Journey Across Time: The Early Ages

Chapter 7: Early China

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Farming communities developed in the valleys of the Huang He and __________ Rivers.
A)Yellow
B)Chang Jiang
C)Anyang
D)Shang
2
__________ was China's first capital.
A)Anyang
B)Xia
C)Tian Shan
D)Zhou
3
China's upper class included royal officials and __________.
A)farmers
B)traders and artisans
C)the king
D)aristocrats
4
The majority of the Chinese were __________.
A)warlords
B)aristocrats
C)farmers
D)artisans
5
__________ led a successful rebellion against the Shang and founded the Zhou dynasty.
A)Huang He
B)Wu Wang
C)Chang Jiang
D)Qin
6
Which philosopy urges believers to give up their worldly desires?
A)Confucianism
B)Laozi
C)Legalism
D)Daoism
7
Who is considered to be ancient China's first great thinker and teacher?
A)Laozi
B)Hanfeizi
C)Confucius
D)Dao De Jing
8
The Great Wall of China was built to keep the __________ from attacking China.
A)Japanese
B)Xiongnu
C)Han
D)Luoyang
9
__________, a former peasant, founded the Han dynasty.
A)Liu Bang
B)Han Wudi
C)Qin Shihuangdi
D)Xiongnu
10
After the fall of the Han dynasty, the Chinese began to practice __________ to cope with stress and fear.
A)Legalism
B)Confucianism
C)Daoism
D)Buddhism
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