1. Which Dynasty Is Credited with Creating China's First Writing System?

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China Test 1

1.  Which dynasty is credited with creating China's first writing system?

2.  The Zhou people worked with whom to overthrow the Shang Dynasty?

3.  Who founded the Xia Dynasty?

4.  The Zhou leaders believed that their rulers were mandated by whom?

5.  One of the major ideas of Confucianism is that?

6.  The founder of Daoism was who?

7.  The founder of Confucianism was who?

8.  Which early Chinese dynasty was credited with reorganizing the social order?

9.  Along with farming, the Chinese people did what?

10.  Which river did Chines civilization begin on?

11.  The Chang Jiang River is also known as what?

12.  Which below is the longest river in Asia?

13.  The Huang He river is also known as what?

14.  China covers an area that covers almost how much?

15.  Legalism believed that people were what?

16.  Chinese civilization began along what river in China?

17.  A Chinese prediction is known as what?

18.  Shi Huangdi means what?

19.  The first Qin Dynasty followed which government style

20.  The first emperor of the Han Dynasty was who?

II. True or False (Must write out the word)

21.  Yin Zheng allowed people to follow whatever practice they wanted. ______

22.  Disgusted with the rude and insensitive nature of the people around him, Confucius pushed for a return to ethics. ______

23.  Confucius and other philosophers dealt with china’s problems by using force. ______

24.  Daoism comes from the word Dao which means “The Way”. ______

25.  Legalism is a political philosophy where people have free will. ______

26.  Emperor Liu Bang was originally a peasant fighting in a rebel army. ______

27.  In hopes of relieving the suffering of human life, both rich and poor people began to embrace the teachings of Confucianism. ______

28.  After coming into contact with Indian Buddhists on trade routes, many Chinese brought the teachings home to China. ______

29.  The Silk Road was a network of routes stretching more than 10,000 miles across Asia’s deserts and mountain ranges. ______

30.  China grew rich from trading silk with other lands. ______

III. Fill in the Blank (choose a word from the word bank to complete the sentences).

31.  During the Hand Period the upper class was made up of the ______, his court, and scholars who held government positions.

32.  In 140 BC, Emperor ______of the Han Dynasty took the throne and shifted the country’s focus back to a strong central government

33.  Well liked by both warriors and peasants, ______released the country from strict Legalistic practices and focused on people’s immediate needs.

34.  ______systems that are still in use today watered the fields and made more land good for farming during the Qin Dynasty.

35.  A very large desert called the ______desert lies in North China.

36.  Mountain ranges lie in the west, including the ______and the Qinling Shandi.

37.  The ______River is also known as China’s sorrow.

38.  The ______River flows from Tibet and empties into the Pacific Ocean.

39.  The Zhou Dynasty believed the rulers were mandated from ______.

40.  ______is the most famous Daoist teacher.

IV. Short Answer

41.  Describe how China traded with other lands.

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42.  List 2 Han Dynasty achievements.

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