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Learning Period 5 Quiz
Learning Period 5: Ancient World History
Name: ________________________________________
Date: ___________
1. China has the _____ of any country in the world.
A. largest area
B. longest river
C. largest population
D. worst weather
2. Because rice requires warm weather and a lot of moisture, where did the ancient Chinese grow rice?
A. the Chang Jiang Basins
B. the North China Plain
C. the Tibetan Plateau
D. the Northeastern Plain
3. In ancient times, why did more people settle in Inner China than in Outer China?
A. because Inner China had less flooding
B. because Inner China had fertile land
C. because Outer China had too many animals
D. because Outer China had too much rain
4. What made Shang armies especially powerful?
A. weapons made of bronze
B. weapons made of stone
C. weapons made of bones
D. weapons made of iron
5. What did Shang craftspeople and traders have in common?
A. They ranked higher than nobles.
B. They ranked higher than farmers.
C. They ranked lower than slaves.
D. They ranked lower than stonemasons.
6. Chinese characters stand for words, while English characters stand for sounds. What is one likely effect of this
difference?
A. More people learn to read Chinese than learn to read English.
B. It takes longer to learn to write Chinese than to learn to write English.
C. It takes longer to say something in Chinese than to say it in English.
D. More people learn to speak Chinese than learn to speak English.
7. What did the Shang dynasty accomplish?
A. They survived for 1,000 years.
B. They controlled all of ancient China.
C. They treated men and women as equals.
D. They remained isolated from other peoples.
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Learning Period 5 Quiz
Learning Period 5: Ancient World History
8. If two nobles from different parts of China met up during the Shang dynasty, what was the best way for them to
communicate?
A. by speaking, because they spoke the same language
B. by writing, because they wrote with the same characters
C. by trading, because they used the same type of money
D. by fighting, because they fought with the same weapons
9. What was one way the Zhou dynasty managed to keep China stable for several hundred years?
A. by claiming approval from heaven
B. by enforcing strict laws
C. by limiting people’s freedom
D. by letting people vote for leaders
10. What philosophy do the statements on this list describe?
• People are basically selfish.
• Laws must be strict and must be strictly enforced.
• Punishments for breaking laws must be harsh.
A. Confucianism
B. Daoism
C. Legalism
D. Republicanism
11. Why were Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism developed when they were?
A. because there were such good schools in China at the time
B. because the Zhou dynasty wanted to maintain its power
C. because the Zhou dynasty wanted to maintain the feudal system
D. because there was so much disorder in Peasants China at the time
12. If you wanted to create an empire, you might take lessons from Qin Shihuangdi. What is one lesson he might give
you about how you could unify different states into one country?
A. Create a new religion and make everyone follow it.
B. Create a new written language and make everyone use it.
C. Make everyone study the same subjects at school.
D. Make everyone grow and eat the same kind of food.
13. Which group of people would most likely have had the best life under the Emperor of Qin’s rule?
A. merchants
B. artists
C. peasants
D. scholars
14. What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
A. to provide work for peasants who had no jobs
B. to prevent scholars from criticizing the emperor
C. to protect the empire from invaders
D. to promote wealth among the empire’s Landowners
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Learning Period 5 Quiz
Learning Period 5: Ancient World History
15. During the Han dynasty, the Chinese were able to make swords out of iron. What was one effect of this invention?
A. They suffered fewer injuries in battle.
B. They won fewer battles against enemies.
C. They had more rebellions against the emperor.
D. They had more rebellions against the wealthy.
16. During the Han dynasty, the Chinese for the first time
A. traded silk.
B. got salt from the sea.
C. used farm animals.
D. painted with brushes.
17. Which of the following inventions had the effect of helping people communicate more easily?
A. plow
B. silk
C. stylus
D. paper
18. Sometimes when people try to accomplish one goal, they end up accomplishing another. What was Zhang Qian
trying to do when he learned about the places west of China?
A. He was trying to find a route to North America.
B. He was trying to find allies to fight the Huns.
C. He was trying to bring back slaves for the emperor.
D. He was trying to conquer land for the Han dynasty.
19. What made silk valuable?
A. Syrian wool was too itchy.
B. Indian cotton was too expensive.
C. Only the Romans wanted to buy it.
D. Only the Chinese knew how to make it.
20. What is an example of a cultural effect that trade had on the peoples that used the Silk Road?
A. China became wealthy trading silk.
B. Rome became powerful trading jade.
C. Buddhism spread from India to China.
D. Daoism spread from China to Rome.
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