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Unit 5: Ancient China 2024
Unit 5: Ancient China 2024
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1
What was the yellow silt found in the Huang He called?
Papyrus
Canary Sand
Loess
Lola
2
Qin Dynasty Accomplishments
Started the Great Wall
Standardized roads and coins
Paper
Terracotta warriors
3
Legalism is the belief of being at harmony with nature.
True
False
4
The physical geography around China affected Chinese civilization by:
Easy to invade by Nubians
Easy to trade
Easy to invade the U.S.
Creating Barriers
5
The process by which dynasties gain and lose power is known as
Matriarchal Society
Power of Dynasties
Dynastical transfer
Dynastic Cycle
6
In the Shang dynasty, special priests used these to tell the future.
pictographs
hieroglyphics
oracle bones
artifacts
7
In which region did China’s earliest civilizations develop?
Himalaya Mountains
Tibetian Plateau
Yellow River Valley
Gobi Desert
8
What made philosophers look to create peace in ancient China?
The Warring States Period
New iron weapons
The Mandate of Heaven
The Zhou Dynasty
9
How did China's physical geography help isolate the early Chinese dynasties?
The Great Wall blocked travel
It was easy for people from the North to invade
Mountains and deserts made overland travel very difficult
It was easy for the people from the West to invade
10
Which of the following best defines Confucianism?
strict laws and punishments to force people to behave
respect for your elders, parents, and/or authority
looks for harmony with nature or with the whole world
11
How did the Zhou dynasty gain the Mandate of Heaven?
killed Shang warriors who refused to surrender.
served only the interests of the rich.
the Zhou were victorious over the Shang.
served only the interests of the educated.
12
What did Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism have in common?
Similar Techniques
Similar Strategies
Similar Goals
Similar Methods
13
What period followed the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty?
Shang Dynasty
Mandate of Heaven
Warring States Period
Qin Dynasty
14
What were the three philosophies developed in ancient China?
Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism
Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism
Pentecostalism, Adventism, Judaism
Rastafari, Confucianism, Mormonism
15
The belief that the authority to rule came from one's ancestors is called
Monotheism
Mandate of Heaven
Legalism
Terrace Farming
16
Which of the following did Shi Huangdi NOT do to maintain control of China?
lower taxes
build the Great Wall
murder Confucian scholars
burn Confucian books
17
Which of the following shows that Shi Huangdi was a follower of Legalism?
He insisted that Chinese people respect nature.
He provided landowners with more land for farming.
He created a strong government with strict laws.
He encouraged people to always act decently.
18
The development of civil service examinations reflect the influence of
Daoism
Shintoism
Legalism
Confucianism
19
The Shang Dynasty developed along what river?
Indus River
Nile River
Huang He
Yangtze
20
Confucianism and legalism developed in China as a result of...
Some dudes taking themselves way too sesriously
disorder caused by Mongol Conquest
The rejection of Christianity
the chaos of the Warring States period
21
Which of the following describes a dynasty?
A military leader who becomes a full time leader
A building that is used as a temple
A series of rulers who are all from the same family
A city that functions as an independent country
22
Which was the first dynasty to rule China?
Zhou
Han
Qin
Shang
23
In China, civil service exams reflected Confucian principles of good government.
False
True
24
Why were Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism developed when they were?
because the Zhou dynasty wanted to maintain its power
because there were such good schools in China at the time
because the Zhou dynasty wanted to maintain feudal system
because there was so much disorder in China at the time
25
Daoism does NOT incorporate the following
Balance
Nature
Punishment
Harmony
26
According to Legalism, what is one key to a well-run society?
by letting people vote for leaders
by enforcing strict laws
by limiting people's freedom
by claiming approval from heaven
27
Which of the following best describes Legalism?
looks for harmony with nature or with the whole world
strict laws and punishments to force people to behave
respect for your elders, parents, and/or authority
28
What is the name of the mountain range that separates the Chinese and Indus civilizations?
Indus
Himalayas
Ganges
Bangladesh
29
This philosophy was adopted by Shi Huangdi
Confucianism
Legalism
Daoism
Buddhism
30
Confucianism teaches all of the following EXCEPT:
emphasis on education
ancestor worship
Harmony with nature
filial piety
31
Legalism taught that humans were naturally
law abiding
disrespectful
selfish
good
32
The last 500 Years of the Zhou Dynasty was known as
Warring States Period
A Golden Age
An Industrial Revolution
A Time of Peace
33
Why was China isolated from other ancient cultures?
The Persians didn't care about them.
It was proud of it's superiority.
Geographic features provided natural barriers.
No one wanted anything they had.
34
The dynasty that unified all of China, the Great Wall and adhered to Legalism.
Ch'in (Qin)
Chou (Zhou)
Shang
Taoists
35
The earliest form of writing and communication found in ancient China were
Hieroglyphics
Oracle Bones
Rosetta Stone
Cuneiform
36
WHO WAS ANCIENT CHINA’S 1ST GREAT THINKER AND TEACHER?
Confucius
Shang
Dao
Buddha
37
The philosophy of Laozi, became known as
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Hinduism
38
Shi Huangdi was the leader of which Chinese dynasty?
Shang
Zhou
Han
Qin
39
The Qin Dynasty
all of these
lost power during the Warring States Period.
was the first dynasty in Chinese history.
united China under the rule of one government.
40
A geographic feature that inhibit movement into or out of a region is a
Isolator
Monsoon
Unnatural Barrier
Natural Barrier
41
Confucianism is a religion that began in ancient China and has many gods.
True
False
42
The dynasty that unified all of China, the Great Wall and adhered to Legalism.
Taoists
Chou (Zhou)
Ch'in (Qin)
Shang
43
The river who's nickname is "China's Sorrow" is
Yangtze
Hu Nan
Indus
Huang He
44
What would be considered a sign that Mandate of Heaven had been lost by a dynasty?
excessive flooding
peace
low taxes
good harvest
45
Which of the following is not one of the 5 relationships of Confucianism?
Master to Slave
Friend to Friend
Ruler to Subject
Brother to Brother
46
Showing respect for your elders and maintaining family responsibilities is known as
Hajj
Animism
Filial Piety
Nirvana
47
The ancient Chinese believed in many gods. Ancient China had a
_________________
religion.
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Buddhist
Christian
48
Legalism said that people would follow rulers if they would set a good example.
False
True
49
The ancient Chinese viewed foreigners as barbarians. This is an example of
Materialism
Cultural Diffusion
Ethnocentrism
Imperialism
50
Which of the following best describes Daoism?
looks for harmony with nature or with the whole world
respect for your elders, parents, and/or authority
strict laws and punishments to force people to behave
51
Daoism encouraged people to follow the way of nature.
True
False
52
Legalism said that people would follow rulers if they would set a good example.
True
False
53
The following image represents the Chinese belief in all of the following EXCEPT:
the need for a ruler to have strong protection
importance of the king
the existence of an afterlife
monotheism
54
Chinese farmers adapted to the mountainous geography in the south by:
Creating fishing communities.
Creating new tools.
Creating terraced farms.
Farming wheat.
55
Legalism was obeying a ruler because you ___ him
idolized
hated
feared
respected
56
Chinese geography led to...
Isolation
Allies & Trading Partners
57
Confucianism emphasized the idea that
Equality should exist between all people
Individual goals are more important than the family
Harmony can be achieved if everyone fulfills their role
Salvation could be attained by prayer & meditation
58
This is when you do not trade at all, but rather, produce everything in order to survive
Self-sufficient
Inderdependent
Humble
Globally Aware
59
Legalism was obeying a ruler because you ___ him
feared
respected
idolized
hated
60
What was the purpose of terrace farming?
Provide a location for ancestor worship to take place
Make transportation across mountains easier
Increase height of mountains
Convert the Mountainous terrain into arable land
61
The following image would be used to...
teach children how to read
communicate with the ancestors
leave records of war
translate hieroglyphics
62
Confucianism and Taoism are considered philosophies because they analyze human behavior.
False
True
63
The Qin Dynasty was founded by
Sima Qian
Liu Bang
Shi Huangdi
Wang Mang
64
The Chinese practice of respecting of one's parents and elders is called
Filial Piety
Censorship
Ethnocentrism
Oracle Bones
65
Which of the following is NOT a Legalist principle?
Humans are selifish by nature
Law is more important than morality
Literacy is dangerous
A ruler must be a role model
66
Which of Confucius' relationships was based on both parties being equal?
Friend-Friend
Father-Son
Husband-Wife
Ruler-Subject
67
ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA, ANCIENT EGYPT, ANCIENT CHINA AND ANCIENT INDIA ALL DEVELOPED AROUND...
LAKES
RIVER VALLEYS
SEAS
OCEANS
68
This dynasty conquered the Shang Dynasty.
Han
Qin
Ming
Zhou
69
The ethnocentric attitudes of various Chinese emperors can be attributed to the
Interest, by Chinese Scholars in other civilizations
Cultural Isolation of China
Failure of other countries to show interest in China
great cultural diversity within China’s borders