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Quarterly 3 (China & Greece)

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the royalty worship during the Shang Dynasty?

a)

All Chinese ancestors.

b)

Only the royal ancestors.

c)

Only the female ancestors.

d)

Only the ancestors who were warriors.

2.

What did the Shang royalty believe about the power of their ancestors?

a)

They had no influence on the living.

b)

They could only influence the living through dreams.

c)

They had the ability to influence the lives and circumstances of the living.

d)

They were completely forgotten by the living.

3.

How did the Shang make their ancestors feel appreciated and involved in decision making?

a)

By offering them food

b)

By singing traditional songs

c)

By consulting them through oracle bones

d)

By performing dances

4.

What type of work did the commoners of the Shang Dynasty primarily engage in?

a)

Trade

b)

Farming

c)

Metalworking

d)

Pottery

5.

What crop were the farmers of the Shang Dynasty dependent upon?

a)

Wheat

b)

Barley

c)

Rice

d)

Millet

6.

What is the method of farming used by Shang Dynasty farmers due to mountainous terrain called?

a)

Dry farming

b)

Terrace farming

c)

Irrigation farming

d)

Slash-and-burn agriculture

7.

Who did the Shang Dynasty commoners worship for their agricultural activities?

a)

The gods of the sky

b)

The gods of the river

c)

The gods of the soil

d)

The gods of the harvest

8.

What was emphasized during the Zhou Dynasty?

a)

Military power

b)

Economic trade

c)

Education

d)

Technological innovation

9.

What is one of the accomplishments of the emperor of the Qin Dynasty?

a)

Invented paper

b)

Built the largest portion of the Great Wall

c)

Discovered gunpowder

d)

Started the Silk Road

10.

What did the Qin Dynasty establish?

a)

A new language

b)

One system of law

c)

One system of money

d)

A new calendar system

11.

Who was the emperor of the Qin Dynasty?

a)

Emperor Wu

b)

Emperor Kangxi

c)

Emperor Taizong

d)

Qin Shi Huang

12.

What do the Civil Service tests reveal about the Han Dynasty?

a)

it was fair and strong

b)

it was cruel and harsh

c)

it considered everyone to be equal

d)

it valued wealth

13.

Which of these tools was invented during the Han Dynasty?

a)

seismograph

b)

compass

c)

gunpowder

d)

telescope

14.

Which of these tools was invented during the Han Dynasty?

a)

silk

b)

seismograph

c)

paper

d)

pencil

15.

Which of these are Chinese dynasties?

a)

Shang

b)

Qin

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

e)

Jo

16.

Which of the following geographic features resulted in China's isolation from the rest of the world?

a)

mountains

b)

plateaus

c)

deserts

d)

ocean

17.

What is the Shang Dynasty known for?

a)

ancestor worship

b)

calligraphy

c)

Confucius

d)

Silk Road

18.

Which two groups did Shang society consist of?

a)

royalty

b)

peasants

c)

warriors

d)

artists

19.

Which dynasty is known for being the classical era?

a)

Zhou

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Qin

20.

The Zhou dynasty had a large emphasis on...

a)

education

b)

war

c)

building projects

d)

rice farming

21.

The Qin dynasty had a large emphasis on...

a)

education

b)

war

c)

building projects

d)

rice farming

22.

What writing system did the Zhou develop?

a)

calligraphy

b)

pictographs

c)

English

d)

morse code

23.

What did people write on oracle bones?

a)

questions for their ancestors

b)

questions for God

c)

their diary

d)

random words

24.

Which dynasty was known as the paranoid period?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

25.

Which dynasty gave China its name?

a)

Qin

b)

Shang

c)

Han

d)

Zhou

26.

What did Emperor Qin Shi Huang accomplish during his reign?

a)

united the empire

b)

established one system of money

c)

connected the Great Wall

d)

mastered the art of calligraphy

27.

Which dynasty was known for its many inventions?

a)

Han

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Qin

28.

Which words best describe the Han dynasty?

a)

fair

b)

strong

c)

weak

d)

brutal

29.

For what reasons did the Han dynasty use tests?

a)

to measure ability and knowledge

b)

to determine government employees

c)

to execute bad studiers

d)

to promote Confucianism

30.

Why was the Zhou dynasty known as the classical period?

a)

art and education flourished

b)

the government set an example for the rest of China

c)

the best music was created here

d)

Confucius named it that

31.

Identify the location that used Oracle Bones to predict the future and make political decisions.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

32.

Who makes political decisions in a democracy?

a)

The king

b)

The military

c)

All citizens

d)

The wealthy

33.

Why did some Greeks doubt the effectiveness of democracies?

a)

Democracies were too slow

b)

Powerful speakers can persuade citizens to vote unwisely

c)

Democracies were too expensive

d)

Democracies were unfair to the poor

34.

What is the location of the Trojan War?

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Troy

d)

Macedonia

35.

What event marked the beginning of the Persian War?

a)

The fall of Troy

b)

Persia invaded Greece

c)

The rise of Alexander the Great

d)

The formation of the Delian League

36.

What powerful military formation allowed the Athenian army to win at the battle of Marathon?

a)

The legion

b)

The phalanx

c)

The cavalry

d)

The hoplite

37.

Who won the Persian War?

a)

The Persian Empire

b)

The Roman Empire

c)

The Greek city-states

d)

The Egyptian Empire

38.

How did Athens benefit from the Delian League?

a)

All allied city-states paid them tribute money

b)

They used the tribute money to build up their city

c)

They conquered Persia

d)

They established a new form of government

39.

Which Athenian philosopher is the Socratic Teaching Method named after?

(a)  

40.

Who is a Spartan soldier loyal to above all else?

a)

The king

b)

The city-state

c)

Their family

d)

The gods

41.

Which is TRUE regarding the Spartan army?

a)

Boys were encouraged to lie and not get caught

b)

Boys were taken to military school at birth to avoid allegiance to families

c)

Boys were often beaten to encourage endurance and stamina

d)

Boys were given lots of food to encourage greediness

42.

Which describes the education of a Spartan soldier?

a)

Trained in a military school from the age of 7, served in the military until the age of 60, if they die in battle they will be awarded with a tombstone.

b)

Trained in arts and literature, encouraged to be peaceful, served in the military only during wars, awarded with medals for bravery.

c)

Encouraged to be honest, trained from the age of 10 in military school, served in the military until the age of 50, awarded with a statue if they die in battle.

d)

Trained in philosophy and science, served in the military until the age of 40, awarded with land if they die in battle.

43.

Who can be an Athenian citizen?

a)

Native-born adult men who have completed military training.

b)

Any resident of Athens.

c)

Women and children born in Athens.

d)

Foreigners who have lived in Athens for more than 10 years.

44.

Describe the responsibilities of an Athenian citizen.

a)

Be educated and skillful in rhetoric to participate in the Assembly. The Assembly votes on government decisions that benefit all of Athens.

b)

Serve in the military for life and participate in all wars.

c)

Pay taxes and serve as a judge in the courts.

d)

Work in agriculture and trade goods with other cities.

45.

What was the Delian League?

a)

alliance between Athens and other city-states

b)

alliance between Sparta and other city-states

c)

the Athenian navy

d)

the Spartan army

46.

What is the correct order of these teachers/students?

a)

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great

b)

Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great

c)

Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Alexander the Great

d)

Socrates, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Plato

47.

What happened to Socrates?

a)

he was found guilty of corrupting Athenian youth

b)

he was forced to drink Hemlock poison

c)

he was declared not guilty of planning against the government

d)

he wrote down all of his ideas and teachings

48.

Why were there more inventions during the Han dynasty than any other?

a)

the government was fair and people were encouraged to work on a variety of projects

b)

the government was fair and people were only working on one project

c)

the government was strict and people were working on a variety of governments

d)

the government was strict and people were only working on two projects

49.

Who kidnapped Helen?

a)

Paris

b)

Menaleaus

c)

Hercules

d)

Achilles

50.

What was the name of Helen's Spartan husband?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Paris

c)

Zeus

d)

Hercules

51.

Socrates engaged his students by responding to questions with

a)

answers

b)

questions

52.

What is Socratic Method?

a)

teaching through question-asking

b)

teaching through songs and dances

c)

teaching through models and simulations

53.

A Spartan soldier is most loyal to (a)   .