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China Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river was the earliest Chinese civilization established near?

a)

Indus

b)

Yangtze

c)

Huang He

d)

Chang Jiang

2.

How is China similar to other ancient civilizations?

a)

China developed a system of writing

b)

China created pyramids

c)

China has a monotheistic religion

d)

China had Pharaohs, like all ancient civilizations

3.

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

The way that Chinese farmers tracked flooding

b)

A way for Chinese Dynasty's to establish their legitimacy as rulers

c)

The feudal system's way of giving land to the lords

d)

The use of oracle bones to ask the ancestors for advice

4.

What would Confucianist scholars believe?

a)

World peace begins with the individual person having good character

b)

A good ruler creates harsh laws.

c)

One should find balance with nature

d)

Education is not important

5.

Which of the following Chinese achievements was likely the most important to the development of trade in China?

a)

Silk making

b)

Accurate calendar

c)

Bronze artwork

d)

Writing system

6.

Which option has the philosophy with the correct founder of the philosophy?

a)

Laozi; Daoism

b)

Confucius; Legalism

c)

Han Fei Zi; Confucianism

d)

Han Fei Zi; Daoism

7.

The Great wall of China was completely finished in 10 years, all under one Emperor

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why did China profit off the Silk Road?

a)

Western traders valued Chinese products very highly.

b)

Chinese traders robbed western traders frequently

c)

Western traders did not want Chinese products

d)

China shared how to make silk with the rest of the world

9.

Which statement best reflects the significance of the Silk Road?

a)

The Silk Road was dangerous, which contributed to the isolation of China.

b)

The Silk Road provided less trading opportunities for the people of Europe and Asia.

c)

The Silk Road was established by the Zhou Dynasty and provided a way to trade with Western civilizations.

d)

The Silk Road served as a trade route, which contributed to the spread of belief systems, such as Buddhism.

10.

Which group belongs in the blank area of the diagram?

a)

kings

b)

soldiers

c)

farmers

d)

servants

11.

What technology did the Shang use to make strong tools?

a)

soaking wood in salt water

b)

letting pottery harden in a mold

c)

weaving bamboo strips into a mat

d)

shaping a mixture of copper and tin

12.

How did Qin Shi Huangdi help trade?

a)

He set up schools where they were taught.

b)

He took ideas about them from other countries.

c)

He let officials adjust them to meet local needs.

d)

He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the county.

13.

Why did Confucius scholars fear Qin Shi Huangdi?

a)

The soldiers did not know how to read.

b)

The royal family had to pick a teacher.

c)

The philosophers wanted to get back to nature.

d)

The emperor tried to censor the Confucius teachings.

14.

Why did the Han Dynasty use kites?

a)

to send messages and frighten the enemy

b)

for having fun at the park

c)

to carry supplies

d)

to spy on enemies

15.

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?

a)

The land was in smaller estates in Outer China.

b)

The climate was more extreme in Outer China.

c)

The roads were more dangerous in Inner China.

d)

The invasions drove farmers away in Inner China.

16.

How did someone start working in the Han bureaucracy?

a)

They passed a civil service exam

b)

They were born in the royal city

c)

They had to come from an important family

d)

They were slaves who bought their freedom

17.

Which invention was used to transport water to fields?

a)

the wheelbarrow

b)

acupuncture

c)

The chain pump

d)

crossbow