Unit 5: Ancient China

Question 1

What is legalism?

Accepted Answer

Idea that people should be punished for bad behavior & rewarded for good

Question 2

A Chinese philosopher and teachers whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life...

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 3

Yellow, brown soil

Accepted Answer

Loess

Question 4

Which Chinese dynasty was the first to leave written records?

Accepted Answer

Shang Dynasty

Question 5

Which dynasty oversaw the building of the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

Qin Dynasty

Question 6

What did the Chinese do to control flooding?

Accepted Answer

Built Dikes

Question 7

The teachings of Confucius came to have a major effect on the Chinese government.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

A system of beliefs and values

Accepted Answer

Philosophy

Question 9

How did using one currency throughout China help to unify the economy?

Accepted Answer

It made trade easier.

Question 10

An ancient trade route between China and Europe

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 11

Became the first emperor of the Han Dynasty

Accepted Answer

Liu Bang

Question 12

A protective wall that controls or holds back water.

Accepted Answer

Dike

Question 13

Paper, the wheelbarrow, & iron farming tools were all invented during which dynasty?

Accepted Answer

The Han

Question 14

The Chinese called Confucius, Kong Fu Zi, or "Master Kong"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Chinese emperor who brought the Han Dynasty to its greatest strength

Accepted Answer

Wudi

Question 16

What was the main goal of Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

To bring order to society

Question 17

Why is Shi Huangdi a major figure in Chinese history?

Accepted Answer

He was the first emperor of China and the Qin Dynasty

Question 18

How did Chinese writing create unity?

Accepted Answer

All of China used the same kind of writing.

Question 19

What factors determined a person's status within early Chinese families?

Accepted Answer

Age and sex

Question 20

In Chinese history, divine approval was thought to be the basis of royal authority.

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 21

In what areas did the Han Dynasty make technological advancements?

Accepted Answer

The arts, medicine, and technology.

Question 22

The Chinese called the Huang River China's Sorrow because...

Accepted Answer

It flooded and destroyed property

Question 23

Why did the Chinese not want other civilizations to know how to make silk?

Accepted Answer

They did not want others to make this profitable export

Question 24

Who was the first Han Dynasty ruler?

Accepted Answer

Liu Bang

Question 25

Women were considered higher status than men in Chinese society

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

To keep northern invaders out

Question 27

The group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government.

Accepted Answer

Civil Service

Question 28

A valuable cloth, originally made in China

Accepted Answer

Silk

Question 29

What made ancient China a very isolated area?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 30

The Mandate of heaven supported a leaders right to rule his people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Which dynasty was the first known civilization in China?

Accepted Answer

Shang Dynasty

Question 32

What is Sima Qian known for?

Accepted Answer

Writing Chinese history in Historical Records

Question 33

Silkworms are earthworms that make silk.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?

Accepted Answer

Wooden scrolls, bones, and silk.

Question 35

A Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian.

Accepted Answer

Sima Qian

Question 36

Local leaders of armed groups.

Accepted Answer

Warlords

Unit 5: Ancient China

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Unit 5: Ancient China

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