CHAPTER 7 TEST: ANCIENT CHINA

1. Which of the following best explains how Qin rule affected China?

• A. China became divided under Qin rule.
• B. China had more poverty under Qin rule.
• C. China had more problems under Qin rule.
• D. China became unified under Qin rule.

2. Which landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?

• A. the Gobi Desert
• B. the Himalayan Mountains
• C. the Pacific Ocean
• D. the Plateau of Tibet

3. What was the effect of all people in China using the same coins and the same writing system?

• A. Trade became much easier.
• B. The government strengthened.
• C. People were happier.
• D. There were fewer gold coins.

4. Who was Laozi?

• A. the most famous Daoist teacher
• B. the son of Confucius
• C. the leader of the Legalists
• D. the creator of Legalism

5. Which of the following became China's official government policy under Wudi?

• A. Buddhism
• B. Daoism
• C. Confucianism
• D. Legalism

6. The Silk Road began in China and ended ______.

• A. at the Atlantic Ocean.
• B. in Central Asia.
• C. at the Mediterranean Sea.
• D. in the Middle East.

7. The iron plow and wheelbarrow allowed the Chinese to ______.

• A. raise and process more silk worms
• B. train more animals to work in fields
• C. till more land and raise more crops
• D. trade more goods with other people

8. Which of the following led China to make contact with other cultures?

• A. The Chinse empire became prosperous.
• B. The Chinese empire developed a powerful army.
• C. The Chinese empire was invaded by other groups.
• D. The Chinese empire fell into great poverty.

9. Why did Shi Huangdi have the Great Wall of China built?

• A. to energize the nation
• B. to beautify the nation
• C. to protect the nation
• D. to unify the nation

10. What was the effect on China of the popularity of silk in Rome?

• A. China stopped trading.
• B. China ended farming.
• C. China started a war.
• D. China became wealthy.