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China Test
information for Chapter Test on China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What makes the Huang He River yellow? | the loess that blows in from the desert |
| Loess fertilizes the land in what region? | North China Plain |
| What was built to stop flooding along the Huang He River? | Levees |
| What dynasty is known for making multiple inventions? | Han Dynasty |
| What philosophy taught people to respect all people? | Confucianism |
| What philosophy believed that you should live in harmony with nature? | Daoism |
| What was built to protect the Chinese from nomadic tribes? | The Great Wall of China |
| Who controlled a huge fleet of ships during the Ming dynasty? | Zheng He |
| What group of people (the largest minority group) live on the Tibetan Plateau? | Zhuang |
| What is the practice of using skills and talents to work in the government? | Civil Service |
| What connected China with the rest of the world? | Silk Road |
| What was used to predict future during the Shang Dynasty? | Oracle Bones |
| What is the capital of China today? | Beijing |
| What region is the center of agriculture and industry and has a very large population? | North China Plain |
| Who started the philosophy of Legalism? | Hanfeizi |
| What were weapons made of during the Shang Dynasty? | Bronze |
| What were some inventions made by the Chinese? | Paper, compass, block printing, gunpowder, porcelain |
| What region had rocky land? | Tibetan Plateau |
| What region was called the "roof of the world"? | Tibetan Plateau |
| What region did early Chinese people settle in? | Huang He River Valley |
| What region is known for having sinkholes, limestone deposits and a strong fishing industry? | Guangxi Zhungzu |
| What was used as a form of money during the Shang dynasty? | Cowrie shells |
| What were the characters that stood for words called? | Logographs |
| How long did the Zhou dynasty last? | about 800 years |
| Confucius was from a high-ranking social class or _______________. | Nobility |
| What two periods of time (dynasties) were referred to as golden ages? | Eastern Zhou and Han Dynasty |
| What is the name of the modern day city were remains of the Shang Dynasty were found? | Anyang |
| What dynasty was credited with refurbishing the Great Wall, building the Forbidden City, and exploring the seas? | Ming |
| What ranking does China have against other countries in the world? | Fourth |
| What region contains part of the Himalaya Mountains? | Tibetan Plateau |
| Why were the philosophies of China started during the end of the Zhou dynasty? | Because of the constant chaos |
| Terrace farming is done in what region? | Guangzi Zhungzu and the North China Plain |
| What invention revolutionized the way we communicate, share ideas, and record information? | Paper |
| Who is credited for starting the Great Wall and building the terra-cotta soldiers? | Qin Shi Huangdi |
| Which ruler during the Han dynasty came from the peasant class? | Han Gaozu |
| A farming technique where you rotate the types of crops in a year is called? | Double Cropping |
| What is the name of the admiral who explored the seas during the Ming Dynasty? | Zheng He |
| During what dynasty was the Grand Canal built? | Sui Dynasty |
| The interaction of people, businesses, and governments of different nations is called... | globalization |
| What word means "superior man"? | Junzi |
| What physical features isolated China? | mountains, seas, and deserts |
| Which dynasty created the Mandate of Heaven to explain why they were able to take over control of China? | Zhou Dynasty |
| What ancient teaching focused on following the 4 Noble Truths, the 8 Fold Path, becoming enlightened, and that suffering was part of life? | Buddhism |
| What give lower social classes a way to become wealthy, mixed different cultures, drove innovation of new ideas and technologies, and began to shape governments by bringing wealth into a country? | Trade on the Silk Road |
| 2021 is the year of the _. | ox |
| The Chinese were supposedly descended from_. | Dragons |
| Mongolian leader who started the Yuan Dynasty ? | Kublai Khan |
| Mongolian ruler who united many neighboring tribes and started an empire from Poland to Siberia | Genghis Khan |
| A powerful local general who ran their own legal and financial system is called a... | warlord |
| Someone from the ruling class... | aristocrat |
| A relative who lived longer ago than a grandparent ... | ancestor |
| Confucian virtue of honoring elders in your family ... | filial piety |
| A state of pure goodness ... | Enlightenment |
| Ancient China was a ______ society. | male-dominated |
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