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Ancient China Fitzpatrick

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the tortoise shell bones called?

a)

Worry beads

b)

Promise shells

c)

Oracle bones

d)

Prediction shells

2.

What was the problem with China's Yellow River Civilization?

a)

There were diseases in the water

b)

It flooded in the Spring and was deadly

c)

The people believed the river was evil

d)

The people believed the river was sacred

3.

Obeying your father was called __________.

a)

extended family

b)

familial trust

c)

filial piety

d)

extended kinship

4.

The Zhou created the _________________, which is the idea that the emperor was handpicked by God.

a)

The Mandate of the People

b)

The Mandate of God

c)

The Mandate of the Terra-cotta Warriors

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

5.

What two signs of the Mandate were viewed as signs that God was losing confidence in their emperor?

a)

natural disasters and other flooding

b)

natural disasters or famines

c)

great crop yields and new crops being planted

d)

The number of times the emperor appeared in public

6.
Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?
a)
Huang He (Yellow)
b)
Indus
c)
Yangtze
d)
Nile
7.
The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?
a)
The Mandate of Heaven
b)
The Dynastic Cycle
c)
The Heavenly Commandments
d)
The Oracle Bones
8.
According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?
a)
Obeys the priests
b)
controlled an army
c)
governed justly and truly
d)
conquered new territories
9.
Which Chinese philosophy believes people are naturally evil! 
a)
Daoism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Legalism
10.
Which Dynasty's main philosophy was Legalism?
a)
Song
b)
Shang
c)
Qin
d)
Zhou
11.
All three philosophies were created to bring...
a)
Peace
b)
Violence
c)
Knowledge
d)
Hope
12.
Which philosophy believed everyone should have a sense of duty?
a)
Legalism
b)
Confucianism
c)
Daoism
d)
Buddhism
13.
Finding a way to live in harmony with nature and find inner peace
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
14.
In Legalism citizens were ___ to disobey the government.
a)
Allowed
b)
Forbidden
c)
Trusted
d)
Assigned 
15.
Founded by Laozi
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
16.
Belief in Yin and Yang
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
17.
Which is true about Yin and Yang?
a)
It is the balance of Good and Evil
b)
Yang is the darker element, Ying is the lighter element
c)
If balanced, you can achieve Nirvana
d)
The two are opposites instead of good and evil.
18.
Taoism,Confucianism, and Legalism have their roots in...
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Japan
19.
largest public works project put in place by Shi Huangdi
a)
Great Pyramid
b)
Shaolin Temple
c)
Taj Mahal 
d)
Great Wall
20.
The First Emperor of China
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Wu Wang
d)
Confucius
21.
What did Qin Shi Huangdi have created for him so he could rule in his afterlife?
a)
terra cotta army
b)
Great Wall
c)
Shaolin Temple
d)
pyramid
22.

​The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected China to other parts of _____and the _______.​

a)

Asia/West

b)

China/West

c)

China/Mediterranean

d)

Asia/Europe

23.

​The Silk Road was over _____ miles long​

a)

3,000

b)

4,000

c)

5,000

d)

6,000

24.

Which Dynasty established the Silk Road?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

25.

While the Silk Road transported goods, it also spread technology, religion, art, language, new ideas, and diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which Statement best describes a merchants journey on the Silk Road?

a)

Long, harsh and dangerous

b)

Short, harsh and dangerous

c)

Long, easy going and not dangerous

d)

Short, easy going and not dangerous

27.

What is Cultural Diffusion?

4 lines
28.

Which is an example of Cultural Diffusion along the Silk Road

a)

The spread of the Black Plague

b)

The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia

c)

The spread of the process to make paper

d)

The spread of new spieces of animals from one country to the next

29.

The silk road starts in

a)

Wakanda

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Egypt

30.
A civil servant is a ____________________________________.
a)
person who is kind
b)
person who works for the government
c)
another name for emperor
d)
priest
31.

Which of the following systems is characterized be strict laws and harsh punishments, due to the belief that people are inherently selfish and need to be forced to act "good?"

a)

Legalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Militarism

d)

Confucianism

32.

Which of the following figures is considered the founder of Confucianism?

a)

Lao Tzu

b)

Confucius

c)

Shi Huangdi

d)

Liu Bang

33.

Which of the following is defined as, "The idea that people should respect their parents and elders?"

a)

The Dao

b)

Filial Piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Democracy

34.

To which belief system does the image of "5 Relationships" belong?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Tao/Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Buddhism

35.

What does the Yin and Yang symbol represent?

a)

It represents the idea that while there are opposing forces in the world (light and dark; good and evil), they work against balance.

b)

It represents the relationships between rulers and subjects, fathers and sons, husbands and wives, etc. The relationships require certain roles of the participants and are reliant on each other.

c)

It represents the idea that while there are opposing forces in the world (light and dark; good and evil), they work together to balance the world in harmony and each side has aspects of the other within it.

36.

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

a)

They returned most power to local nobles.

b)

They put more emphasis on family connections.

c)

They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.

d)

They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs.

37.

This was a 4,000 mile-long network of trade routes that stretched from China to Rome.

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The China Road

38.

Which of these are the types of advancements made during the Han Dynasty? *Choose ALL the correct answers*

a)

Trade

b)

Money

c)

Religion

d)

Art and Literature

e)

Science and Technology

39.
system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge
a)
civil service
b)
officials
c)
envoys
d)
Qin
40.

What is the last stage of the Zhou dynasty sometimes called by historians?

a)

Warring States Period

b)

Western Zhou

c)

End of Days Period

d)

Fall and Winter Period