How Well You Know About Zhou Dynasty? Trivia Quiz

1. Which of the following are true of Taoism?

Teaches that people should be one with nature and that all living things have a universal force flowing through them.

Teaches that rulers get their power from heaven.

Teaches that everything in nature has two balancing forces called Yin and Yang.

Didn't support the idea of a lot of rules or government.

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2. The Zhou moved their capitol further east due to attacks and invasion by non-Chinese people from the north. This period is called the Eastern Zhou.

True

False

3. Which of the following are true of Confucianism?

Based on the teachings of Confucius.

Teachings focus on treating others with respect, politeness, and fairness.

Teaches that honor and morality were important qualities and that family was important, requiring the honoring of one's relatives.

It doesn't encourage a strong government.

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4. What is the "mandate of heaven?"

The concept that leaders gained their authority to rule from the gods.

The concept the China was destined to rule the known world.

The concept that women were servants of men.

The name of the first formal religion of China

5. Who led the army that conquered the Shang Dynasty?

King Wen

King Wu

King Now

King Yu

6. Which Chinese Dynasty was the longest?

Xia

Shang

Zhou

7. The Zhou did not completely control the eastern part of the empire, they established outposts and city-states ruled by family members and loyal supporters instead of centralized control.

True

False

8. What 2 forms of religion were born during the Zhou dynasty?

Confucianism

Ancestor worship

Feudalism

Taoism

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9. What is Western Zhou most know for?

Conquering Mongolia

Building the Great Wall of China

A period of clan wars

A period of relative peace

10. Zhou government was based on feudalism.

True

False

11. Who emerged as the dominant clan during the Warring States Period?

Qin

Chu

Qi

Yue

Jin

Zhao

Wei

Han

Yan

12. The Shang people were so loyal to their emperor that they fought the Zhou fiercely defending him.

True

False

13. Who conquered the other clans to become the first emperor of China?

Wen Wang

Huang Di

Wu Wang

Qin Shi Huang

14. Which of the following are true of ancestor worship in Ancient China?

It began during the Zhou Dynasty

It began during the Xia Dynasty or possibly earlier

People believed their ancestors became gods.

People believed they could pray to their ancestors for guidance

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15. Which of the following occurred during the Eastern Zhou?

As the Zhou moved eastward, the Qin clan took control of western China and old Zhou cities.

Zhou emperors established a strong, mobile army to defend the empire.

Initially the Qin were loyal supporters of the Zhou and even married into the clan.

City-states grew in power to become greater than Zhou

It can be divided into the Warring States Period and Winter & Summer Period

Art and philosophy flourished.

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16. When was the Zhou Dynasty?

1700-1375 B.C

1550-1069 B.C

1500-539 B.C

1045–256 BC

17. Zhou kings were strong leaders during the Spring and Autumn Period

True

False

18. What 3 powerful clans emerged in the Spring and Autumn Period?

Qin

Chu

Qi

Yue

Jin

Zhao

Wei

Han

Yan

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19. What city became the capital of China at the end of the Warring States Period?

Xi'an

Luoyang

Haojing

Peking

How Well You Know About Zhou Dynasty? Trivia Quiz

1. Which of the following are true of Taoism?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. The Zhou moved their capitol further east due to attacks and invasion by non-Chinese people from the north. This period is called the Eastern Zhou.

3. Which of the following are true of Confucianism?

4. What is the "mandate of heaven?"

5. Who led the army that conquered the Shang Dynasty?

6. Which Chinese Dynasty was the longest?

7. The Zhou did not completely control the eastern part of the empire, they established outposts and city-states ruled by family members and loyal supporters instead of centralized control.

8. What 2 forms of religion were born during the Zhou dynasty?

9. What is Western Zhou most know for?

10. Zhou government was based on feudalism.

11. Who emerged as the dominant clan during the Warring States Period?

12. The Shang people were so loyal to their emperor that they fought the Zhou fiercely defending him.

13. Who conquered the other clans to become the first emperor of China?

14. Which of the following are true of ancestor worship in Ancient China?

15. Which of the following occurred during the Eastern Zhou?

16. When was the Zhou Dynasty?

17. Zhou kings were strong leaders during the Spring and Autumn Period

18. What 3 powerful clans emerged in the Spring and Autumn Period?

19. What city became the capital of China at the end of the Warring States Period?