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Qin, Han, Eastern Philosophies

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long did the Qin Dynasty last?
a)
600 years
b)
800 years
c)
10,000 generations
d)
15 years
2.
What caused the Qin Dynasty to collapse?
a)
foreign invasion
b)
rebellion
c)
disease
d)
drought/famine
3.
What did Qin Shi Huangdi have created for him so he could rule in his afterlife?
a)
terra cotta army
b)
Great Wall
c)
Shaolin Temple
d)
pyramid
4.

Which philosophy did the Qin dynasty follow?

a)

Confucius

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

5.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of legalism?

a)

Strict laws

b)

Strong government

c)

Harsh punishments

d)

Focus on the family

6.

What did the Qin build to improve China's water system?

a)

Roads

b)

Dams

c)

Canals

d)

Harbors

7.

The Great Wall was built to

a)

Keep Chinese citizens from leaving China

b)

Protect China from Indian invaders

c)

Keep out nomads to China's north and west

8.
Which Dynasty came directly before the Qin Dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Xia
c)
Zhou
d)
Han
9.
largest public works project put in place by Shi Huangdi
a)
Great Pyramid
b)
Shaolin Temple
c)
Taj Mahal 
d)
Great Wall
10.

Which of these did Qin Shi Huangdi NOT accomplish?

a)

common currency

b)

single written language

c)

development of gunpowder

d)

divided China into 36 provinces

11.
to ban ideas found to be dangerous or offensive
a)
censor
b)
Legalism
c)
standardize
d)
quit
12.
Qin Shi Huangdi buried 460 scholars alive for disobeying his rules.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
The First Emperor of China
a)
Liu Bang
b)
Shi Huangdi
c)
Wu Wang
d)
Confucius
14.

What did Shi Huangdi do to unify China during his reign?

a)

Abolished feudalism and created military districts

b)

Built the Great Wall and completed irrigation projects

c)

Standardized measurements and created uniform currency

d)

All of the above

15.

What was the major contribution of the Qin Dynasty to Chinese literature?

a)

The creation of the first dictionary

b)

The standardization of Chinese script

c)

The compilation of the Five Classics

d)

The writing of the Art of War

16.

Which of the following is a core belief in legalism?

a)

5 key relationships are necessary for a strong China.

b)

Government should stay out of the lives of the people.

c)

A strong leader and a strong government are needed to create social order.

d)

Superior and inferior relationships.

17.

How did Qin Shi Huang regain control of the government?

a)

He took land away from nobles and forced them to live at the capital.

b)

He doubled the size of his personal army.

c)

He executed all of the nobles and put new people in their positions.

18.

What was Emperor Wudi's great accomplishment during the Han dynasty?

a)

He expanded China through war and conquest.

b)

He supervised many important inventions.

c)

He brought Daoism to China.

19.

Civil servants were chosen based on

a)

status

b)

military ability

c)

knowledge

d)

where you live

20.
A civil servant is a ____________________________________.
a)
person who is kind
b)
person who works for the government
c)
another name for emperor
d)
priest
21.
Series of trade routes connecting China to the rest of the world
a)
The Great Royal Road
b)
The Royal Road
c)
The Kings Road
d)
The Silk Road
22.
When a single group controls the production of a good or service
a)
economics
b)
monopoly
c)
envoy
d)
cuisine
23.

The dynasty that created the Civil Service Exam

a)

Qin Dynasty

b)

Han Dynasty

24.

Which of the following best describes the situation in China when Emperor Qin was born?

a)

China had a prime minister

b)

China was a unified country

c)

China was split into North and South

d)

China was divided up into 7 major states

25.

Which belief system believed that people should let things flow naturally?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

26.

Which belief system supported family order?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

27.

Confucianists believed that elders should serve as _______________________ for younger people.

a)

bosses

b)

slaves

c)

role models

d)

chefs

28.

Who is considered to be the founder of Daoism?

a)

Confucius

b)

Lao Tzu

c)

Sun Tzu

d)

Mao Zedong

29.

Daoists emphasized the importance of ____________ and ___________.

a)

peace, harmony

b)

punishment, strictness

c)

rules, restrictions

d)

kings, queens

30.

There is a big emphasis on _______________ in Daoist beliefs.

a)

balance

b)

zen

c)

meditation

d)

yoga

31.
What's the name of this symbol?
a)
Moksha
b)
Yin-Yang
c)
Nirvana
d)
Eightfold Path 
32.
Believes that peace can be achieved through five basic relationships.
a)
Confucianism
b)
Taoism
c)
Legalism
33.
Respect for elders, good government and social order represent the basic beliefs of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Legalism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Daoism
34.

The invention of paper improved Chinese writing by all of the following except

a)

less expensive

b)

more expensive

c)

absorbed the ink better

d)

easier to bind into a book

35.

A bureaucracy is

a)

a large organization with one ruler who makes up all of the rules

b)

a large organization that has rules that each group follows

c)

a large organization where only government officials make up the rules for everyone else to follow

d)

None of the Above

36.

How did the Han manage to build up such a large army?

a)

They hired soldiers from other countries and paid them very well.

b)

They forced all adult men and women to serve in the army.

c)

They bought slaves to fight their wars, in order to spare the lives of their own people.

d)

They required all men between the ages of 25 and 60 to serve in the army.

37.

Which of the Five Relationships does not have a superior and inferior?

a)

Ruler to subject

b)

Father to Son

c)

Husband to wife

d)

Older Brother to Younger Brother

e)

Friend to Friend

38.

One way that a person in China could move up the social ladder was through

a)

education

b)

increased wealth

c)

demonstrating superior warrior skills

d)

trade

39.

Which products did the Chinese have a monopoly on?

a)

tea and gemstones

b)

pearls and fur

c)

silk and porcelain

d)

wool and sugar cane

40.

What was the main job of a superior in relationships, according to the philosophy of Confucianism?

a)

to set a virtuous example

b)

to punish those who do wrong

c)

to pay for their children's education

d)

to exhibit loyalty

41.

Approximately how long did the Han Dynasty last?

a)

20 years

b)

100 years

c)

400 years

d)

1000 years

42.
Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
43.
Confucius is credited with stating  the "Golden Rule".  What is that?
a)
what goes around comes around
b)
speak no evil
c)
Honor your elders
d)
treat others as you would like to be treated.
44.

The Daoist sacred text is the ________

a)

Tripitaka

b)

Tao Te Ching

c)

Torah

d)

Quran

45.
Confucius was born in China during the Zhou dynasty.  At the time of his birth, how did many Chinese view their emperor?
a)
They thought he had lost the Mandate of Heaven because of all the turmoil and civil war.
b)
They loved him and thought he was doing a wonderful job.
c)
They revered him.  They thought he should stay emperor until his death.
d)
They disliked him, but did not see justification to get rid of him.
46.

Which of these would be an example of someone engaging in a Daoist practice?

a)

Mr. Viner being worried about getting to work on time

b)

Mr. Toole being upset that Mr. Gould stole his lunch again

c)

Mr. Gould stopping to listen to the birds and still his mind (while eating Mr. Toole's lunch)

d)

Mr. Covell being angry at someone for taking forever at a red light

47.

Daoism believes we should use _______________ to help us find peace within ourselves.

a)

nature

b)

the 5 relationships

c)

the 4 Noble Truths

d)

harsh punishments

48.

According to Daoism, the chi means that

a)

the afterlife can be achieved through ancestor worhship

b)

there is a life force in everything

49.

What was the system of government during the Zhou Dynasty?

a)

Feudalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Communism

50.

What caused the decline of the Zhou Dynasty?

a)

Feudal lords fighting

b)

Foreign invasion

c)

Natural disasters

d)

Economic collapse