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WorksheetsAncient Chinese Concepts and Practices
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mandate of Heaven
a)
The balancing forces within nature
b)
Pieces of turtle bone or shell used to try and predict future events
c)
The belief that the right to rule was given by the gods above or by the Divine
d)
(202 BCE-220 CE)
2.
Filial Piety
a)
(1600 - 1050 BCE)
b)
(1050 BCE - 256 BCE)
c)
The major ports/trading areas of the Silk Road were: China, India, Arabia, Persia, Egypt, and Italy.
d)
Loyalty to the family/male head of the household
3.
Dynasty
a)
The belief that the right to rule was given by the gods above or by the Divine
b)
Isolating them from the rest of the world
c)
A series of rulers from the same family over time
d)
China is unified (Qin=Chin)
4.
Yin & Yang
a)
Robbers, Sandstorms, Extreme heat and thirst
b)
To protect the emperor, Shi Huangdi, in the afterlife
c)
Festival of Lanterns
d)
The balancing forces within nature
5.
Legalism
a)
Founded by a man known as Laozi.
b)
a thin, beautiful pottery of clay baked at a very high temperature. Invented in China
c)
To protect the emperor, Shi Huangdi, in the afterlife
d)
The idea that harsh laws and punishments were needed to control the evil human nature
6.
Oracle bones
a)
Lasts 15 days
b)
Pieces of turtle bone or shell used to try and predict future events
c)
Created books and scrolls.
d)
Analects is the sacred text
7.
Tao
a)
Isolating them from the rest of the world
b)
The proper way or path to follow
c)
Lunar New Year
d)
Altas Mountains
8.
Confucianism
a)
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama.
b)
It is more of a philosophy than a religion.
c)
Yellow River (Huang He) and Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
d)
Oracle Bone
9.
Started by Confucius
a)
Golden Age of China (The time period when the use of paper money, gunpowder inventions, and printing occurred)
b)
Started by Confucius
c)
It is yellow because of the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert that flows through it
d)
Yellow Sea and Pacific Ocean
10.
Analects is the sacred text
a)
Of Confucianism
b)
Of Taoism
c)
Of Buddhism
d)
It began in India and traveled to China via the Silk Road
11.
Goal of Confucianism
a)
To achieve peace and harmony by focusing on proper relationships
b)
To achieve peace and harmony by focusing on the balance in nature
c)
Yin Yang
d)
To achieve nirvana through the 8-fold path
12.
5 types of relationships in Confucianism except
a)
subject --> rule
b)
father --> son
c)
wife --> husband
d)
youngest --> oldest
13.
Friendship...
a)
the only equal relationship in Confucianism
b)
An ancient trade route between China, Arabia, and Europe. Traded goods and helped to spread ideas and culture.
c)
Is the backbone of all 5 of the relationships in Confucianism
d)
Are yin and yang
14.
How unequal relationships in Confucianism work
a)
The one on the bottom respects and is loyal while the one on top provides.
b)
The one of the bottom provides while the one on top respects and stays loyal
c)
One gives and one receives like Yin and Yang
d)
They are always unequal
15.
The following in true about Taoism, except
a)
It is also called Daoism
b)
Founded by a man known as Laozi
c)
Founded by a man known as Shi Huangdi
d)
Peace and harmony is found through the balance in nature
16.
Goal of Doaism
a)
To achieve peace and harmony by focusing on the proper relationships
b)
To achieve peace and harmony by focusing on the balance in nature
c)
To end world suffering
d)
It is a philosophy not a religion
17.
Yin
a)
Dark with a small white dot
b)
Light with a small dark dot
c)
Heaven, light, male forces
d)
To achieve peace and harmony by focusing on the balance in nature
18.
Yang
a)
Dark with a small white dot
b)
Earth, darkness, female forces
c)
White with a small dark dot
d)
wife --> husband
19.
Buddhism
a)
The idea that harsh laws and punishments were needed to control the evil human nature
b)
Lunar New Year
c)
The 4 Noble Truths, which focus on the idea on how to end suffering. In order to do so and reach an enlightened state (nirvana), you must follow the 8-fold path.
d)
To find peace and harmony within the world
20.
How did Buddhism become a religion in China?
a)
People worshipped the Panda and Buddha is similar to the Panda
b)
The emperor of China commanded it to become a religion
c)
Siddhartha Gautama was a Chinese man and he was very popular
d)
It began in India and traveled to China via the Silk Road
21.
Purpose of the Great Wall
a)
to be a paved part of the Silk Road
b)
to show the physical border between China and the Gobi Desert
c)
to protect the emperor in his afterlife
d)
to keep out invaders from the north
22.
What is Terracotta?
a)
a thin, beautiful pottery of clay baked at a very high temperature.
b)
baked clay
c)
another name for emperor Shi Huangdi
d)
a Chinese dynasty
23.
Purpose of the Terracotta Army
a)
To protect the emperor, Shi Huangdi from Mongolians
b)
To protect China from northern invaders
c)
To protect the emperor, Shi Huangdi, in the afterlife
d)
The proper way or path to follow
24.
Silk
a)
a thin fabric that was great for heat
b)
a type of road or trade route
c)
baked clay
d)
a valuable, very smooth fabric
25.
Gunpowder
a)
A hot beverage used for medicinal purposes
b)
A light grey metal used to make weapons
c)
Explosive powder used in weapons and fireworks
d)
None of the Above
26.
Paper
a)
Made from wood. Used to write on and to print money
b)
Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body to alleviate pain
c)
Transferred text from a woodblock using ink to make books and scrolls
d)
Made from silk. Used to write on and print paintings
27.
Printing
a)
Copying text by hand to make a book
b)
Transferred text from a woodblock to silk using ink to make paintings
c)
Transferred text from a woodblock to paper using ink to make money
d)
Transferred text from a woodblock to paper using ink to make books and scrolls
28.
Compass
a)
a navigational tool which has a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it
b)
Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body to alleviate pain
c)
a navigational tool which uses the sun to show the direction of north
d)
an ancient tool used to help farmers move their belongings
29.
Acupuncture
a)
A hot beverage used for medicinal purposes
b)
Chinese medical practice of using various poses to help blood flow
c)
Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body to alleviate pain
d)
A tool used to help farmers move their crops
30.
Tea
a)
Plant leaves than when chewed alleviate pain
b)
A cold beverage used for medicinal purposes
c)
A hot beverage used for medicinal purposes
d)
Chinese medical practice of inserting needles into certain areas of the body to alleviate pain
31.
Porcelain
a)
baked clay, used to make monuments
b)
Chinese glass
c)
The Chinese name for Wheelbarrow
d)
a thin, beautiful pottery of clay baked at a very high temperature
32.
Silk Road
a)
An ancient trade route between China, Arabia, and Europe. Traded goods and helped to spread ideas and culture.
b)
Another term for the Great Wall of China
c)
The threads that silkworms create that are later turned into silk
d)
a valuable very smooth, fabric
33.
Hazards of the Silk Road
a)
Robbers, Sandstorms
b)
Hurricanes, shipwrecks
c)
Famine
d)
Mongolians
34.
Impact of the Silk Road on China
a)
China interacts with people outside of China for the first time. Gains access to new products, ideas, and religions
b)
Golden Age of China (The time period when the use of paper money, gunpowder inventions, and printing occurred)
c)
Isolating them from the rest of the world
d)
Forces them to live is a small area
35.
Wheelbarrow was used for all of the following except,
a)
Used to help farmers move their crops
b)
Used to help farmers move their crops
c)
Used to help traders carry their goods to the market
d)
Used to help families move their belongings
36.
Chinese New Year
a)
Lunar New Year
b)
8 days long
c)
Begins on the new moon of the winter solstice
d)
Begins on January 21st
37.
Festival of Lanterns
a)
Day 15 celebration of Chinese New Years
b)
Day 1 celebration of Chinese New Years
c)
Celebration of Life conducted at Chinese funerals
d)
Decorations of Chinatown
38.
Chinese New Year Traditions
a)
Wear blank, eat long noodles, get a haircut, clean out the closets
b)
Wear red, eat dumplings, settle debts
c)
Open fortune cookies, give money in red envelopes, dancing rabbits and dragons in the streets
d)
End arguments, wear red, decorate the house with pandas
39.
Chinese Zodiac
a)
Each month is represented by a different character trait or attribute
b)
Each month is represented by a different animal
c)
Each year is represented by a different animal.
d)
Each year is represented by a different character trait or attribute
40.
Important Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
a)
Rabbit and Dragon
b)
Rabbi and Panda
c)
Dragon and Panda
d)
Panda and Koi Fish
41.
Chinese Zodiac 2025
a)
Dragon
b)
Rat
c)
Rabbit
d)
Snake
42.
Rivers of Ancient China
a)
Yellow River and Yangtze River
b)
Tigris River and the Euphrates River
c)
Ganges River and Indus River
d)
Yellow Sea and Huang He
43.
The Huang He is also called the Yellow River because...
a)
It is yellow because of the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert that flows through it
b)
It sparkles yellow like the gold that can be found in the river
c)
It is yellow because of iron rust that flows through it
d)
He means yellow in Chinese
44.
Grain that grows in the Yangtze River
a)
Wheat
b)
Papyrus
c)
Rye
d)
Rice
45.
Mountains of China
a)
Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains
b)
Altas, Tian and Himalayan Mountains
c)
Shang, Han, and Qin Mountains
d)
Tao, Atlas, and Himalayan Mountains
46.
Effect of mountains on China
a)
Creates major ports or trading areas along the Silk Road
b)
Forces them to live in a smaller area
c)
Isolating them from the rest of the world
d)
Belief that the Chinese come from dragons
47.
Effect of the Gobi Desert on China
a)
Isolates them from the rest of the world
b)
Changes the color of the Yellow River
c)
Forces people to live in a certain area
d)
Changes the color of the Yellow Sea
48.
Bodies of water surrounding China
a)
Yellow Sea and Pacific Ocean
b)
Yellow Sea and Yangtze River
c)
Bay of Bengal and Pacific Ocean
d)
Yellow Sea and China Sea
49.
Shang Dynasty
a)
(221-207 BCE) Longest Dynasty
b)
(1600 - 1050 BCE) Oracle Bones
c)
(1600 - 1050 BCE) Completed the Great Wall of China
d)
(221-207 BCE) Oracle Bones
50.
Zhou Dynasty
a)
(1050 BCE - 256 BCE) Unified China
b)
(1050 BCE - 256 BCE) longest dynasty
c)
(221-207 BCE) Golden Age of China
d)
(1600 - 1050 BCE) longest dynasty
51.
Qin Dynasty
a)
(1050 BCE - 256 BCE) Silk Road
b)
(202 BCE- 220 CE) Unified China
c)
(221-207 BCE) Golden Age of China
d)
(221-207 BCE) Unified China
52.
Han Dynasty
a)
(221 - 207 BCE) Great Wall of China, Terracotta Army
b)
(202 BCE-220 CE) Golden Age of China
c)
(202 BCE - 220 CE) longest dynasty
d)
(221 - 207 BCE) Golden Age of China, Silk Road
53.
Ming Dynasty
a)
(1600 - 1050 BCE) Oracle Bones
b)
(1368-1644 CE) Build the Great Wall of China
c)
(1368 - 1644 CE) Complete the Great Wall of China
d)
(202 BCE - 220 CE) Golden Age of China
54.
Social Structure of Ancient China
a)
1. Emperor, 2. Army & government officials, 3. wealthy landowners & scholars, 4. farmers, artisans, and merchants, 5. slaves, servants, builders
b)
1. Emperor, 2. wealthy landowners & scholars 3. Army & government officials,, 4. farmers, artisans, and merchants, 5. slaves, servants, builders
c)
1. Emperor, 2. Army & government officials, 3. wealthy landowners & scholars, 4. farmers, artisans, and merchants, slaves, 5. untouchables
d)
God, 1. Emperor, 2. wealthy landowners & scholars, 3. army and government officials, 4. farmers, artisans, and merchants, servants, 5. slaves
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