Ancient China Unit Test

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• a) The Mandate of Heaven
• b) The Dynastic Cycle
• c) The Heavenly Commandments
• d) The Oracle Bones

What is another name for the Chang Jiang River?

• a) Yellow River
• b) Indus River
• c) Tigris River
• d) Yangtze River

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

• a) Shang
• b) Zhou
• c) Han
• d) Huang He

Which Chinese philosophy focuses on living in harmony with nature and the Way?

• a) Confucianism
• b) Daoism
• c) Legalism
• d) Mandate of Heaven

Line of rulers from the same family

• a) Legalism
• b) long Chinese line
• c) filial piety
• d) dynasty

Which river is in China?

• a) Green
• b) Mississippi
• c) Yellow
• d) Himalaya

Who might have said the following, "Children should honor and respect their parents."

• a) Laozi
• b) Shi Huangdi
• c) Wu Di
• d) Confucius

A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority.

• a) Daoism
• b) Legalism
• c) Confucianism
• d) Qin

What were oracle bones used for?

• a) Cooking
• b) Telling stories
• c) Building the Great Wall of China
• d) Asking for advice from the gods

This philosophy stressed that people were bad by nature, and needed to be controlled and punished.

• a) Confucianism
• b) Daoism
• c) Legalism
• d) Buddhism