Ancient China

Who carried the trade goods on the Silk Road between China and the western countries of India, Arabia, North Africa and Europe?

• A. Chinese merchants

• B. the Emperor of China

• C. nomads like monks and missionaries

• D. sailors

What caused China to stay isolated for so many years?

• A. natural barriers of mountains, deserts and oceans

• B. wars among neighboring countries

• C. lack of good transportation

• D. illness and disease

Making books became much easier with the Chinese inventions of block printing and making paper from

• A. silk

• B. clay tablets

• C. bamboo

• D. tree pulp

Zheng He was the most famous ancient Chinese

• A philosopher

• explorer

• inventor

• emperor

How many ships traveled in the Zheng He's Chinese exploring fleet?

• three

• 12

• between 50 and 60

• over 100

What did the Chinese build to connect the Yangtze and the Huang He rivers that is still important today?

• a canal

• a dam

• a bridge

• a tunnel

How long is the Great Wall of China which was begun by Emperor Qin Shi Huang?

• about 25 miles

• over 500 miles

• almost 1,000 miles

• over 4,000 miles

The Forbidden City in Beijing was home to how many emperors from the Ming and Qing Chinese dynasties?

• only 1

• five

• 24

• 150

Which of the following is not a Chinese invention that would fit in the web?

• block printing

• eye glasses

• mirrors

• compass

Which could best be added to the chart about the mummy of a man found in northwest China?

• A. buried with a cow-horn cup

• B. long reddish hair

• C. little blue stones covering the eye sockets

• D. curly blond hair