Asian Adventure: China Quiz 24'

1. What image is pictured below?

• the Great Barrier Reef

• the Great Wall of China

• the Silk Road

• the Berlin Wall

Answer explanation

The image pictured below is the Great Wall of China, as indicated by the structure and design of the wall in the image.

2. For hundreds of years Chinese emperors lived in this forbidden city, China's capital.

• Seoul
• New Delhi
• Beijing
• Washington D.C

3. A __________________ is when one family rules a country or a region over a long period of time. When the ruler dies, another member of the family will take over.

• dynasty
• empire
• succession
• lifeline

4. The Han Dynasty ruled from 206-581 C.E. (True or False)

• True
• False

5. What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

• to block the winds from the north
• it served as a temporary border between China and Mongolia
• to provide Buddhist a place to worship
• to help keep out northern invaders, like the Mongols

6. Besides silk, what other goods were traded along the Silk Road?

• gold, cars, tv's and rubber
• teas, salt, sugar and spices
• silver, porcelain, wheels and cell phone chips
• milk, hash, hay and soybeans

7. Which best summarizes the Silk Road?

• a water route to the west
• a trade route that went from China to Europe
• 500 miles of road between Beijing and Tokyo
• a road in China made of silk

8. Why were only luxury goods traded along the Silk Road?

• the merchants didn't have a lot of room for the goods on the long trip
• silk was cheap to purchase in other countries
• luxury goods weighed less than cheaper items
• emperors would only trade for salt

9. Which of the following did the Chinese invent?

• baseball and ping pong
• gunpowder and the compass
• scuba tanks and fishing rods
• chess and writing ink

10. The Chinese place a huge emphasis on ________________________.

• money
• time
• fashion
• family