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Ancient China super-quiz
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1
The Silk Road followed
A route further South than original settlers
A mixed route through various terrain
The same routae as the original settlers took
A single track through certain cities
2
The BEST water comes from
wells
None of these
mountain springs
streams
3
During the journey, travellers on the Silk Road might have seen piles of (human) skeletons
False
True
4
Where Chinese people fit in the social structure was decided by birth
True
False
5
When people died (regularly), roosters were brought to the Wall to honour the dead
True
False
6
Since ancient times, Chinese people have believed that tea
Calms your nerves, helps you sleep
Makes you have crazy dreams
Cures cancer
helps with digestion and settles the tummy
7
The Silk Road was like an ancient version of the internet because
People used it for buying a nd selling
People used it for communication over long distances
All of these
People used it for information and learning other cultures
8
The Great Wall is estimated to have taken
none of these
one hundred thousand people to build it
five hundred thousand people to build it
one million people to build it
9
The process of making tea
starts with selecting the right water
has many steps
Is just as important as drinking it
All of these
10
The animals used to carry goods for sale were oxen and goats
True
False
11
The whole terracotta army is 4,000 soldiers
True
False
12
A camel was worth
14 bolts of silk
A kilogram of tea
None of these
$5000
13
The Great Wall
is about 3m wide, enough for one chariot for the emperor
is just wide enough for 3 people to walk side by side on top of it
None of these
is about 6m wide, enough to drive 2 chariots side by side
14
In fact, the Great Wall has a nickname
The Great Walk of shame
The Long Graveyard
Most Dangerous Construction ever
The Great Wall of China teacups
15
The Great Wall was a very safe project and no workers were injured
True
False
16
Items taken from China at the start of the journey were
woven rugs
Silk and tea
metal engraved art
Jade and porcelain
17
A person's class
Gave them lots of respect, or little, automatically
could change in some rare cases
Determined how much money they had
All of these
18
While building the wall, many workers died and are buried inside it
True
False
19
Tea is first mentioned in history
hundreds of years ago in Britain
In a book by Jamie Oliver
in 2737BCE
5,000 years ago in China
20
The Silk Road was further South because
None of these
To avoid raiders / bandits
It had more beautiful views
It was an easier journey
21
Ancient Chinese people migrated from the North Pole
False
True
22
The Great Wall of China
is 21000km long
Was first built / started by Emperor Han
is 1000m long
Was first built / started by Emperor Qin
23
The Silk Road went through
Plains
Mountains
Desert areas
All of these
24
Ancient history starts
before any civilisations formed
where pre-historic times ends
at about 3500BCE
when people had really white beards
25
According to legend, tea was "discovered" by accident
False
True
26
Early settlers were
a single homogenous group
already led by government
a bunch of families, led by senior family members
advanced communities
27
Chinese people also believe that tea helps us live longer, maybe even achieving immortality
True
False
28
It happened when
a camellia blossom fell into a pot
both of these
neither of these
Emperor Shen was boiling water
29
Travel on the Silk Road would have been enjoyable and comfortable
False
True
30
Words that describe Silk Road travel could be
Interesting, fun, good exercise
Boring, lonely, exhausting
31
In ancient China, farmers were more respected than traders and bankers
False
True
32
The peasant farmers were
The Shang
the Shi
The Gong
The Nong
33
When they arrived they found it easiest to settle
along rivers
in the mountains
on the plains
in the desert
34
Traders would constantly go back and forth, journey after journey, because it was their job
True
False
35
Under the Emperor, the "noble" class was
The Gong
The Shang
The Nong
The Shi
36
Another way of stopping bandits from interfering with trade was
To take security guards with you on your travels
To travel in groups
All of these
To extend the Great Wall further to the West
37
In ancient China, traders and bankers made more money than farmers
False
True
38
Tea has
Inspired poets to create famous poems
Inspired artists to paint great works
Inspired modern sumo wrestling
Inspired American footballers
39
Actually, they migrated from
Africa
None of these
Australia
Europe
40
The terracotta army
was made in separate moulds then each soldier assembled
took 700,000 workers to build
all of these
was originally pained in bright colours
41
The Chinese word/s for the Great Wall are actually cháng chéng
None of these
meaning walls, plural
meaning towers
meaning Long City
42
The tradespeople, craftsmen and artists were
The Gong
The Nong
The Shang
The Shi
43
Tea also
Has spiritual meaning
Has "Zen" qualities for Buddhists
All of these
Is part of religious ceremonies
44
Emperor Qin built the terracotta army
none of these
to decorate his tomb
to protect him in the afterlife
to block Mongol invaders
45
Slaves
could work super hard to be freed and become farmers
could do whatever they liked, whenever they chose
had as much money as peasant farmers
None of these is true
