Unit Test: Ancient China

Vocabulary Matching: match the vocab word to its definition by writing the word on the line next to the correct definition. ____________________ A device that uses shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day What is the correct word?

• sundial

• thermometer

• compass

• barometer

The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled, the belief influenced how the Qin Dynasty wrote their laws

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Buddhism

Vocabulary Matching: match the vocab word to its definition by writing the word on the line next to the correct definition. A hard gemstone used in jewelry

• jade

• granite

• marble

• quartz

A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king in form of military aid or tribute

• lords

• peasants

• serfs

• merchants

A philosophy based on the ideas of Confucius that focuses on morality, family order, social harmony, and government

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

Vocabulary Matching: match the vocab word to its definition by writing the word on the line next to the correct definition.

What is a farmer with a small farm?

• peasant

• merchant

• artisan

• noble

Vocabulary Matching: match the vocab word to its definition by writing the word on the line next to the correct definition.

What is the correct word for: Moral Values?

• ethics

• biology

• geometry

• physics

Vocabulary Matching: match the vocab word to its definition by writing the word on the line next to the correct definition. What is a soft, light, and highly valued fabric developed in China made from natural fibers?

• silk

• wool

• cotton

• linen

A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

A device that measure the strength of an earthquake

• seismograph

• barometer

• anemometer

• hygrometer