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Ancient China Test
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Name:
22 multiple choice
8 Map
50 Short Answer
Please complete your answers on scantron.
1. Emperors are responsible for
a) overseeing the nobles
b) receiving land for service to the king
c) fighting for their rights
d) ensuring everyone is equal
e) rents land from nobles
2. The proper social order is
a) Shi, Nong, Gong, Shang
b) Shang, Gong, Nong, Shi
c) Officials, Farmers, Artisans, Merchants
d) B and c
e) a and c
3. In China, the poorest farmer was regarded as the more important and respected
than the richest trader or merchant because
a) they were isolated by choice
b) they were isolated geographically
c) they did not rely on others for trade
d) all of the above
e) b and c
4. Confucius lived during the reign of the
a) Shang Dynasty
b) Han Dynasty
c) Zhou Dynasty
d) Proch Dynasty
e) Qin Dynasty
5. The dynasty that banned Confucius’ teachings and burned his books was the
a) Shang Dynasty
b) Han Dynasty
c) Zhou Dynasty
d) Xia Dynasty
e) Qin Dynasty
6. Which dynasty ruled for the longest period of time?
a) Zhou
b) Qin
c) Sui
d) Sung
e) Xia
7. Which dynasty ruled for the shortest period of time?
a) Zhou
b) Qin
c) Sui
d) Sung
e) Xia
8. Paper was invented during which dynasty?
a) Zhou
b) Qin
c) Han
d) T’ang
e) Shang
9. The two most prized materials in Ancient China were
a) Jade and Silver
b) Silver and Bronze
c) Bronze and Jade
d) Rubies and Jade
e) Bronze and Copper
10. During which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
a) Zhou
b) Qin
c) Han
d) T’ang
e) Shang
11. In 6000 B.C.
a) the Shang dynasty began
b) the Xia dynasty was said to exist
c) the first oracle bones are used
d) first farmers settle in the Huang He valley
e) Han dynasty falls
12. In 581 AD
a) China is reunited under the Sui dynasty
b) First farmers settle in the Huang He Valley
c) Han dynasty comes to power
d) The state of Qin overpowers other states
e) Qin orders the construction of the Great wall of China
13. In 215 BC
a) Qin orders the construction of the Great wall of China
b) Shang are overthrown by the Zhou
c) Beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period
d) Qin Shi Huangdi dies
e) Confucius is born
14. In 210 BC
a) Qin orders the construction of the Great wall of China
b) Shang are overthrown by the Zhou
c) Beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period
d) Qin Shi Huangdi dies
e) Confucius is born
15. In 2100 BC
a) china is reunited under the Sui dynasty
b) there are no written records of the Xia dynasty
c) Northern China is conquered by Mongols
d) Papermaking is invented
e) Early humans live in parts of China
16. Two of China’s most important rivers are the
a) Huang He and the yellow river
b) The Chang Jiang and the Long river
c) The Yellow River and the Yangtze river
d) The Yangtze river and the long river
e) None of the above
17. The yellow river is received its name by
a) peasants finding gold in 2100 BC
b) it empties into the sea of gold
c) the coloured silt it picks up from the deserts
d) it was a popular place for urination
e) it begins in the mountains near yellow spear trees
18. A dynasty is
a) Ms. Proch’s mad teaching skills
b) A series of rulers from different families
c) A series of rulers from the same family
d) A series of rulers with an abundance of money an power
e) A scribe who interprets the oracle bones
19. The person responsible for first forming the Great Wall of China was
a) Confucius
b) Zhang Heng
c) Li Bo
d) Ho Hey you belong with me my sweetheart
e) Shi Huangdi
20. China received its name from
a) the fine china it created from porcelain
b) it is shaped like a chin
c) the Qin King
d) no one knows
e) Confucius
21. The great wall was first built because
a) people wanted it to be seen from space
b) they wanted defense from an attack
c) it was by accident
d) it does not exist for sure
e) Confucius granted those who worked on it immortality
22. The Great wall of China we see today is a result of
a) Ming construction
b) Qin King’s construction
c) Han’s construction
d) Mongol construction
e) Shang construction
Ancient China Map
Please locate the following on the map:
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Huang He
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
Yellow sea
Qinling mountains
Plateau of Tibet
Himalayas
India
Pacific ocean
Short Answers:
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1) The Shang and Zhou dynasties ruled China using the feudal system. Fill in the
missing information on the diagram below, using the statements from the box.
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 Owns all the land
 Rents from the nobles
 Fights for ruling noble
 Does not deal directly with the king
 Receives profits from land
 Does not receive profit from the land
Emperor
Noble
Peasant
2) Describe what an oracle bone is and how it worked.
3) Explain who Confucius was, and what he was famous for? /3
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4) Explain what Qin Shi Huangdi was like and responsible for. /4
5) Explain the building of the Great Wall of China. Who built it and why, and who
continued or discontinued to build it and why.
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6) Remember your 14 aspects of culture? You choose how you’d like to fill in the
box. Choose 5 out of the 14 aspects of culture and name two examples of each
for a total of 10 marks.
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Aspects of Culture
Example
Example
7) Decide what boxes you would like to fill out, but you must have a total of 14.
Topic
Tea
Terra Cotta
soldiers
Forbidden City
Zheng He
Chop sticks
Marco polo
Great wall
Huang Ho River
I learned…
I learned…
8) Social 9 is all about worldviews. Studying the past allows us to see how others lived,
and wonder why the made the decisions they did. In your opinion, what is of value the
Ancient Chinese achieved/practiced, and what did you find primitive or did not agree
with?
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