NEW
Font size
WorksheetsAncient China
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 49mins
A plateau is
part of a set of stairs
dry grasslands with no trees
a very hot wind
high, flat land
The deserts and mountains of China helped to protect and isolate its people from the rest of the world.
true
false
Which Dynasty? Confucius teaches a code of behavior
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
During the Shang dynasty,
ancestor worship was very important.
iron was developed.
feudalism was developed.
Confucius taught his philosophy.
Bones or shells used to predict the future during ancient times are called
ham bones
dog bones
oracle bones
fossils
A dynasty is
the nonruling family
a ruling family
a happy family
a sad family
What is the name of the metal they used?
Bronze
bacon
building
baseball
Buddha was known as the
angry one
enlightened one
poor one
In the Shang dynasty, what did the king use the oracle bones for?
Making decisions
Writing messages
Making fires
Passed down from parent to child
Monarch
Dynasty
Hereditary
Lord
A line of rulers of a country
Monarchy
Dynasty
Hereditary
Lord
Peasants / farmers
Buy and sell things
Collected taxes from people
Sell what they grow
From what they made.
Rulers
Buy and sell things
Don't have any wealth
Collected taxes from people
Sell what they grow
Sold what they made.
Merchants
Buy and sell things
Don't have any wealth
Collected taxes from people
Sell what they grow
Sold what they made.
Craftsmen
Buy and sell things
Don't have any wealth
Collected taxes from people
Sell what they grow
From what they made.
Servants
Buy and sell things
Don't have any wealth
Collected taxes from people
Sell what they grow
Sold what they made.
The Shang dynasty started in what region of China?
Yangtze River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Why did Shang armies have advantages over their enemies?
Size of Army
Well-Trained Military Leaders
Bronze weapons
Gunpowder
What often happened to a slave when his master died?
He would be set free.
He would be sacrificed for his master.
He would inherit the master's wealth.
He would be traded to a new master.
What item did Shang kings use to tell the future?
Oracle Bones
Tea Leaves
Tarot Cards
Crystal Ball
Which dynasty took over after the fall of the Shang?
Qin
Han
Zhou
Ming
What was the Capital of the Shang Dynasty?
Beijing
Hong Kong
Aanyang
Tianjin
The Shang are best known for their works of __________.
Iron
Gold
Copper
Bronze
What is a line of rulers that belongs to the same family?
Dynasty
Heiroglyphics
Empire
Democracy
Which was the first dynasty in Ancient China?
Shang
Zhou
Han
Confucius
Some of the early chinese writing was discovered on
mud bricks
papyrus
cattle and sheep bones
stone
Shang rulers consulted ________ ________ before making important decisions. They had priests study the pattern of the cracks as they heated them with fire.
oracle bones
official soldiers
bamboo shoots
silk scarves
China's most famous scholar whose teachings about government changed China forever was
Lay Zie
Confucius
Xian
Huang He
Which physical feature covers much of the north of China?
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Plateau of Tibet
Himalayas
Which of the following is the Shang Dynasty NOT known for:
Establishing social structure
Creating a system of writing
Developing wheeled chariots
Utilizing feudalism
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
Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?
Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow
Planned cities, papyrus, wheel
Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit
Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0
Confucianism focused on
Following the vedas of hinduism
The yin and yang
worshipping more than one god
Respecting rulers and elders
Which Dynasty? Buddhism was brought to China from India
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Why is the Huang He known as "China's Sorrow"?
The floods from the river killed many people and ruined harvests.
The yellow color of the river reminded them of the setting sun.
Many people drowned from boating accidents.
The river often dried up and the people went without water.
Family members from past generations that the Chinese believed to have magical powers to punish or help people.
Revenants
Kinsfolk
Relatives
Ancestors
What is a valuable cloth that was originally only made in China?
Brocade
Velvet
Lace
Silk
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
Keep invaders out
Separate poor from rich
Keep slaves in
All of the countries built walls
Whose teachings inspired Buddhism?
Buddah
Confucious
Lao Tzu
Buddhi
Which Dynasty? multiplication tables are written
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Which Dynasty? Paper is invented
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Which Dynasty? invents iron casting
Shang Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Han Dynasty
