Why is the Yellow River called the Yellow River?

Due to sediment in the river that looks yellow

What does the term dynasty mean?

A set of rules form the same family

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1
Which of these is a Chinese invention ?
candles
automobile
paper
pliers
2
Who was China's first real emperor?
Qin Qianlong
Qin Kublai Khan
Qin Shi Huangdi
Qin Kangxi
3
Why were rivers important to farmers?
Animals
Rich soil
Irrigation
A and B are correct
4
Which emperor first started to construct the Great Wall
Wudi
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Lao Zetian
5
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
To keep missionaries out of the country
To keep the Chinese people in their cities
To make Europeans jealous of China's power
To keep invaders out
6
Why is the Yellow River called the Yellow River?
The Yellow River was given its name by the ruler of the Han
Monsoons pull in yellow water from the Yellow Sea
Due to the pollution from the Silk Road
Due to sediment in the river that looks yellow
7
What river would you find early Chinese civilizations developing near?
Blue River
Yellow River
Indus River
Xi River
8
The Chinese invented...
Silk
Paper
Compass
All of the above are correct
9
The Great Wall of China was built using the labor of which group?
farmers
aristocrats
soldiers
nomads
10
What does the term dynasty mean?
The lowest class of people in China
A set of rulers from different families
A set of rules form the same family
A religious group of people like Monks
11
Ancient China was located in...
Central America
Europe
South America
Asia
12
Confucius believed that society would do well is everyone did their...
prayers
duty
jobs
best
13
A network of trade routes that stretched from western China to southwest Asia is...
The Gobi Pass
The Himalayan Roads
The Spice Road
The Silk Road
14
Chinese civilizations formed around...
Ancestor worship and belief in heaven
Oracle bones
The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Rice Farming
15
Which of these was a natural barrier in ancient China?
Indian Ocean
Himalayan Mountains
Sahara Desert
Rocky Mountains

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