WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 39mins
3. During the Shang dynasty, What was the significance of the walls in relation to social structures?
To save earth
A physical division of social classes
To keep the titans out
To keep Ms.Cedeno from becoming a titan because you didn't answer this question right. twice.
4. What is the mandate of heaven?
The idea that people should follow what the gods say
The idea that it doesn't matter how you are, you would still go to heaven
The idea that the emperor, the son of heaven, has the support of the gods (as long as he rules correctly.)
The idea that the emperor can take his belonging when he goes to heaven
5. What are the warring periods?
Periods of worrying
Period of warning for natural disasters
Periods of civil wars, instability, suffering, and violence
none of the above
6. Emperor Shi Huangdi, sent out an order to burn all books that did not have to do with the new philosophy of the empire. This is an example of
Buddhism
Confucianism
Legalism
The fire nation attacking
7. Which of the following is related to Confucianism?
The Art of War
Ying Yang
Meritocracy
The Analects
8. What is Daoism?
You must be one with the ((force)) and let things flow…be like water. Live in harmony.
You must be the force and join the dark side
It is a philosophy that pushes people to doubt everything around them
It is a philosophy that makes people think about the unknown
9. Who were the Terracotta soldiers?
Soldiers that worked in the great wall of China
Soldiers that were created out of clay to guard the emperor's tomb
Soldiers that were sent out to defend trade in the silk road
Soldiers who were in charge of burning all the books in the empire
11.What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
A series of rulers from the same continent
A series of rulers from the same country
A series of rulers
Confucius
Important philosopher and teacher in Chinese history
Laozi
Founder of Doaism
Shi Huangdi
First emperor and leader who unified China
Match the following philosophy with its definition
Confucianism
The ideas and teachings of Confucius
Daoism
A philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao
Legalism
A belief that people must be controlled with a strong leader & legal system
Respect for one's parents and elders.
Daoism
Legalism
Great Wall
Filial Piety
China's earliest written records that often told predictions for the future.
filial piety
oracle bones
Daoism
dynasty
A gemstone often used to make jewelry and art.
loess
silk
jade
Laozi
Drag the geographic feature to the correct place on the map
A dusty material that forms soil and makes the Huang He River yellow.
loess
Daoism
acupuncture
jade
Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?
Indus River
Tigris River
Nile River
Huang He / Yellow River
The first Chinese writing system was created with characters to represent words during which Chinese dynasty?
Ming
Shang
Qin
Han
During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..
Great Wall
Pyramid of Giza
Ziggurat Temple
Fleet of Zheng he
During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?
Cotton
Wheat
Silk
Gold
The rulers of ancient china believed that they were destined to rule by the ___________.
Masters of kung fu
Eightfold Path
Mandate of Heaven
Mandate of Pharaohs
Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?
Judaism and merit
Sikhism and Koellerism
Confucianism and Taoism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Confucianism focused on
Following the vedas of hinduism
The yin and yang
worshipping more than one god
Respecting rulers and elders
A group of rulers from the same family.
loess
philosophy
dynasty
seismograph
China's earliest written records that often told predictions for the future.
filial piety
oracle bones
Daoism
dynasty
Which of the following is true of the Gobi Desert?
It is one of the largest deserts in the world
It has giant and dangerous sandstorms
It is one of the smallest deserts in the world
Many people live in the desert in the winter
Filial Piety
A mark of disrespect to the empire
The embracing of nature and presence
Rejection of traditional values and beliefs.
Respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors.
The ______________ dynasty standardized laws, weights, measures and money. (Hint: aka "Chin")
Qin
Zhou
Han
Tang
Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi ruled China using which philosophy?
Name the man made feature that connects Huang He (Yellow) River with the Chang Jiang (Yangtzee) River.
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Darius Canal
A Chinese philosophy that promoted oneness with nature and had little interest in rules.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Mandate of Heaven
A system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius that focused on treating others politely and respectfully. Similar to the Golden Rule, treat others how you want to be treated
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Mandate of Heaven
Which of the following was meant to protact Shi Huangdo in death?
the Great Wall of China
Confucian scholars
an army of terra cotta warriors
canals and irrigation systems
What is the name of the mountain range at number 1 on the map?
Himalaya Mountains
Kunlun Shan Mountains
Ghats Mountains
Tian Shan Mountains
What is the name of the desert located at the number 2?
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Sahara Desert
Patagonia Desert
What is the name of the mountain range located at number 3?
Himalaya Mountains
Tian Shan Mountains
Kunlun Shan Mountains
Western Ghats Mountains
What is the name of the location on the map at number 4?
Plateau of Tibet
North China Plain
Indus-Ganga Plain
Great Plains
What is the name of the mountain range located at number 5?
Tian Shan Mountains
Kunlun Shan Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Karakoram Mountains
What desert is located at number 6 on the map?
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Arabian Desert
Mojave Desert
What is the name of the river located at number 7 on the map?
Chang Jiang River
Huang He River
Yangtze River
Amazon River
What is located at number 8 on the map?
Plateau of Tibet
North China Plain
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
What is the name of the river located on the map at number 9?
Huang He River
Yellow River
Chang Jiang River
Ganges River
What is the name of the sea located at number 10 on the map?
East China Sea
Adriatic Sea
West China Sea
Yellow Sea
What is the name of the sea located at number 11 on the map?
Yellow Sea
North China Sea
East China Sea
Red Sea
1. The name _________________means “they go in, but they don’t come out.” This refers to dangerous ___________ in the region.
Taklimakan, sandstorms
Taklimakan, oases
Gobi, sandstorms
Gobi, tornado's
1. China is considered ___________ because of natural barriers like the Himalaya Mountains.
open
easy to travel
isolated
large
1. Most people settled in the _________ _________ ___________.
North China Plain
South China Plain
Plateau of Tibet
Huang He River
1. The ___________ ______ __________ is also known as the “Roof of the World.”
North China Plain
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi Desert Plain
Plateau of South China
1. Another name for the Chang Jiang River is the __________ River.
Yellow River
Yangtze River
China's Sorrow
Huang He River
1. _______ provided milk, butter, yogurt, wool and material for tents to the people of Tibet.
Yak
Goats
Sheep
Cows
1. The Huang He River is also known as the __________ River because of the color silt it leaves behind after a flood.
Yangtze
Brown
Yellow
Red
1. The Huang He River is also called __________ __________ because it has destroyed property and killed people.
China's Sorrow
Yangtze River
Yellow River
China's Problem
1. Water can be found in the _________ in the northwestern deserts of China.
sandstorms
cities
wells
oases
1. Farmers in the North China Plain grew ______ and millet and raised ___________.
wheat, yak
cotton, cattle
wheat, cattle
cotton, yak
1. In the Chang Jiang River Basin _________ was a crop that grew well.
rice
wheat
millet
corn
What is one thing the Shang dynasty is known for?
building China's first cities
building the Great Wall
using the Silk Road
using Daoism
