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Unit 4 Imperial China

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Silk Road and why was it important?

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2.

What was the primary purpose of constructing the Great Wall of China?

a)

to separate different regions within China

b)

to protect China from outsiders

c)

to prevent trade

d)

to honor Gods

3.

Which achievement is is the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi known for?

a)

bringing China together

b)

dividing China

c)

spreading Christianity

d)

creating Legalism

4.

Terra-cotta ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   surrounded Qin Shi Huangdi in his tomb?

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Choose from the below words
angels
children
dragons
soldiers
horses
5.

The Terracotta Army was built to:

a)

Commemorate the emperor's victories in battle

b)

Guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang

c)

Serve as a temple for worship

d)

Represent the army of the next dynasty

6.

Why did the Han dynasty order an official to travel into the wilderness?

a)

to find people willing to help defend China

b)

seeking potions for immortality

c)

to find a country willing to buy China’s silk

d)

to find people willing to build the Great Wall

7.

Which of these were inventions or innovations under the Han Dynasty?

(select all that apply)

a)

woodblock printing

b)

stone tools

c)

paper

d)

magnetic compass

e)

stamp seals

8.

What was special about the spoon-shaped object in this image?

4 lines
9.

​ (a)   was very cruel and enforced laws very strictly.

Choose from the below words
Qin Shi Huangdi

Liu Bang

Wu Zhao

Wudi

10.

Match the following leader to the philosophy

a)

Qin Shi Huangdi

1.

Legalism

b)

Han dynasty

2.

Confucianism

c)

Socrates

3.

Critical Thinking

11.

Which invention was developed in China long before it became common in Europe?

a)

compass

b)

gunpowder

c)

paper

d)

silk

12.

The Han Dynasty was the first to make paper.

a)
True
b)
False
13.

What is the BEST definition of the Great Wall?

a)

a road that traders used to travel on

b)

a network of trade routes that stretched 4,000+ miles across Asia

c)

a wall in China

d)

a 1,500-mile wall, built during the Qin dynasty, to protect the northern border

14.

Emperor

a)

A male ruler of an empire

b)

A poor person within the Chinese empire

c)

A female ruler of an empire

d)

A member of the elite class

15.

What is the name of the river of Ancient China?

a)

Nile river

b)

Yellow river

c)

I dont know

d)

Yangtsé river

16.
________________________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese. 
a)
Cotton
b)
Silk
c)
Jeans
17.
The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.
a)
Gasoline
b)
Steel
c)
Gunpowder
d)
Coal
18.

Which ancient Chinese invention would help you if you were lost in the woods?

a)

fireworks

b)

compass

c)

bronze

d)

Great Wall

19.

Which dynasty is known for the unification of China under its rule?

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Ming Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Zhou Dynasty