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China Test 1
1. Which dynasty is credited with creating China's first writing system?
2. The Zhou people worked with whom to overthrow the Shang Dynasty?
3. Who founded the Xia Dynasty?
4. The Zhou leaders believed that their rulers were mandated by whom?
5. One of the major ideas of Confucianism is that?
6. The founder of Daoism was who?
7. The founder of Confucianism was who?
8. Which early Chinese dynasty was credited with reorganizing the social order?
9. Along with farming, the Chinese people did what?
10. Which river did Chines civilization begin on?
11. The Chang Jiang River is also known as what?
12. Which below is the longest river in Asia?
13. The Huang He river is also known as what?
14. China covers an area that covers almost how much?
15. Legalism believed that people were what?
16. Chinese civilization began along what river in China?
17. A Chinese prediction is known as what?
18. Shi Huangdi means what?
19. The first Qin Dynasty followed which government style
20. The first emperor of the Han Dynasty was who?
II. True or False (Must write out the word)
21. Yin Zheng allowed people to follow whatever practice they wanted. ______________
22. Disgusted with the rude and insensitive nature of the people around him, Confucius
pushed for a return to ethics. ____________________
23. Confucius and other philosophers dealt with china’s problems by using force.
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24. Daoism comes from the word Dao which means “The Way”. ______________
25. Legalism is a political philosophy where people have free will. _____________
26. Emperor Liu Bang was originally a peasant fighting in a rebel army. _____________
27. In hopes of relieving the suffering of human life, both rich and poor people began to
embrace the teachings of Confucianism. __________________
28. After coming into contact with Indian Buddhists on trade routes, many Chinese brought
the teachings home to China. ____________________
29. The Silk Road was a network of routes stretching more than 10,000 miles across Asia’s
deserts and mountain ranges. ___________________
30. China grew rich from trading silk with other lands. ___________________
III. Fill in the Blank (choose a word from the word bank to complete the sentences).
31. During the Hand Period the upper class was made up of the ___________________, his
court, and scholars who held government positions.
32. In 140 BC, Emperor ___________________ of the Han Dynasty took the throne and
shifted the country’s focus back to a strong central government
33. Well liked by both warriors and peasants, _________________________ released the
country from strict Legalistic practices and focused on people’s immediate needs.
34. ______________________ systems that are still in use today watered the fields and made
more land good for farming during the Qin Dynasty.
35. A very large desert called the _______________________ desert lies in North China.
36. Mountain ranges lie in the west, including the _________________________ and the
Qinling Shandi.
37. The ____________________ River is also known as China’s sorrow.
38. The ____________________ River flows from Tibet and empties into the Pacific Ocean.
39. The Zhou Dynasty believed the rulers were mandated from __________________.
40. ____________________ is the most famous Daoist teacher.
IV. Short Answer
41. Describe how China traded with other lands.
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42. List 2 Han Dynasty achievements.
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