Ancient China Study Guide

Which geographical feature separates northern China from southern China?

• Gobi Desert
• Pacific Ocean
• Himalayan Mountains
• Qinling Shadi Mountains

Which of the following were common in ancient Chinese villages?

• Palaces, pits for storing grain and rice, cemeteries
• Factories for creating iron tools, cemeteries, pens for keeping animals
• Cemeteries, pits for rice and grain, pens for keeping animals
• Stone temples, factories for creating iron tools, pens for keeping animals

Why did Chinese warriors continue to use bronze weapons well into the Iron Age?

• China had to import its iron from India.
• Iron weapons were expensive to produce.
• Bronze swords are stronger than iron ones.
• Chinese blacksmiths did not understand how to create alloys.

What was one teaching of Confucius?

• It is cheating only if you get caught.
• Learning is a journey, not a destination.
• Dishonest people often get ahead in life.
• Rulers should use punishment to keep social order.

What was one teaching of Confucius?

• Family members should be loyal to one another.
• Family should be the most important thing in life.
• Rulers are better than the rest of society
• Punishments for crimes are necessary

How did Emperor Shi Huangdi increase Chinese agricultural production?

• He gave metal plows to his farmers.
• He introduced potatoes to the country.
• He built irrigation systems to redirect water.
• He hired foreigners to teach new farming methods.

Why were sons valued more than daughters in Han society?

• Women could never become the heads of households.
• Sons were expected to make the most money in the family.
• Women could not rise to positions of power in government.
• Sons were expected to take care of the parents in their old age.

Which of the following is Emperor Shi Huangdi’s accomplishments?

• began the Great Wall
• began the Silk Road
• conquered the Persian Empire
• opened trade with Japan

Which of the following is Emperor Shi Huangdi’s accomplishments?

• created a national set of laws
• conquered the Persian Empire
• converted all his subjects to Buddhism
• the invention of steel plows

What was one teaching of Confucius?

• Rulers should be kind and lead by example.
• Life is a journey
• Belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao
• People were bad by nature and needed to be controlled