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Ancient China Unit Final
Blue-green was the color of:
Many clans held the same land for:
Ancient China Unit Final
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Many clans held the same land for:
three generations
seven generations
100 years
700 years
2
Blue-green was the color of:
death
strength
health and youth
wealth, sincerity, and marriage
3
In the I Ching, the first hexagram was:
waiting
the creative
difficulty
the army
4
In China the number one is:
yi
san
wu
er
5
Doing what we should for its own sake is the Chinese virtue of:
Righteousness
Wisdom
Benevolence
Tao
6
According to the ancient Chinese beliefs, the earth rested on a:
flat, square platform
round, hard rock
tortoise's legs
dragon's back
7
To repair the sky, Nu Kua:
used turtle legs
asked for help from the tiger
used mud and vines
rode a dragon
8
Land could not be sold without:
permission from the emperor
Tian Ming
permission of all the family's branches
a bill of sale
9
The Sung Dynasty was known for:
science and technology
figure painting, poetry, and calligraphy
standardization of money
the Silk Road opening
10
Because of the hole in the sky, the hundred rivers poured through the:
southeast
northeast
northwest
southwest
11
Chinese dragons breath:
fire and smoke
rainbows and glitter
clouds and rain
12
According to legend, the magic signs Fu Hsi copied & developed into writing were on the back of
a grocery list
a qilin
the emperor
a piece of papyrus
13
Panku, the legendary being of creation, spent how long creating the universe?
7 days
1,800 years
180 years
18,000 years
14
The feng huang was the wife of:
the bird
the tortoise
the dragon
the tiger
15
In ancient China, receiving a "phoenix letter" meant:
you were to be married
you were the chosen leader of your clan
you were madly in love
you were to be executed
16
The Great Wall was a success in that:
Imperial rule was the only form of government from then on
it kept the Chinese at home and healthy
It completely kept out invaders
17
Is the Yin or the Yang considered to be active, male, light and warm?
Yang
Yin
18
Knowledge that is shared with all is the Chinese virtue of:
Righteousness
Tao
Wisdom
Benevolence
19
What did Yi the Archer shoot down?
9 suns
9 moons
9 stars
9 clouds
20
The "King of Flowers" in china was:
the lotus
the chysanthemum
the rose
the peony
21
The god of the East was:
Kun
Yao
Xihe
Dijun
22
Emperor Qin Shihuagdi was crowned king of Qin at the age of:
30
65
13
23
23
The ancient Chinese believed harmony and order brought:
your relatives to visit
music to the universe
war
good fortune
24
The main purpose for building the Great Wall:
fence in all the peasants
to be seen by the moon
show off the emperor's power
keep the northern Mongol nomads out
25
Of the Ten Great Kings, Shun was:
ruled from 2317-2208 B.C.
overthrown by his brother
was the 7th king
had 8 sons
26
The nine Mansions is known today as:
a magic square
a city
the Great Wall
a tomb
27
The tortoise is a symbol of:
fire
ling life
earth
wood
28
Of the Ten Great Kings, K'u was:
overthrown by his brother
was the 7th king
had 8 sons
ruled from 2317-2208 B.C.
29
The Phoenix was the wife of:
the Tiger
the Tortoise
the Dragon
the Unicorn
30
Red was the color of:
dominance and strength
death and disaster
health and youth
wealth, sincerity, and marriage
31
Why did Chang E stop at the moon?
she was waiting for Yi
she had a message to deliver
she was curious
she was tired
32
The four animals that helped Panky were:
Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger, and Tortoise
Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, and Ox
Dragon, Phoenix, Tortoise, and Unicorn
Lion, Tiger, Bear, and Ohmi
33
The emperor paid for the wall by:
passing a law
selling silk on the Silk Road
forcibly selling people as slaves
taxing the people
34
The Eight Immortals were believed to live in:
the Celestial Palace
the Himalayas
the Five Sacred Mountains
the Forbidden Palace
35
Registers of the names of all the members of the clan were kept:
in a double gourd
at the Imperial Palace
secret
in a temple
36
The Earth for the Chinese was divided into how many regions?
2
7
4
9
37
During the Han Dynasty:
writing was standardized
civil service began
crossbows were first used
Marco Polo arrived in China
38
The Chariot of the suns was pulled by:
a tortoise
six dragons
Xihe
four xilinx
39
The average height of the wall was:
300 feet
13 feet
30 feet
60 feet
40
Of the Ten Great Kings, Yao Ti was:
a great sage
developer of compasses
creator of the 8 trigrams
inventor of the plow
41
To the Chinese, calligraphy was not the only means of communication between people, but
a way to collect more taxes
a form of sculpture that explained the world's beauty
a way of expressing the spirit of the universe
a way to learn history
42
The country on the northern border of China is:
Thailand
India
Mongolia
Tibet
43
the earliest writings in china were:
ideographic
pictographic
phonemic
alphabetic
44
In the I Ching, the ninth hexagram was:
the army
waiting
the creative
nurture of the small
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Panku the creator burst from:
mud
a tortoise shell
an egg
Yin and Yang
46
The Eight Immortals were said to be able to:
drink up the oceans
turn a sow's ear into a silk purse
make the wind blow with a fan
raise the dead with a fan
47
In the I Ching, the fifth hexagram was:
waiting
nurture of the small
the creative
the army
48
The ancient Chinese believed the stars:
were dragon scales
were bits of precious stones
determined human fate
wre bits of mud flung by Nu Kua
49
The wall was built of:
stone slabs
marble from Mongolia
wolf dung
small bricks
50
"Wasp waist" refers to:
bronze dragon
an insect's thorax
a court lady's figure
a defect in calligraphy
51
Mongols were highly skilled:
horseman
peasants
builders
artists
52
Yellow to the Chinese is the color of:
marriage
soil
luck
money
53
The First Emperor unified the systems of:
flood canals, sewers, and road construction
money, writing, civil services, and silk making
money, wights and measures, and writing
building, money, and civil service
54
According to the myth "Yi the Archer'" what animal lived on the moon before change E arrived?
a tiger
a unicorn
a rabbit
a tortoise
55
Yu the Great saved China from what?
hurricanes
fires
floods
earthquakes
56
Man is only a small bit in the great sweep of natural things is a belief of the Chinese virtue:
Propriety
Tao
Righteousness
Wisdom
57
The lotus was a symbol of:
purity
Loa tse
Confucious
happiness
58
Of the Ten Great Kings, Yen Ti was:
ruled from 2317-2208 B.C.
was the 7th king
had 8 sons
overthrown by his brother
59
What was your favorite section of the Unit on China?
Dynasties
The Great Wall
The Silk Road
60
During the Sung Dynasty:
porcelain was exported
Genghis Khan ruled China
writing was standardized
the Great Wall was built
61
According to the myth, what did Pan Ku use to carve the river beds?
a hoe
a shovel
a chisel
a knife
62
The dragon could become as small as a:
grain of rice
man's hand
silkworm
parasite
63
The Five Activities, or Five Elements were:
lightning, snow, rain, wind, hail
earth, fire, water, metal, wood
air, wind, rain, light, water
fire, water, wind, light, earth
64
to read well, a person had to know:
15,000 words
3,000 words
47,000 words
5,000 to 10,000 words
65
Historically, Chinese writing was first developed during:
the Qing dynasty
a dull lecture
the Qin dynasty
the Shang dynasty
66
Nobles in feudal china always married:
whom the emperor told them to
outside their hsing
a member of their hsing
their best friend
67
The traditionally most important mountain of the sacred mountains, Mt. T'ai, was in the:
north
east
south
west
68
It was believed that thunder was caused by dragons:
chasing a pearl
diving into the sea
coughing when they were sick
bowling in the Celestial Palace
69
Of the Ten Great Kings, Huang Ti was:
creator of the 8 trigrams
developer of the compass
inventor of the plow
a great sage
70
Correctness in dealing with others is the Chinese virtue of:
Benevolence
Prosperity
Wisdom
Righteousness
71
During the Han Dynasty:
the Great Wall was built
paper was invented
the Bronze age began
Emperor Qin ruled
72
Of the Ten Great Kings, Shen Nung was:
developer of the compass
inventor of the plow
creator of the 8 ttrigrams
a great sage
73
Zhujong was:
god of fire and executioner
food of the gods
the ox boy
wolf dung
74
The ancient Chinese believed the shape of the earth was
round
like a brick of the Great Wall
square and flat
unknown
75
The Great Wall was built in:
the northern part of China
the western part of China
the eastern art of China
the southern part of China
76
In the I Ching, the third hexagram was:
the difficulty
the creative
the army
nurture of the small
77
The dragon-tailed goddess, Nu Kua, created mankind out of:
vines
mud
tortoise shell
wolf dung
78
Essential kindness one person shows another is the Chinese virtue of
Propriety
Righteousness
Benevolence
Tao
79
Bamboo to the Chinese was the symbol of:
art
wealth
food
strength
80
During the Zhou Dynasty the:
Ice Age began
Iron Age began
Bronze Age began
Stone Age began
81
During the Zhou Dynasty:
Marco Polo arrived in China
crossbows were first used
writing was standardized
civil service began
82
Legend says that the wealthy and privileged of the world were:
kind and generous
created by Pan Ku
created by Nu Kua's hands
Tian Ming
83
In the cosmic Egg of Chinese creation there was
a white pearl
Emperor Yu
a red phoenix
Yin and Yang
84
Of the Ten Great Kings, Kao Yang was:
overthrown by his brother
ruled from 2317-2208 B.C.
had 8 sons
was the 7th king
85
The feng huang was a:
white tiger
black tortoise
red bird
blue-green dragon
86
The earliest known writing in China were:
unable to be read by anyone today
able to be read by poor peasants
written on cracked tortoise shell
political protests
87
The dragon was a symbol of:
guardianship and strength
Confucius
happiness and long life
Lao tse
88
Of the Ten Great Kings, Fu Hsi was:
inventor of the plow
a great sage
creator of the 8 trigrams
developer of the compass
89
On the shell of the tortoise, each row of numbers added up to:
9
14
15
13
90
The ten suns in Yi the Archer wited in the branches of the:
fusang tree
wu tung tree
bodhi tree
plum tree
91
Is Yin or Yang considered to be calm, female, dark, and cold?
Yang
Yin
92
The sun and the moon moved through the hole in the:
northwest
northeast
southwest
southeast
93
According to the myth "Yi the Archer," what creature was Chang E turned into on the moon?
a unicorn
a rabbit
a tortoise
a toad
94
In the I Ching, the seventh hexagram was:
waiting
nurture of the small
the creative
the army
95
"Wolf Smoke" meant:
the Mandarin is lying
the Mongols meal was done
an alarm
Yin and Yang