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Ancient China 2024
Test Description: Ancient China Unit Test 2016
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did mountains, rocky plateau, cold climate, and large deserts impact early settlements in Inner China?
A
These features led to the creation of the Great Wall.
B
These features caused isolation.
C
These features made governing China easier.
D
These features helped spread Chinese culture.
2) Before the Shang dynasty ruled the entire area around the Huang He, China was ruled by many small clans who each had their own kings. What was one major goal for each clan?
A
Each clan wanted to make a human sacrifice to please the gods.
B
Clans wanted to eliminate social classes so that all people were equal.
C
Clans wanted to gain as much land as possible without losing control of their kingdoms.
D
The clans wanted to make as many weapons as possible out of bronze.
3) Why were Shang kings buried with bronze vessels, and weapons, food, jade ornaments, and chariots?
A
Because they were respected
B
To show that they were royalty
C
Because of their belief in the afterlife
D
To show their wealth
4) 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 China at the time
5) The Emperor of Qin contributed to society in many positive ways. Please choose the answer that is NOT a contribution made by the Emperor Qin.
A
Emperor Qin conquered other lands to increase the size of China.
B
Emperor Qin grew new varieties of foods.
C
He standardized money, weights, and measures to make trade easier.
D
Qin simplified the writing system to make it easier.
6) What is one way Emperor Qin Shihuangdi hurt China, rather than helped?
A
Win took on too much land and was unable to take care of it.
B
Emperor Qin used a very detailed system of laws that explained severe punishments for bad behavior.
C
Win fought hard to get rid of people who opposed his hard ways.
D
Many lives were lost due to the many wars Emperor Qin started in order to gain more territory.
7) 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
Have all people grow their own type of food and eat what they would like.
B
Allow everyone to practice their own religion.
C
Give everyone a choice of which subject to study in school.
D
Create a new written language and make everyone use it.
8) Which of the following did NOT lead to the end of the Qin dynasty?
A
Many members of the royal families and other leaders struggled to gain control of the empire.
B
Emperor Qin standardized money, weights, and measures.
C
Rebellions broke out after the death of Emperor Qin.
D
People were unhappy with the harshness of EMperor Qin's rule.
9) Which of the following would be the best description of the Han dynasty?
A
divided
B
peaceful
C
warlike
D
harsh and strict
10) How did the invention of silk increase trade in China?
A
Many people knew how to make silk, so they traded it everywhere.
B
Silk as a valuable trade good because it could only be produced in China.
C
Silk was such a popular item that people would trade it for freedom.
D
Silk was soft and pretty, so Emperors wanted to buy it all for themselves.
11) This type of government has very few people at the top and many people at the bottom. The people at the top directed the people below them.
A
philosophy
B
economy
C
feudalism
D
bureaucracy
12) This was invented by the Chinese to help detect earthquakes.
A
oasis
B
seismograph
C
mirage
D
feudalism
13) This provided water for crops and animals in a desert.
A
seismograph
B
oasis
C
mirage
D
logograph
14) A system of government based on landowners and tenants.
A
feudalism
B
bureaucracy
C
standardize
D
philosophies
15) This is carried by the wind and helps make an area a good place to settle and grow crops.
A
logograph
B
oasis
C
mirage
D
silt
16) This allowed the Chinese to communicate more effectively by using a standard system of characters that stand for words.
A
philosophy
B
seismograph
C
mirage
D
logographs
17) Which philosophy believed in: people being selfish, strict laws, harsh punishments?
A
confucianism
B
legalism
C
daoism
D
philosophy
18) This deals with spending money.
A
bureaucracy
B
logograph
C
philosophy
D
economy
19) Which of the following helped make trade easier?
A
standardized money
B
standardized weights
C
all of the above
D
standardized measures
20) How did Emperor Qin make the writing system easier?
A
He changed it from using letters to using symbols/characters
B
He added letters to the alphabet
C
He didn't change the writing system at all.
D
He simplified it by removing unused characters.
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