Name: Date: Ancient China Unit Test 1. Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"? a. Because it is dirty and polluted b. Because it is yellow in color c. because it is now dried up d. because its flooding has drowned many people 2. Who built the first cities in China? a. Yu the Great b. the Shang c. the Xia d. the Zhou 3. Which of the following Chinese inventions helped the sea shopping merchants? a. harness for horses b. iron plow c. rudder d. stirrup 4. Why was the Chinese invention of the water wheel important? a. to help steer ships b. to drain flooded farmland c. to press paper d. to grind corn and other grains 5. Which invention used the new technology for iron making? a. stirrup b. farm plow c. silk weaving d. rudder 6. In the Mandate of Heaven, a king's right to rule came from a. the people b. the army c. a council of nobles d. the gods 7. Who was the founder of Daoism whose name means "the old master" a. Han Fe Zi b. Laozi c. Wu Wang d. Wu Wudi Period: 8. According to Confucius, what do good governments depend on? a. educated citizens b. frugal rulers c. powerful military d. wise leaders 9. Early in their history, Mongols were known for the ability to... a. navigate the seas by mapping the stars b. grow wheat c. make fine jewelry and craft items for trade d. use horses for fighting 10. Officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for their a. abilities b. family ties c. learning d. wealth 11. The Mongol Empire was known as the largest ___________ empire the world had ever known a. cultural b. land c. military d. trade 12. By 1279, this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China a. Alexander the Great b. Marco Polo c. Genghis Khan d. Kublai Khan 13. In the 1400s after the emperor stopped voyages of exploration, China a. Became isolated b. exported cotton and spices c. increased trade with Europe d. produced warships for the Mongols 14. Empress Wu increased the size of the government and a. began the Sui dynasty b. made the military stronger c. restored civil service examinations d. widened the Grand Canal 15. Which invention helped the Chinese solve the problem of needing more money for trade a. gunpowder b. magnetic compasses c. printing d. steel Chinese Philosophies Please use the chart to answer 16-18 16. According to the chart, which philosophy is most closely related to the idea of the Golden Rule: doing to other people what you would want them to do to you? (Please make sure to spell your answer correctly) 17. On the chart, how has Laozi’s philosophy influenced life today? 18. According to the chart, how has legalism affected modern-day China? Dynasties of China Please use the image below to answer 19-20 19. According to the timeline, what economic event occurred during the Tang dynasty? 20. According to the timeline, which dynasty restored civil service? Vocabulary 21. a person who someone descended from a. ancestor b. filial piety c. Silk Road d. steppes e. Kublai Khan 22. Mongol conqueror who started the Yuan dynasty a. ancestors b. filial piety c. Silk Road d. steppes e. Kublai Khan 23. The wide rolling grassy plains found in Central Asia a. ancestors b. steppes c. Silk Road d. filial piety e. Kublai Khan 24. a trade route for Chinese goods stretching as far west as Greece and Rome a. ancestors b. filial piety c. steppes d. Silk Road e. Kublai Khan 25. includes the belief that all people with a talent for the government should be able to govern a. filial piety b. steppes c. Silk Road d. Kublai Khan e. ancestors
