A ruling family that passes control from one generation to the next is known as a...
democracy
dynasty
republic
oligarchy
dictatorship
The ancient Chinese believe their _____ chose their ruler.
gods
ancestors
people
sages
monks
Chinese rulers were believed to be given power by the…
Divine Right of Kings
The Mandate of Heaven
The Path to the Water Hole
Tao (“the way’)
The Vicar of Christ
China was ruled by local warlords in this period that existed between the Chou and the Ch’in dynasties.
The Hundred Years War
The Age of Warring States
The Black Death
The Period of Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Roses
Which statement about Confucius is true?
Confucius believed that all people could become superior.
Confucius taught that parents and children were equal partners in a family.
Confucius taught that men and women were equal.
Confucius believed that you should use family connections to gain power.
The students of Confucius compiled this book. It later became the model for official and personal behavior for Chinese people.
Tao Te Ching
The Quran
The Analects
The Upanishads
The Kojiki
This group of ancient Chinese leaders believed that society functioned best through strong state control and absolute obedience to society.
The Mongols
The Legalists
The Taoists
The Nationalists
The Buddhists
Emperor Shih-Huang-ti began construction of the Great Wall in order to keep these nomadic warriors from invading China.
The Mongols
The Persians
The Japanese
The Vietnamese
The Koreans
Which statement about the Great Wall of China is false?
The Great Wall of China is the longest human made construction of earth.
Very little remains of the original construction of the Great Wall of China, but later rulers made the wall longer and stronger.
The Ming Dynasty fell to Manchu warriors when a traitor opened a gate in the wall.
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space without a telescope.
This military leader was born Temujin in 1167. He united the nomadic tribes into a disciplined military state. His followers gave him this name, this means “universal ruler.”
Shih Huang-ti
Genghis Khan
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Ho Chi Minh
This was the largest empire the world has ever known. At its height, this empire stretched from Korea to Hungary and as far south as Vietnam.
The Mongol Empire
The Maurya Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
This network of trade routes connected Europe and the Middle East with China.
Champs-Elysées
The Autobahns
The Silk Road
Abbey Road
The Appian Way
Many Europeans first became aware of China when this warrior expanded his empire into Central Asia in 329BC.
Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexander the Great
Marco Polo
Shih Huang-ti
This Italian merchant wrote a book about his adventures on the Silk Road and in China.
Galileo Galilei
Cosimo de' Medici
Marco Polo
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Scientists believed this terrible illness originated in Central Asia and traveled to Europe where it killed nearly half of the population.
The Black Death
Leprocy
The AIDS Empidemic
Epidemic Typhus
The Polio Epidemic
Why did the Silk Road lose its influence?
Bandits learned to use gunpowder to make dangerous weapons.
All of the other answers are correct.
The Mongol Empire had disintegrated so the Silk Road was no longer policed.
Portuguese sailors learned to use faster and safer sea routes.
Which statement about Marco Polo is true?
All of the other answers are correct.
Marco Polo met the man who wrote the story of his adventures while he was in jail.
Marco Polo’s father and uncle made a journey to China when Marco was a young boy.
Marco Polo said he was hired to govern a Chinese province.
Marco Polo claimed to have spent seventeen years working for this Mongol emperor of China.
Shih Huang-ti
Mao Zedong
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Kublai Khan
Why did many people refer to Marco Polo’s book as Il Milione (“The Million”)?
Marco Polo’s book contained a million words.
Marco Polo traveled a million miles.
Marco Polo met a million people.
Marco Polo made a million dollars.
Marco Polo told a million lies.
This Chinese dynasty was the first to leave written records, They ruled China from approximately 1766BC to 1040BC.
Ch'in
Chou
Manchus
Hsia
Shang
Han
This dynasty ruled China from 1040BC to 256BC. They set up a feudal system where loyal nobles ruled small parts of China.
Ch'in
Chou
Manchus
Hsia
Shang
Han
The last dynasty to rule China, they referred to themselves as the Qing, but they are commonly known for the region of China where they came from.
Ch'in
Chou
Manchus
Hsia
Shang
Han
China grew into a powerful empire during this reign of this dynasty. Scholars trained in the teaching of Confucius ran the government.
Ch'in
Chou
Manchus
Han
Shang
Hsia
True or False: China was ruled continuously by one dynasty for more than three thousand years.
True
False
True or False: Parts of the Great Wall of China remain standing today.
True
False
True or False: The Legalists encouraged people to consider new ideas by reading many books.