Ancient China Interesting Trivia Facts! Quiz
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- 1.A group of non-elected public officials is known as a bureaucracy .... true or false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?
- A.
Yellow flowers grow on it's banks.
- B.
Yellow topsoil is blown into the river and dissolved.
- C.
It reflects the yellow light of the sun.
- D.
It reflects the yellow light of the moon.
- 3.The flooded areas where rice is grown are called rice paddies.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Who was the first Chinese Emperor?
- A.
Skin Ye Mic Dow
- B.
Liu Sheng
- C.
Shang Ti
- D.
Shǐ Huáng Dì
- 5.Which best describes the Analects?
- A.
Collection of sayings by Confucius
- B.
A collection of writings by Wu De
- C.
One of many printed works describing Daoism
- D.
The main printed works of Buddha
- 6.It was thought that the Chinese emperor ruled because
- A.
They received a mandate from heaven
- B.
Their father was emperor
- C.
They were related to Confucius
- D.
Ms. Lanfersiek said so!
- 7.The terra cotta warriors were thousands of unique clay soldiers that were erected to protect Emperor Liu Bang and his tomb in the afterlife.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The majority of the ancient Chinese worked in the cities as artisans or skilled craftsmen.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.During the Ming & Qing dynasty, the emperor lived in an area that was off-limits to ordinary citizens called the _________?
- A.
Lotus Library
- B.
The Forbidden City
- C.
The Palooka Palace
- D.
The Royal Rice Garden
- 10.What might be considered the first principle of Confucianism?
- A.
Respect all people
- B.
All children were not allowed to go to school.
- C.
Be insensitive toward other people
- D.
Read as many books as you can.
- 11.An insect that played a major role in clothing the Chinese and providing a product for trading.
- A.
The silk worm
- B.
The boll weevil
- C.
The red, marching ant
- D.
The Mao millipede
- 12.What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?
- A.
Terraces
- B.
Sinkholes
- C.
Levees
- D.
Rice paddies
- 13.Why has the Huang River been called “China’s Sorrow”?
- A.
The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.
- B.
The river’s tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt.
- C.
The river is light blue, the same color as human tears.
- D.
The river’s flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
- 14.This engineering project helped make trade within China easier.
- A.
The Great Fleet of Ships
- B.
The Great Wall of China
- C.
The Grand Canal
- D.
The Grand Highway
- 15.A trade route that linked China with Europe and other Western civilizations was known as ...
- A.
The Western Way
- B.
The Road to Perdition
- C.
The Silk Road
- D.
The Silky Smooth Highway
- 16.Tao is ...
- A.
The name of a famous panda
- B.
The last emperor of China
- C.
A book about Confucius
- D.
The way
- 17.Which of the following was not part of life for the ancient Chinese?
- A.
Fishing
- B.
Farming
- C.
Trade with the Americas
- D.
Irrigating land
- 18.Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?
- A.
Help trade relations between nations
- B.
Control flooding along the northern borders
- C.
Help with irrigation and canal building
- D.
Protect the empire from northern invaders
- 19.How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese history and culture?
- A.
People became greedy and cruel toward others.
- B.
Books were burned so students learned less.
- C.
Values, such as order, harmony, and ways of making the world right, began to spread
- D.
People turned away from nature to embrace industrialization
- 20.Which is a central belief of Daoism?
- A.
People should revolt and demand peace.
- B.
People should seek a higher level of education.
- C.
People should worship Ms.Lanfersiek.
- D.
People should live in harmony with nature.
- 21.The earliest form of Chinese writing was found on ...
- A.
Rice paper
- B.
Animal bones
- C.
Papyrus
- D.
Clay tablets
- 22.The Italian merchant who traveled the Silk Road and served as a valued official in China was ...
- A.
Luigi Marcone
- B.
Marco Polo
- C.
Wup Di Doo
- D.
Diego Varazanno
- 23.The Gobi is ...
- A.
A rare fish used in a Chinese dish
- B.
The most ferocious of all dragons in Chinese folk lore
- C.
The name of a disease that struck down the warriors
- D.
One of the worlds largest deserts; covers parts of China and Mongolia
- 24.An ancestor is a relative who lived in the past.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.You got a job in the Chinese civil service because ...
- A.
Your family connections
- B.
Your performance on competitive exams and merit
- C.
You were good looking like Mr. D
- D.
You could recite the Analects
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