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___________ is the term used to describe the spread of ideas, customs, and traditions
a) Cultural Diffusion
b) Daoism
c) The Mandate of Heaven
d) Filial Piety

An oracle bone was
a) A bone on which the royal priests wrote questions to the gods
b) A bone of Confucius that was worshipped by his followers
c) A decoration worn by Shang emperors as a sign of the Mandate of Heaven
d) A tool used by farmers in the harvesting of rice

The earliest Chinese Writing used
a) Hieroglyphs
b) pictographs
c) Sanskrit
d) Cuneiform

Who was the first emperor of China?
a) Shang Zhou
b) Confucious
c) Qin Shi Huangdi
d) Lao Tzu

Historians use the term dynastic cycle to describe the
a) Pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties
b) Order in which an emperor's relatives had claim to the throne
c) The weather patterns that determined when to plant crops
d) Steps emperors took to make sure their dynasty continued after they died

According to ______, people need harsh government punishments to make them afraid of doing wrong
a) Buddhism
b) Confucianism
c) Daoism
d) Legalism

Treating parents with respect, a teaching in Confucianism, is called:
a) Ancestor Worship
b) The Mandate of Heaven
c) filial piety
d) The Mandate of the gods

The followers of ____________ were not concerned with good and bad and did not try to change things in society.
a) Daoism
b) Confucianism
c) Legalism
d) Buddhism

Who started the Great Wall of China?
a) Confucious
b) Lao Tzu
c) Qin Shi Huangdi
d) Fa Mulan

What is the Mandate of Heaven?
a) The idea that emperors had the approval of the gods
b) The main religious practice in ancient China
c) A way to show respect to your ancestors
d) An artifact that warriors took into battle with them for luck

The Silk Roads connected China to
a) Africa
b) Europe
c) Japan
d) Australia

What was China's first dynasty?
a) Shang
b) Han
c) Qin
d) Zhou

What did Chinese farmers build to increase the area of land that was good for planting?
a) Analects
b) Canals
c) Terraces
d) Pictographs

The Twelve animals assigned to a twelve-year cycle and celebrated at the Lunar New Year are called the
a) Zodiac
b) Pictographs
c) Analects
d) Dao

Which river helped Chinese Civilization begin?
a) Shang River
b) Nile River
c) Dao River
d) Yellow River

Who is responsible for the building of the Terracotta Army?
a) General Shang
b) Confucious
c) Lao Tzu
d) Qin Shi Huangdi

What caused China to be isolated for a long time?
a) It's geography of mountains and deserts
b) The imperial ban on travel for farmers
c) It's constant warring with surrounding people groups
d) It'd desire to keep silk and gunpowder a secret

What does the Yin and Yang Symbol represent?
a) Proper relationships with others, as taught by Confucianism
b) The power of the Government, as taught by Legalism
c) The 4 Noble Truths, as taught by Buddhism
d) opposite forces in balance, as taught by Daoism

Which of the following was NOT invented in ancient China
a) gunpowder
b) silk
c) paper
d) the wheel

Confucianism was mainly about
a) forcing people to be good
b) respecting others in 5 main relationships
c) allowing good and evil to take place in balance
d) Finding harmony with nature

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