Social Studies - China - Test 12/10/13

Question 1

______ is a hard gemstone.

Answer 1

Jade is a hard gemstone.

Question 2

An ______ is a prediction.

Answer 2

An oracle is a prediction.

Question 3

A ________ is a person of high rank.

Answer 3

A lord is a person of high rank.

Question 4

A _________ is a person with a small farm.

Answer 4

A peasant is a person with a small farm.

Question 5

________ was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

Answer 5

Confucius was the most influential teacher in Chinese history.

Question 6

______ are moral values.

Answer 6

Ethics are moral values.

Question 7

The ideas of Confucius are known as ________.

Answer 7

The ideas of Confucius are known as Confucianism.

Question 8

______ is the most famous Daoist teacher.

Answer 8

Laozi is the most famous Daoist teacher.

Question 9

_________ is the belief that people were bad by nature.

Answer 9

Legalism is the belief that people were bad by nature.

Question 10

_________ is the Qin Emperor who unified China.

Answer 10

Shi Huangdi is the Qin Emperor who unified China.

Question 11

The _______ of china is a barrier that was built to stop invaders.

Answer 11

The Great Wall of china is a barrier that was built to stop invaders.

Question 12

A _______ is a device that measures the strength of an earthquake.

Answer 12

A seismograph is a device that measures the strength of an earthquake.

Question 13

A _______ is a device that uses the position of shadows to tell time

Answer 13

A sundial is a device that uses the position of shadows to tell time

Question 14

________ is the practice of using fine needles to cure disease or relieve pain.

Answer 14

Acupuncture is the practice of using fine needles to cure disease or relieve pain.

Question 15

A __________ is a single-wheeled cart.

Answer 15

A wheel barrow is a single-wheeled cart.

Question 16

_____ is a soft, light, highly valued fabric.

Answer 16

Silk is a soft, light, highly valued fabric.

Question 17

The _______ is a 4,000-mile-long trade route.

Answer 17

The Silk Road is a 4,000-mile-long trade route.

Question 18

________ is the spread of ideas from one culture to another.

Answer 18

Diffusion is the spread of ideas from one culture to another.

Question 19

The _______ was the 1st Dynasty.

Answer 19

The Shang was the 1st Dynasty.

Question 20

The _____ created the first writing system.

Answer 20

The Shang created the first writing system.

Question 21

______ believed that they could “read” the cracks in oracle homes to predict the future.

Answer 21

Priests believed that they could “read” the cracks in oracle homes to predict the future.

Question 22

The _______ lasted longer than any other dynasty.

Answer 22

The Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty.

Question 23

The _______ consisted of kings, then lords and warriors, then peasants.

Answer 23

The Zhou society consisted of kings, then lords and warriors, then peasants

Question 24

Kings granted land to lords in return for their ________.

Answer 24

Kings granted land to lords in return for their loyalty and protection.

Question 25

The ________ is the belief that heaven gave to power to the king to rule.

Answer 25

The ***_mandate of heaven_*** is the belief that heaven gave to power to the king to rule.

Question 26

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ believed that people should be respectful and loyal to their family members.

Answer 26

***_Confucius_*** believed that people should be respectful and loyal to their family members.

Question 27

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ stressed living in harmony with nature.

Answer 27

***_Daoism_*** stressed living in harmony with nature.

Question 28

Shi Huangdi followed ________ political beliefs.

Answer 28

Shi Huangdi followed ***_Legalists_*** political beliefs.

Question 29

\_\_\_\_\_\_ was the only peasant to become Emperor of China.

Answer 29

***_Liu Bang_*** was the only peasant to become Emperor of China.

Question 30

Under \_\_\_\_\_\_, Confucianism became China's official government of philosophy.

Answer 30

Under ***_Wudi_***, Confucianism became China's official government of philosophy.

Question 31

Honoring ones family became the most important value of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 31

Honoring ones family became the most important value of the ***_Han dynasty_***.

Question 32

During the Han dynasty, the people were divided into 4 social classes; the ________ was the largest Social class.

Answer 32

During the Han dynasty, the people were divided into 4 social classes; the ***_second class_*** was the largest Social class.

Question 33

What was the second class in the 4 social classes during the Han dynasty?

Answer 33

peasants

Question 34

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ spread from India to China along the Silk Road and other trade routes.

Answer 34

***_Buddhism_*** spread from India to China along the Silk Road and other trade routes.