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Who built the first cities in China?
a) Yu the Great
b) The Shang
c) The Xia
d) The Zhou

. Most people of Shang China were ___________.
a) aristocrats
b) artisans
c) farmers
d) merchants

The best known Shang art form is __________.
a) making objects from bronze
b) dancing in silk clothing.
c) making pottery from clay.
d) writing using pictographs.

How did kings in ancient China receive messages to guide their actions?
a) through cracks in oracle bones
b) through scratches on slate
c) through messages written in pictographs
d) through dreams and visions

What geographic barriers both protected and isolated early China?
a) Walls around the villages
b) Farms and valleys
c) Mountains, deserts, and oceans
d) The Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers

How did China’s geography affect its development?
a) Plentiful rivers and sea routes to nearby nations encouraged trade with other countries.
b) Due to natural boundaries, Chinese culture developed independently from most cultures.
c) Due to many geographic boundaries within China, separate city-states were at war with each other throughout the country.
d) Fertile farmland led to the spread of people throughout the country.

Approximately how much of China’s land is good for farming?
a) 1/4
b) 1/3
c) 1/5
d) 1/10

Which answer gives the BEST explanation of why the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River was so important to the people of ancient China?
a) It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
b) It is the third longest river in the world.
c) It flows west to east across central China.
d) It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.

Which answer gives the BEST explanation of why the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River was so important to the people of ancient China?
a) A. It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
b) It is the third longest river in the world.
c) It flows west to east across central China
d) It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.

. King – led the government Bureaucracy – officials who carried out tasks of the government Strong armies – used to bring weaker kingdoms Loyal aristocrats – assigned to govern each _____________ or part of the kingdom
a) state
b) region
c) city
d) territory

What is the Mandate of Heaven?
a) a group of officials who worked for the government
b) the rule of China by a wicked tyrant
c) the belief that a son had the right to inherit his father’s land
d) the belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods

The three major philosophies developed by Chinese thinkers were Confucianism, Daoism, and ______________.
a) Buddhism
b) Christianity
c) Legalism
d) Judaism

Hanfeizi introduced the ideas of Legalism during the 200s B.C. He believed the strict rules were necessary because humans were naturally _______________.
a) interesting
b) evil
c) nice
d) rich

This period of time made people look for ways to restore order in China.
a) the flooding of the Huang He valley
b) the Period of the Warring States
c) the promotion of Daoism
d) the introduction of legalism

Confucius believed that the right way to live was similar to
a) the Golden Rule.
b) the Mandate of Heaven.
c) the “Way.”
d) the “School of Law.”

How did Confucius believe China should gain peace and harmony?
a) by society following a strict system of laws and rules
b) by believing in the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
c) by giving up one’s worldly desires in favor of nature
d) by placing the needs of family and community above one’s own

Who wanted to unify China?
a) Qin Shi Huangdi
b) Han Wudi
c) Zhang Qian
d) Confucius

Which policies and achievements did Emperor Shi Huangdi introduce to China?
a) Created currency
b) Used harsh punishment
c) Constructed his own tomb of clay soldiers and horses
d) All of the above

To keep out invaders, Qin used thousands of farmers to strengthen and complete northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had built. The finished structure was known as ______________________.
a) The Gobi Desert
b) The Great Wall of China
c) The Huang He River
d) The Silk Road

How did the policies and achievements of Emperor Shi Huangdi NOT affect northern China under the Qin Dynasty?
a) He kept the empire safe from invasion.
b) His death caused the aristocrats and farmers to revolt against the harsh Qin rule.
c) He helped unify (bring together) northern China.
d) He ruled the entire Asian continent.

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