Anicet China Review

The two great rivers of Chinese civilization are the ______ river and the ______ river?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Indus

• Brahman and Vishnu

• Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow)

China had natural barriers that isolated them from the rest of the world. This/these natural barrier(s) included...

• Mountains

• Seas

• Deserts

• All of the Above

For what purpose did citizens of Ancient China take civil service exams?

• In order to become a government worker

• In order to become an official

• In order to become a government scribe

• In order to become a scholar

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Silk Road?

• It was a paved highway through central China used by ancient Chinese emperors.

• It was a number of trade routes that went between China and Eastern Europe.

• It was a short road covered in silk between the emperor’s house and his palace.

• It was an established trade route between India and Europe

Which major religion found its way to China along the Silk road?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

Who was the first emperor of a unified China?

• Han Wudi

• Confucius

• Han Feizi

• Shi Huangdi

China is on which continent?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• Europe

What were oracle bones used for?

• Cooking
• Telling stories
• Building the Great Wall of China
• Asking for advice from the gods

The Shang and Zhou kings used the Mandate of ______ to prove that God had chosen them to rule.

• Gods
• Heaven
• Kings
• Men

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.