Ancient China

Question 1

Where is China located?

Answer 1

Asia

Question 2

What body of water is east of China?

Answer 2

The Pacific Ocean

Question 3

What are the names of the parallel rivers in China?

Answer 3

The Yangtze River and The Yellow River

Question 4

What plateau is in China?

Answer 4

The Plateau Of Tibet

Question 5

What mountain range is to the south of China?

Answer 5

The Himalayan Mountains

Question 6

What country borders China to the north?

Answer 6

Mongolia

Question 7

Where was Korea located?

Answer 7

On the Korean peninsula

Question 8

Who declared himself emperor after the Han dynasty had fallen?

Answer 8

Wendi

Question 9

What Empire did Wendi create?

Answer 9

The Sui Empire

Question 10

Who took over after Wendi died?

Answer 10

Yangdi

Question 11

What did Yangdi build?

Answer 11

The Grand Canal

Question 12

What happened to Yangdi and the Sui dynasty?

Answer 12

Yangdi was killed and the Sui dynasty was ended.

Question 13

What dynasty came after the Sui dynasty?

Answer 13

The Tang Dynasty

Question 14

Who was the only woman in Chinese history to rule the country on her own?

Answer 14

Empress Wu

Question 15

Which dynasty came after the Tang Dynasty?

Answer 15

The Song Dynasty

Question 16

True or False: Traders and missionaries from India brought Buddhism to China.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Did early Tang rulers practice Buddhism?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

What part of Asia is China In? (E,N,S,W)

Answer 18

East

Question 19

Name two reasons why Buddhism spread during the Tang Dynasty.

Answer 19

The centralized government, standardized money, trade on the Silk Road, and the construction of the Grand Canal allowed ideas to spread.

Buddhism promised the poor relief from suffering.

Question 20

Name two impacts of Confucianism on society during the Song Dynasty.

Answer 20

The civil service exam/scholar-official class, bureaucracy, hierarchy, and kinship

Question 21

Describe China’s policy of foreign relations after the voyages of Zheng He.

Answer 21

China adopted a policy of isolationism, in which they focused internally instead of interacting with outsiders. The result was the burning of over 300 ships.

Question 22

Explain how Kublai Khan maintained control of the Yuan Empire.

Answer 22

He used a strong central government, he respected local cultures of those he conquered, he protected the Silk Road, and he used Chinese Confucian advisors to help him rule.

Question 23

Name a geographical feature of China that is not the Himalayan Mountains, the Gobi Desert, or the Yangtze river/Yellow River.

Answer 23

The Plateau of Tibet

Question 24

How did the Grand Canal help unify China?

Answer 24

A common Chinese culture spread through travel and trade on the canal.

Question 25

Name a technological advancement of the Song Dynasty and its impact on the world.

Answer 25

The invention of movable type revolutionized printing and led to an increase in books and literacy.

Question 26

Who was Zheng He and what was his impact on China?

Answer 26

Zheng He was a Chinese explorer during the Ming Dynasty who took 7 voyages to places like India, the Arabian Peninsula, and East Africa. He visited these places to trade and collect tribute for China.

Question 27

What was the impact on Europe of Marco Polo’s travels to China?

Answer 27

Marco Polo learned about Chinese culture and inventions (including papermaking) and wrote them in his book called The Travels of Marco Polo. Europeans read the book and wanted to visit or trade with China.

Question 28

Name the geographical feature that the Mongols had to traverse, in order to invade China.

Answer 28

The Gobi Desert.

Question 29

What is cultural diffusion?

Answer 29

The mixing and spreading of cultures.

Question 30

Name an agricultural advancement of the Song Dynasty.

Answer 30

The development of fast-growing rice, irrigation systems, and the diversification of crops.

Question 31

What was the Forbidden City and why was it constructed?

Answer 31

The Forbidden City was the emperor’s palace and the center of Chinese culture and government. It was built to isolate the emperor from his people.

Question 32

Who was the first OFFICIAL Mongol ruler of ALL of China?

Answer 32

Kublai Khan

Question 33

Name the two longest rivers in China.

Answer 33

The Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers.

Question 34

What is a Chinese dynasty?

Answer 34

A government led by a succession of rulers from the same family.

Question 35

Name a commercial development of the Silk Road.

Answer 35

Trade increased on the Silk Road, paper money made trade easier, and the compass helped traders reach their destinations.

Question 36

Why was the Great Wall of China reconstructed during the Ming Dynasty?

Answer 36

It was built to protect China from the Mongols.

Question 37

Describe the military style of Genghis Khan.

Answer 37

Ruled by terror, brutal, former enemies were adopted into his army, nomadic

Question 38

Name the mountains that separate China from India.

Answer 38

The Himalayan Mountains

Question 39

What does reunification mean?

Answer 39

To bring something together again

Question 40

What is the definition of agriculture?

Answer 40

The practice of farming

Question 41

Name two achievements of the Ming Dynasty.

Answer 41

The reconstruction of the Great Wall, the construction of the Forbidden City, and Zheng He’s Sea voyages.

Question 42

Who was the man who unified the Mongol clans?

Answer 42

Genghis Khan