What were the three reasons ancient civilizations settled near a river?
Fresh water, fertile soil, swimming
fresh water, fishing, transportation
fresh water, fishing, hunting
Fresh water, fertile soil, and transportation
2. Multiple Choice
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Because most of Chinese society was based on agriculture, which group was the largest?
Traders
Nobles
Farmers
Slaves
3. Multiple Choice
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What was the responsibility of the traders in China?
to barter the surplus of the harvest
to barter for different types of metal
to barter the farmers portion of the harvest
to barter with Egyptians for their papyrus
4. Multiple Choice
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What is represented on the map?
Sargon's Empire
Aryan invasion of the Indus River Valley
Silk Road Trade Routes
Trade routes between Egypt and Kush
5. Multiple Choice
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What is NOT located in China?
North China Plain
Nile River Delta
Huang He River
Tibetan Plateau
6. Multiple Choice
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Why does the Huang He river have a distinctive yellow color?
Yellow flowers grow on its banks
It reflects the yellow light of the sun
Yellow loess is dissolved in the river water
It reflects the yellow light of the moon
7. Multiple Choice
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Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau?
The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes
The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry
Warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shore
The land is very difficult to farm and surrounded by mountain ranges
8. Multiple Choice
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What is the name of the product from China that became such an important part of the economy that the main trade route to the West was named for it?
Silk
Gold
Bones
Pottery
9. Multiple Choice
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Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
To help the trade relations between nations
to control flooding along the northern border
to help with irrigation and canal building
To protect the empire from Northern invaders
10. Multiple Choice
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What was an effect of trade along the Silk Road?
They lost their surplus food
Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall
People built walls to stop flooding
Ideas and goods were exchanged between East and West cultures
11. Multiple Choice
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How did silk affect the economy of China?
China's economy profited because silk was a valued trade item in the West
No money was made from selling it because silk was expensive to produce
Most people preferred to buy cotton because silk was too hard to keep clean
China did not make a profit from selling it because silk was made in other parts of the world
12. Multiple Choice
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Which statement best captures a dominant idea of Confucianism that has influenced Chinese culture?
One's karma determines one's birth in the next life
Society works best if people have respect for each other
All humans will be resurrected from their graves after the end of the world
The Chinese people have a special relationship with one true god
13. Multiple Choice
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Which philosophy has had the most significant and long-lasting impact on Chinese culture?
Christianity
Confucianism
Hinduism
Islam
14. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following best describes Taoism and Confucianism?
They both use the same important text as a guide for living
They both worship many gods
They both do not worship any gods
They both are no longer practiced in today's world
15. Multiple Choice
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What religion is based on living in balance and in harmony with nature?
Taoism
Judaism
Buddhism
Confucianism
16. Multiple Choice
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The Chinese call the Huang He River ___ because it's flooding drowned people and destroyed homes.
China's Gift
Yellow River
Raging River
China's Sorrow
17. Multiple Choice
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What are considered the Four Great Inventions of China?
Compass, paper, poetry, and procelain
Gunpowder, paper, porcelain, and woodblock printing
Woodblock printing, paper, gunpowder, and compass
Silk, Seismograph, poetry, and compass
18. Multiple Choice
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What invention helped increase crop production because it made heavy loads easier to carry?
Compass
Seismograph
Wheelbarrow
Gunpowder
19. Multiple Choice
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What was the important achievement created to be sure that talented people were hire to work in the government?
Silk
Civil Service
Gunpowder
Paper
20. Multiple Choice
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Confucius believed that society would do well if everyone always ____.
Completed their work
Tried their best
Prayed everyday
Respected each other
21. Multiple Choice
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Lao-Tzu believed that people could achieve _______ through the observation of the natural world.
Status and power
Recognition and wealth
Wisdom and knowledge
Balance and harmony
22. Multiple Choice
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With increased trade, Chinese discoveries, such as steel, the compass, and ____, made their way to Europe.
Silk
Gunpowder
Porcelain
All of the above
23. Multiple Choice
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The Mandate of Heaven, which was the foundation of Confucianism, means that leader does what?
Govern for the gods
Govern for the best interest of the rich
Govern for the good of all people
Govern for the best interest of the rich
24. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following statements best describes the diffusion of Confucianism?
Principles of Confucius became the foundation of the Chinese education system
Confucianism spreads to India and replaces Hinduism
Confucianism spreads to Europe during the Mongol invasion of England
Principles of Confucius became the foundation of the American education system
25. Multiple Choice
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This symbol is known as "Yin Yang" and is important to which belief system?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Judaism
26. Multiple Choice
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Below are accomplishments of the _______ dynasty. -single written language, country wide -Common money system -Expanded road system -Strong, centralized government
Ming
Song
Qin
Yuan
27. Multiple Choice
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Why was double-cropping important to civilization in Ancient China?
It provided just enough crop for the Chinese people to survive
Provided a large surplus of crops to sell
Provided extra food for the gods
Provided food for the cattle to graze the land
28. Multiple Choice
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In the Ancient Chinese society, which social class made up the soldiers for the Emperor's Army?
Farmers
Traders
Slaves
Nobles
29. Multiple Choice
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Painting, poetry, porcelain, and calligraphy can BEST be described as ______.
Confucius's important sayings
Important Chinese art forms
Things outlawed by Emperor Qin
Important Roman art forms
30. Multiple Choice
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Besides exchanging goods such as silk, spices, and cotton, what else did travelers exchange on the Silk Road?
They exchanged parts of their culture like art, clothing, language, and ideas
They fought wars with each other
They exchanged different forms of government such as dynasties and republics
They exchanged directions on how to get to the New World
31. Multiple Choice
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Han dynasty rulers promoted a peaceful society and respect for elders by emphasizing which ancient religion/philosophy?
Hinduism
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
32. Multiple Choice
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Which invention was very useful on the Silk Road and later became important to seas exploration?
Woodblock printing
Seismograph
Compass
Paper
33. Multiple Choice
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Which Chinese invention is shown below?
Silk
Compass
Gunpowder
Porcelain
34. Multiple Choice
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Why was the seismograph important?
It helped make fireworks
It warned of earthquakes and tsunamis
It decreased flooding
It was used in works of art
35. Multiple Choice
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How did the Grand Canal help China's economy?
It gave them a marketplace to buy and sell goods
It served as a route for tourists
It improved trade by connecting Northern China and Southern China
It warned of earthquakes and it warned invaders entering China through the South China Sea