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Civilization in Ancient China

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which were the main 4 dynasties ?

(a)  

2.

Who started the construction of Great wall of China ?

(a)  

3.

What were the 5 most common inventions the Chinese made ?

(a)  

4.
Which river is important in the development of Chinese civilization?
a)
The Gobi River
b)
The Shang River
c)
The Huang River
d)
The Zhou River
5.
How did the Yellow River get its name?
a)
The first Chinese emperor named it.
b)
Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.
c)
Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.
d)
A native fish called the yellowfin tuna lives in the river.
6.
How do archaeologists know that there were people living in Anyang before written records?
a)
They are making an archaeological deduction.
b)
They found bronze tools there.
c)
They found stone tools there.
d)
They found a mummy there.
7.
What makes ancient Chinese civilization different from other ancient civilizations?
a)
They invented things that we still use.
b)
They made bronze tools.
c)
Their civilization has an unbroken history.
d)
They produced more great thinkers than other civilizations.
8.
A ruling family could also be called a...
a)
dynasty
b)
clan
c)
tribe
d)
monarchy
9.
What is wattle and daub?
a)
A cooking strategy
b)
A farming method
c)
a type of writing
d)
a building technique
10.
The Shang Dynasty was
a)
China's longest dynasty
b)
China's first dynasty
c)
China's most studied dynasty
d)
China's last dynasty
11.
China's golden age occurred during which dynasty?
a)
The Zhou 
b)
The Shang
c)
The Ming
d)
The Han
12.
A pictograph is a picture that stands for a word.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
During the Han Dynasty, paper and ink were invented and the Silk Road began.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

The name given to Huang River after the devastation it brings after a flood

a)

Yellow river

b)

China's Sorrow

c)

Longest river

d)

Gift of China

15.

China's first dynasty

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

16.

The shoulder bones of cattle or tortoise that were used to predict the future. Cracks were interpreted by priests

a)

Virgins

b)

Seers

c)

Psychics

d)

Oracle bones

17.

The mythical emperor of the Xia dynasty who stopped the flooding of the rivers

a)

Emperor Wu Ti

b)

Shih Huang Ti

c)

Emperor Yu

d)

Emperor Wen Wang

18.

This dynasty is known to be the "Warring States Period in China"

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

19.

The belief in the Zhou dynasty that the god of Heaven determined who should rule China

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Mandate of god

c)

Dynastic Cycle

d)

Dynastic Rule

20.

Successfully united the warring states by the ruler Chen, who took the title, Shih Huang Ti, which means "First Emperor"

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

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