WorksheetsChina Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which society uses a 12 year calendar cycle based on zodiac signs such as "year of the monkey"?
China
Egypt
Greece
Japan
Which architectural feature in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia indicates Chinese influence?
widespread use of Gothic arches
construction of pagodas
development of skyscrapers
use of adobe in building structures
The Mongols that ruled China created this dynasty.
Song
Yuan
Ming
Tang
A mountainous kingdom located in northwestern China, after the Warring States Period. This kingdom unified China and was the third dynasty in China.
Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Shang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Which of the following actions did Qin Shi Huangdi NOT do to unify China?
created currency to use in trade
built the Grand Canal to connect trade rivers that ran west to east
started to build the Great Wall of China
created the Terracotta Army
built roads across the empire
Identify the peninsula circled between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan on the map. Which pair of countries occupy this landform?
China and South Korea
Japan and North Korea
Japan and South Korea
North Korea and South Korea
Which agricultural innovation during the Song Dynasty most directly increased rural wealth by enabling two harvests per year?
Faster-growing rice from Vietnam
Expanded market towns network
Terraced hillside farming
Irrigation canals with lock-gates
A merchant navigating coastal waters in the Song era needed reliable direction at sea. Which technology would most improve this task, and why?
Water-powered clocks, to time cargo loading
Woodblock printing, to copy ship manifests
Gunpowder, to signal ports with fireworks
Magnetic compass, to determine consistent routes
Ethnocentrism (the belief that Chinese culture was superior to others) in the Song period most likely increased because of which condition?
Mass migration of European traders settling inside Song cities
Declining direct exposure to Central and Western Asian cultures
Government campaigns requiring multicultural education nationwide
Expanded contact with Middle Eastern merchants and scholars
Which factor most directly contributed to the final collapse of the Southern Song in 1279?
Total economic isolation from maritime trade
Mongol conquest under the ruler Kublai Khan
Civil war between Northern and Southern governors
Loss of gunpowder technology to rival states
Which two geographic features most likely facilitated movement of people and goods within China during the Song Dynasty?
Plateau of Tibet and Gobi Desert
Pacific Ocean and Himalayas
Taklamakan Desert and Himalayas
Huang He and Yangtze River
Gobi Desert and Taklamakan Desert
A researcher wants to answer: How did long-distance trade during the Song Dynasty lead to economic changes in China? Which source is most relevant?
Records that European merchants sold everyday goods to Chinese citizens
Records that Song merchants sold goods mainly in Chinese cities
Records that European demand increased production of Chinese luxury goods
Records that Song production rose as population increased
Use the map of China’s geographic features. Which statement explains how physical geography could isolate the Song Dynasty?
Rivers created barriers that blocked internal travel
Plateaus forced farmers to move into coastal cities
Lowlands made invasion from the north inevitable
Deserts and mountains hindered cross-border interaction
Oceans prevented any maritime trade from developing
Refer to the map of natural barriers. Which set lists three natural barriers of China?
Plateau of Tibet, Yellow Sea, South China Sea
Gobi Desert, Himalayas, Taklamakan Desert
Yangtze River, Huang He, Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean, North China Plain, Sichuan Basin
Huang He, Loess Plateau, Grand Canal
When could an emperor in ancient China be legitimately overthrown under the Mandate of Heaven?
When foreign envoys refused diplomatic relations
When merchants gained more wealth than nobles
When natural disasters and misrule signaled loss of favor
When new irrigation systems increased grain output
When urban populations exceeded rural populations
Which item was most important to the development of China’s wealth in trade during the Song period?
Silk
Cotton
Porcelain
Spices
In the Chinese social hierarchy, which group held the highest status?
Artisans
Farmers
Merchants
Landowning aristocrats
Which philosophy is based on the teachings of Confucius?
Buddhism: end suffering through the Middle Way
Legalism: people are evil; harsh laws ensure duty
Daoism: abandon desires; follow nature’s guiding force
Confucianism: rulers set examples; duty brings harmony
This philosophy was created from the teachings of Laozi:
Confucianism: rulers set examples; duty brings harmony
Mohism: universal love and merit-based rule
Daoism: abandon desires; follow nature’s guiding force
Legalism: people are evil; harsh laws ensure duty
This philosophy was introduced by Hanfeizi:
Shamanism: worship spirits through ritual leaders
Daoism: abandon desires; follow nature’s guiding force
Confucianism: rulers set examples; duty brings harmony
Legalism: people are evil; harsh laws ensure duty
Confucius was a famous ______ in ancient China.
philosopher
emperor
military leader
god
Which river did the earliest Chinese civilizations originate around?
Chang Jiang River
Nile River
Tigris River
Yangtze River
Which innovation increased rice production in Song China by enabling two harvests per year?
Irrigated sorghum paddies
Rotating barley crops
Terraced millet fields
Quick-maturing Champa rice
What technology spread widely for official documents during the Song era?
Clay tablet etching
Silk paper weaving
Movable type bronze
Woodblock printing
Which tool, long used in China, was first employed in sea navigation during the Song period?
Magnetic compass
Sextant star finder
Quadrant sun gauge
Astrolabe ring dial
Which art forms flourished in Song China according to museum sources?
Calligraphy and pottery wheels
Epic theater and frescoes
Bronze statues and mosaics
Lyrical songs and paintings
Which ocean borders East Asia near the Song homeland on trade maps?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Southern Ocean
Which ocean lies to the east of Japan?
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
The Zhou dynasty claimed this principle gave them the right to rule
Divine Right of Kings
Manifest Destiny
turtle bones said so
Mandate of Heaven
Qin Shihuangdi helped to unify China by creating which dynasty?
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
This is the most explosive of all Tang dynasty achievements...
gunpowder
paper
silk
acupuncture
The first people to practice the art of origami learned it by
Reading books
Trade
Families teaching it from one generation to the next
What does Origami mean??
folding laundry
folding paper
cutting paper
gluing paper
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by...
reading the ancient texts
serving in government jobs
living in harmony with nature
working hard to become wealthy
Filial piety is a major feature of which system of thought influential in China?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
What is the main idea of filial piety in Confucian teachings?
Children should focus on becoming independent from their families
Children must respect, obey, and care for their parents and elders
Parents should treat all children equally
Families should divide property equally among all family members
Which philosophy came from China and was later adopted by Japanese warriors because it emphasized obedience and social harmony?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Shintoism
Which of the following achievements were not made by a Chinese Dynasty
Germ theory
Invention of paper
Use of the compass
Gothic Cathedrals
Discovery of the Ameicas
True or False: Japanese writing was adopted from/influenced by Chinese Writing
True
False
Which of the following BEST explains why China isolated itself from the rest of the world during the Ming Dynasty?
The Chinese government was broke from their expensive building projects and couldn't afford to travel
The Chinese military had been defeated in Egypt
The Chinese government wanted new products from Europe
They did not want foreign influences in China
A mountainous kingdom located in northwestern China, after the Warring States Period. This kingdom unified China and was the third dynasty in China.
Sui Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
How did natural barriers benefit China?
They prevented China from trading with other civilizations
They made it impossible for Chinese farmers to grow crops
They caused frequent floods and made it impossible to grow crops
They protected China from invasions and allowed civilization to develop with relative security.
Select the correct order of the following dynasties:
Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming
Ming, Tang, Yuan, Song
Song, Ming, Tang, Yuan
Which belief system promotes living in harmony with nature?
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
