China Part 1 Quiz (Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han) AA
Quiz by John Peters
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- Q1
The earliest civilizations in China started along the most important rivers such as the __________ river.
Rhine
Huang He
Gobi
Takla
300sRH.6-8.7 - Q2
The Shang dynasty was one of the 1st dynasties for which both written record and archaeological evidence exists to prove it existed.
truefalseTrue or False300sRH.6-8.2 - Q3
Early Chinese settlers used symbols called _________ on bones and shells to keep records.
Cuneiform
pictographs
Hieroglyphics
San skrit
300sRH.6-8.2 - Q4
Ancient China was bordered by two of the world's largest deserts. They are the ... and ... deserts.
Xianyang and Takla
Gobi and Takla
Xianyang and Yellow
Gobi and Yellow
300sRH.6-8.7 - Q5
Which mountain range serves as the geographical border between India and China?
Takla Mountains
Gobi Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Bhutanese Mountains
300sRH.6-8.7 - Q6
Nomads are tribal members...
that lead as tribal official.
that have no fixed home.
that grow crops to survive.
that make major tribal decisions.
300sRH.6-8.4 - Q7
To defend their lands from the Nomads, the Chinese...
built the Great Wall of China.
moved their capitol to Taiwan.
encouraged poet Du Fu to write to the Nomads to ease tension.
issued a series of peace treaties to the Mongols.
300sRH.6-8.3 - Q8
When the Zhou conquered the Shang in 1046 BCE, they established a system of Feudalism. This meant that...
Morality and the natural balance of relationships should be of vital importance.
Kings wanted strict punishment and positive rewards for desired behavior.
Yin and Yang must be allowed to operate as natural opposites in the world.
Kings offered Lords land in exchange for military service and the lower class produced for protection.
300sRH.6-8.4 - Q9
Why did the Warring States period begin in the Zhou dynasty?
The Xia conquered the Zhou.
The Feudal lords began to fight each other.
The Mongols attacked.
The Zhou family did not get along.
300sRH.6-8.3 - Q10
What is similar about Confucius, Laozi and Han Feizi?
They all practiced Daoism.
They all were famous warlords in the various warring states.
They were poets like Li Po or Du Fu.
They created answers to the Warring states period.
300sRH.6-8.8 - Q11
Connect the name of the dynasty with the order from oldest (1) to most recent (4).
Users link answersLinking300sRH.6-8.3 - Q12
Confucius felt that the Warring States period was a result of a lack of strict rules and a dominant leader.
falsetrueTrue or False300sRH.6-8.8 - Q13
Following the Han and Sui dynasty (Tang), what Confucius practice (not a government philosophy) did many women carry out?
The Silk Dance
Divorce
Lily-foot
Legalism
300sRH.6-8.4 - Q14
Legalism held that...
leaders should create harsh punishments and positive rewards.
humans lacked morality and needed educated.
the natural world was full of balancing opposites (yin and yang)
300sRH.6-8.4 - Q15
The Han dynasty promoted meritocracy or hiring based on education, ability and skill.
truefalseTrue or False300sRH.6-8.8
