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Ancient China - WARD

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chinese wanted to keep out the Mongolians so they built large mounds of dirt and rock as barriers. These were the very beginnings of the what?

a)

The Pyramids

b)

The Temple in Jerusalem

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

Buddhist Stupas

2.
Line of rulers from the same family
a)
Legalism
b)
long Chinese line
c)
filial piety
d)
dynasty
3.

In 1279, who conquered China and established a capital at Ta-tu?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Lao Tzu

d)

Peter the Great

4.

Caravans carried precious cloth along a route called

a)

the Great Wall

b)

the Silk Road

c)

the Forbidden City.

d)

the Grand Canal.

5.
What was one of the main crops was grown in the Yellow River/Yangtze River region? 
a)
Papyrus
b)
Silt
c)
Rice
d)
Flax
6.

Pick the two main philosophies that developed in ancient china?

a)

Judaism and merit

b)

Sikhism and Koellerism

c)

Confucianism and Taoism

d)

Hinduism and Buddhism

7.
What is the purpose of the structure pictured here?
a)
It is a temple
b)
To protect China's northern border
c)
To protect China's Southern border
d)
To protect China from India 
8.

What Chinese philosophy says people should live in harmony with nature?

a)

Legalism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Christianity

9.

Ancient China was ruled by ____________.

a)

Asia

b)

Confucius

c)

Great Wall

d)

Emperors

10.

Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?

a)

Indus River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Nile River

d)

Huang He / Yellow River

11.

Which of these religions is part of the traditional Chinese belief system?

a)

Shinto

b)

Catholicism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

12.

Invaders were kept out of China by the ___________ which spanned some 4,000 miles.

a)

silk

b)

Great Wall

c)

dragons

d)

cycle of the moon

13.

During the han dynasty, they traded with the roman empire becoming very wealthy and powerful because of what main export?

a)

Cotton

b)

Wheat

c)

Silk

d)

Gold

14.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

a)

Paper, Silk, Compass

b)

Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

c)

Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

d)

Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

15.

This strong, yet smooth fabric was first made in China many years ago. It was called _______.

a)

Great Wall

b)

silk

c)

red

d)

Yellow River

16.

During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..

a)

Great Wall

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Ziggurat Temple

d)

Fleet of Zheng he

17.

During the Zhou Dynasty, the only enemy that really poised a problem was _______________.

a)

India

b)

Arabia

c)

Mongolia

d)

The Roman Empire

18.

What famous teacher was the founder of Confucianism?

a)

Lu Bang

b)

Hanfeizi

c)

Confucius

19.

The Ming dynasty is noted for

a)

developing a writing system.

b)

developing the Tao philosophy.

c)

building the oldest culture in the world.

d)

bringing China under one rule.

20.

What Dynasty was the first in China?

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Kowloon