinese music

b)

The art of beautiful handwriting

c)

A type of Chinese architecture

d)

A type of Chinese food

9.

What is a seismometer used for?

a)

To measure temperature

b)

To measure earthquakes

c)

To measure wind speed

d)

To measure rainfall

10.

What is a logograph?

a)

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

b)

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

c)

military ruler

d)

general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"

11.

What is the Mantle of Heaven?

a)

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

b)

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

c)

military ruler

d)

general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"

12.

What is a warlord?

a)

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

b)

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

c)

military ruler

d)

general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"

13.

What is an envoy?

a)

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

b)

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

c)

military ruler

d)

a government representative to another country

14.

What is philosophy?

a)

a symbol that represents a word or group of words

b)

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature

c)

military ruler

d)

general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for "love of wisdom"

15.

What is legalism?

a)

an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order

b)

to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication

c)

the people who work for a government

d)

a government representative to another country

16.

What is censor?

a)

an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order

b)

to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication

c)

the people who work for a government

d)

a government representative to another country

17.

What is civil service?

a)

an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order

b)

to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material from published works or prevent its publication

c)

the people who work for a government

d)

a government representative to another country

18.

What is cuisine?

a)

style of cooking or preparing food

b)

single person or group who controls the production of a good or service

c)

therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

d)

art of beautiful hand writing

19.

What is a monopoly?

a)

style of cooking or preparing food

b)

single person or group who controls the production of a good or service

c)

therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

d)

art of beautiful hand writing

20.

What is acupuncture?

a)

style of cooking or preparing food

b)

single person or group who controls the production of a good or service

c)

therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop pain

d)

art of beautiful hand writing