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Ancient China Unit Exam:
Multiple Choice: Circle the letter of the correct answer
1.What is arable land?
a. land that is dry
b. land that is flooded
c. land that is rocky
d. land that is farmable
2. Confucianism is very similar to Buddhism because of its belief in living a good life. The major difference is _______________
a. they do not believe in Nirvana
b. they believe in Nirvana
c. they don’t believe living a good life will get you to Nirvana
d. all of the above
3. What would you find every 5,280 feet on the Great Wall, and what is that distance called that we still use today in the United States?
a. a horse stable; a kilometer
b. a guard tower; a mile
c. a chariot garage; a meter
d. a tomb; a yard
4. How did China’s first Emperor Qin’s ancestors kill their soldiers and servants in order to get them into their tombs?
a. by stabbing them to death
b. by poisoning them with helium
c. by poisoning them with arsenic
d. by decapitating (beheading) them
5. The Han Dynasty last from 202 BCE to 220 CE. Using the number line below, what is your answer, and how did you figure it out?
a. 478 years
b. 204 years
c. 422 years
d. 224 years
202 BCE
0
220 CE
 I figure it out by _____________________ (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing)
6. China was forced to create its “Once-child Law” because _________________________
a. it is running out of arable land to grow food to feed its people with
b. it is running out of land to build on because 90% of the country is desert and mountains
c. it makes it easier to find jobs and become successful because there are less people to compete against
d. all of the above
7. On the line, write the Ancient Chinese Dynasties that we studied in chronological (years/dates) order: Han; Qin; Shang; Zhou
_____________________ 1600 BCE – 1027 BCE
_____________________ 1027 BCE – 221 BCE
_____________________ 221 BCE – 206 BCE
_____________________ 202 BCE – 220 BCE
Short Answer: Give me everything you know about each of the topics and I will give you every point that I can.
8. Before China became “unified” it was divided into separate feudal villages.
 Describe a feudal village and why it was that China had to abandon (stop using) that system of running the country. (You may draw
but you must label and explain)
9. How did China’s number system work? Why is it an improvement over counting?
10. Who was China’s 1st Emperor and why did he make terracotta replica (copies) soldiers rather than putting actual soldiers and servants
in his tomb like his ancestors did?
11. Why did Emperor Qin’s soldiers and servants eventually rebel against him causing him to use terracotta models to place in his tomb
instead? (Hint: Confucianism)
12. What are the 2 theories for why they think each of the 8,000 warriors are different from each other?
13. In the film “Mulan”, why did her father decide not to go after her once he found out she had left to join the army?
14. What are at least 2 differences about the “Ballad of Mulan” from the Disney movie?