Ancient China Test Review
Format: Multiple Choice, True/False, Fill in the blank, Short answer, map
TERMS
Jade
Mandate
Legalism
Silk
Oracle
Mandate of Heaven
The Great Wall
Silk road
PEOPLE
Xia dynasty
Wudi
Shi Huangdi
Lords
Ethics
Sundial
diffusion
Peasants
Confucianism
Seismograph
The Analects
Shang dynasty
Liu Bang
Zhou Dynasty
Confucius
Geography and Early China
1. What role did geography play in the development of ancient China?
2. What are the two main dynasties of early China? (Xia and Shang
a) You should be able to know the difference between each of them
3. Zhou dynasty
a) What was the mandate of heaven?
b) Role of family
c) How was the Zhou dynasty governed?
4. Confucius
a) Who was Confucius and why is he an important figure in Ancient China?
b) What were the main beliefs of Confucius?
c) What is Confucianism? Be able to explain the main idea.
d) Aside from Confucianism, what other religions existed in ancient China?
i. You should be able to briefly explain each
The Qin Dynasty
1. What was the “warring states period: of Ancient China?
2. Who was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty?
a. What did he do as Emperor?
i. Include how he strengthened the government, his new policies.
ii. What was his greatest accomplishment?
b. How did the Qin dynasty end?
Huang River
Daoism
Acupuncture
Ancient China Test Review
Han Dynasty
1.
Who were the major emperors of the Han dynasty?
a. How did Wudi change the governmental philosophy of China?
2. How did the social classes change during the Han dynasty?
a. How did the rich and the poor fit into this social hierarchy?
3. Han
a. You should know the importance of the Han dynasty to Ancient China
b. What were the major achievements made in China during the Han dynasty, especially in
learning and technology?
c. How did it end?
Achievements of China
1. What was the most valuable item of trade for China? Why?
2. What was the Silk Road and why was it important?
3. What impact did the arrival of Buddhism have on ancient China?
a. How did it get there?
Other information:
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Review your notes from the early Chinese dynasties
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Review all worksheets and charts we did for homework and in class
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Study the map of China
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For extra practice: Section Assessments, Chapter 6 review p. 193 (# 1-17)