Worksheets2/28/25 Extra Credit Ancient China
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 30mins
Label the major bodies of water.
Huang He (Yellow) River
Chang Jiang (Yangtzee) River
What is the belief that a ruler is chosen by the gods?
Mandate of Heaven
Match the following
philosophy that teaches people to be respectful and responsible
Confucianism
philosophy that teaches that people are evil and need to be punished
Legalism
philosophy that teaches people to be accepting and live in harmony with nature
Daoism
Under which philosophy did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi rule China?
Legalism
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Which dynasty was China's first?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Han
Who were the least respected in Ancient China's social hierarchy?
merchants
artisans
bureaucrats
nobles
What is a bureaucracy?
a person from whom someone is descended
a supreme ruler
appointed officials who help run different parts of the government
the lowest social class in Ancient China
What is the definition of an ancestor?
a royal family
An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended. Usually, it refers to a remote person, rather than the immediate parents or grandparents.
Great Wall of China
a person who is next in line to rule the government
Which statement best aligns with the values of Confucianism?
Belief in the goodness of humanity, following rules, respect for elders, and fairness.
Monasteries and places of worship were built to support the participation of religion.
Worshipped many gods and ancestors, believe everything is one, believed in "chi" energy in the body.
The idea of living or lasting forever.
Due to the physical geography of China, early Chinese civilizations
did not develop in river valleys
were spread over large amounts of land
were isolated from the rest of the world
made few advances in learning
This term means to have multiple rulers from one family:
Pharaoh
Delta
Kemet
Dynasty
What were oracle bones used for?
Cooking
Telling stories
Building the Great Wall of China
Asking for advice from ancestors or gods
What is a set of beliefs about the world and how we live?
philosophy
chaos
calligraphy
standardize
China is on which continent?
Asia
Africa
North America
Europe
What is the central idea of Daoism?
Duty to community
Living in harmony with nature
Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
Humans are naturally evil
Confucius was a very famous ____________ in Ancient China.
emperor
philosopher
army leader
god
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Mandate of Heaven
Which river is known as the Chang Jiang in China?
The Yellow River
The Yangtze River
A river in China also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean.
Dao
Zhou
Shang
Huang He
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow"?
Hurricane force winds
Tsunamis
Catastrophic Flooding
