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1
What caused the yellow color of the Huang He River?
animals
silt
rain
dye
2
Hieroglyphics is to ancient Egypt as __________________ is to ancient China.
cuneiform
calligraphy
capitals
hieroglyphis
3
What continent is China located on?
Asia
South America
Africa
North America
4
The Great Wall can be seen from the moon, according to Nasa
False
True
5
Buddhism believed in the idea of Yin and Yang - balance
True
False
6
What is the largest river in Ancient China?
Yangtze River
Pearl River
Yellow River
Nile River
7
Buddhism believed in Karma & achieving enlightenment
True
False
8
Fireworks were invented for Chinese 4th of July
False
True
9
Only boys could go to school in Ancient China.
True
False
10
The color of mourning in China is black.
False
True
11
What sparked the Age of Discovery?
The desire of kings and queens to gain land
The takeover of Constantinople by the Roman Empire
The closing of the Silk Road by the Ottoman Empire
A farmer finding a clay pot in his soil that led to Terracotta army
12
In Chinese mythology dragons were thought to control what?
Minds
Weather
Fire
Moon
13
All the soldiers in the Terracotta army looked the same because they were made from the same cast.
False
True
14
What disease was spread through the silk road trade route?
Bubonic Plaque
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Bubonic Plague
15
Which great piece of architecture did Ancient China build?
The Great Shield of China
The Great Wall of China
The Great Sphinx of China
The Great Pyramids of China
16
What is an oracle bone?
A bone that symbolized the Emperor
A bone that priests used to tell the future
A bone to write stories of the past on
A bone in your body
17
Who said "better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without?"
Shi Huangdi
Confucius
Emperor Qin
Bruce Lee
18
According to superstitition, during your zodiac year you will have good luck.
False
True
19
China's name was based off the Qin Dynasty and it's Emperor.
True
False
20
The ancient rulers of China were called ___________.
Obi Wan
Pharaoh
King
Emperor
21
The Emperor Shi Huangdi had the terracotta army made to protect him in the afterlife.
False
True
22
Which dynasty started the Civil Service Exams?
Ming
Sui
Tang
Han
23
Identify this contribution from ancient China.
bronze
a compass
a kite
fireworks
24
What were the 3 main religions practiced in ancient China?
Buddhism was the only religion practiced
Confucianism, Catholicism, Feudalism
Taoism, Christianity, Buddhism
Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism
25
Becoming a Civil Servant was extremely difficult. About how many out of every 100 people passed?
50
4
2
75
26
Why do some historians debate whether the Xia Dynasty was China's first?
They did not rule very long.
There is no archaeological evidence of its existence.
They did not have an emperor.
The Shang were more civilized than the Xia.
27
What was the Silk Road in Ancient China?
As a border
A route for tourists
A trade route
A road made out of silk
28
Chinese girls practiced foot-binding because large feet were thought to be most beautiful.
True
False
29
Emperor Qin (Shi Huangdi) died while on a journey to find a magic medicine that would make him live forever.
False
True
30
What is/are true about the Great Wall of China? (multiple answers possible)
It was built to keep out foreign invaders
It has been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the world.
It is over 5,000 miles long
It was built only during the Qin Dynasty.
31
The following are Chinese inventions:
Gunpowder
Rudder
Wood Block
Money
32
Select which inventions are from ancient china.
Paper
Zero
Fireworks
Abacus
33
Silk was used as paper in China before the process of using plant pulp was discovered.
False
True
34
What three barriers allowed the chinese to develop their own distinctive way of life?
Rivers
Mountains
Ocean
Desert
