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Social Studies 6
Early Human Civilizations: China—Unit Test
Part 1: Unit Vocabulary
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct word from the word bank on the line. Spell the word correctly!
1._______________________ the tallest mountain range in the world; separates China from India
2._______________________ a very strong fabric; the trade of this fabric made China very wealthy
3._______________________ a very brief period of rule during China’s history; the emperor during this
time took all the power and used harsh punishments to keep his power; the Great Wall began construction
4._______________________ a famous Chinese scholar; he promoted proper behavior, family respect,
hard work and behavior
5._______________________ a philosophical system from Ancient China that promoted harmony with
nature
6._______________________ a large defensive barrier built to protect China from the Huns
7._______________________ an important river to the North of China; also called the Huang He
8._______________________ an important river to the South of China
9._______________________ people used this to justify their right to rule; Heaven chose them
10.______________________ a time period of great chaos in Ancient China; nobles fought each other,
peasants were heavily taxed, and the emperor was very weak
11.______________________ an important trade route between China and the rest of the world; very
prominent during the Han dynasty
12.______________________ a philosophical system that promotes learning, respect, obedience to
authority and family
13.______________________ a religion started in India that teaches about how to end human suffering; it
came to China during the Han dynasty by way of the Silk Road
14.______________________ an important period of time during Ancient China’s history; the country
grew much wealthier via trade; Confucianism was promoted by the government and taught in schools; trade
via the Silk Road greatly increased; people were given more rights
15.______________________ an Emperor who ruled for only 11 years; but managed to unite China under
harsh rule and severe punishments
Confucianism
Confucius
Han Dynasty
Taoism
Qin Shi Huangdi
The Great Wall
Buddhism
Zhou Dynasty
Silk
Qin Dynasty
The Silk Road
Yangtze River
Part 2: Unit Essential Questions
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct CAPITAL letter on the line.
Himalayas
Mandate of Heaven
Yellow River
16. ______ Civilization first began in China around the:
A. Yellow River
B. the Tibetan Plateau
C. the Gobi Desert
17_______ Which of the following is TRUE about the Silk Road?
A. it was very dangerous to travel
B. it brought new ideas to China from other places
C. it made China very wealthy through the trade in silk
D. all of the above
18._______ Which of the following was used in China?
A. gunpowder
B. bronze statues
C. irrigation
D. Both A and B
19._______ Which of the following best describes life during the Zhou dynasty?
A. a peaceful time, founded on respect
B. a chaotic time, filled with violence and war
C. a time with a strong central government, during which the emperor controlled all
20._______ Which of the following was a DIFFERENCE between the Qin dynasty and the Zhou
dynasty?
A. the nobles were constantly at war with one another
B. the Emperor took absolute control over the country
C. neither A nor B
21.. ______ During which of the following dynasties did China control the MOST territory?
A. the Zhou dynasty
B. the Qin dynasty
C. the Han dynasty
22. _______ The Zhou Dynasty was marked with Chaos and instability. This led to many new
philosophies EXCEPT
A. Buddhism
B. Daoism
C. Legalism
D. Confucianism
23 ._______ Buddhism was:
A. created in China
B. brought to China via the Silk Road
C. started by Laozi (Lao Tzu)
24_______ Which of the following inventions was FIRST created in China?
A. paper
B. irrigation
C. writing
25._______ Writing, weights, and money became standardized (the same) during:
A. the Zhou dynasty
B. the Qin dynasty
C. the Han dynasty
Part 3: China Map
DIRECTIONS: Answer the questions below using the map of China.
26. Which mountain range separates China from India? __________________________
27. The cities of Anyang and Luoyang are located by which river? _________________
28-29. The Yangtze River begins in western China and empties between which two
seas? __________________________ and ____________________________
30. Which modern day country is located just north of China? ____________________
31. Which desert is located north of the Huang He River? _______________________
32. What ocean is located east of China? ____________________________________
Part 4: Review Vocabulary: DIRECTIONS: Write the correct word from the word bank on the line.
Spell the word correctly, or it will be marked wrong!
33._______________________ a scientist that studies artifacts in order to learn about other cultures
34._______________________ the belief in multiple gods
35._______________________ the belief in one god
36._______________________ when people specialize in specific jobs, rather than doing everything, so
that they can get very good at one job. Societies that do this are able to do more work in this way
37_______________________ the use of ditches and canals to get the proper amount of water to crops
38._______________________ a fertile area of land, shaped like a triangle, found at the mouth of a river
39._______________________ the cosmic balance of a person’s good and bad actions; it was thought to
affect a person’s status after reincarnation
40._______________________ early system of writing found in Ancient India; from the Aryan peoples
41._______________________the earliest known system of writing; it was found in Mesopotamia
42.______________________a person in the ancient world whose job was to write down and record events
43._______________________ a type of society that raises livestock and farms crops
44._______________________ an ancient form of writing used by the Egyptians
45._______________________ a scientists that specializes in the study of people and cultures
46._______________________ societies that get all of their food by hunting wild animals and gathering
47._______________________ the oldest living religion in the world; it has evolved over thousands of
years in India
48._______________________ a social system that was introduced to India from the Aryan culture; it
divided society into several groups, with strict rules about socialization between the groups
49._______________________ the preserved remains of something that was once alive
50._______________________ an object that was made by people
51._______________________ a large landmass that is connected to a larger landmass, but separated from
it by natural barriers such as mountains
52._______________________ a cycle of rebirth into new life after new life; found in both Hinduism and
Buddhism
agricultural society
hunter-gatherer society
polytheism
monotheism
division of labor
fossil
Cuneiform
subcontinent
Reincarnation
Hinduism
archaeologist
anthropologist
Irrigation
scribe
delta
artifact
Hieroglyphs
Sanskrit
karma
caste system
Part 5: Absolute Location DIRECTIONS: Using the map below, identify the coordinates for the lettered locations
below.
A. _____________________ 53.
B. _____________________ 54.
C. _____________________ 55.
D. _____________________ 56.
E. _____________________ 57.
F. _____________________58.
G. _____________________ 59.
H. _____________________ 60.
I. _____________________ 61.