5 Written Questions

1. He ruled the Qin dynasty - he reunified china, he changed China's legal system, he introduced the standard units of money, he began the great wall, he was buried with 7000 terracotta soldiers, he hated confucianism, he ruled by "iron fist"
2. steplike ledges cut into hillsides/mountains to make land suitable for farming
3. Chinese scholar, astronomer, and historian; wrote the most important history of ancient
   China called "Historical Records"
4. Chinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi.
5. This quotation describes him - "Cracking his long whip, he drove the universe before him...his Might shook the Four Seas."

5 Matching Questions

1. B.C.
2. Gobi Desert
3. A.D.
4. Ancient Egypt
5. silk

1. a a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae in China; Chinese legacy
2. b located in north central China. 2nd largest desert in the world, extremely dry and infertile.
3. c Before Christ
4. d One of the first civilizations. Located near the Nile and known for pyramids, the Great Sphinx, and hieroglyphics
5. e stands for Anno Domini, which is Latin for "year of our Lord," and it means the number of years since the time of Jesus Christ. That was 2010 years ago, so the date 510 A.D. means 1500 years ago

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. group of people who carry out the work of government
   1. Civilization
   2. Circa
   3. civil service
   4. Gobi Desert
2. A society is considered to be a __________ if it has a surplus of food, cities, government, and specialized jobs.
   1. Circa
   2. Sima Qian
   3. civil service
   4. Civilization
3. Name that the ancient Chinese used to describe themselves due to the fact that they did not know that other civilizations existed. They literally felt that they were at the center of the geographical world.
   1. Sima Qian
   2. Chinese dragons
   3. Middle Kingdom
   4. Civilization
4. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
   1. Great Wall
   2. Golden Rule
   3. Gobi Desert
   4. Terraces
5. closely related people of several generations such as brothers, sisters, parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and great grandparents
   1. Qin Dynasty
   2. Great Wall
   3. Mesopotamia
   4. extended family

5 True/False Questions

1. Terra Cotta Warriors → statues that represented Shi Huangdi's real army, protected him in the after life

   True        False

2. Confucius → Known to the Chinese as the First Teacher (551-479 B.C.) whose interest in philosophy was political and ethical, not spiritual

   True        False

3. North China Plain → The fertile region between the Huang He and Yangzi Rivers

   True        False

4. warlord → a local leader of an armed group sometimes referred to as bandits

   True        False

5. The Silk Road → One of the first trade routes in the world, an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire.

   True        False