Ancient China VOCAB QUIZ
  • 1. person from whom another is directly descended
A) Ancestor
B) Import
C) Great Sorrow
D) Mulan
  • 2. the third longest river in the world and the longest in China
A) Shang Ti
B) Huang He
C) Silk Road
D) Yangtze River
  • 3. a philosophy developed from a great Chinese teacher who taught politeness, unselfishness, and respect
A) Confucianism
B) Buddhism
C) Taoism
D) Ancestor
  • 4. the sign of the emperor and a nickname for China, they were thought to be wise, caring, magical, and mis
A) Dragon Lore
B) Great Sorrow
C) Mulan
D) Shang Ti
  • 5. one of the driest deserts in the world in Asia
A) Sahara Desert
B) Asian Desert
C) Taklimakan Desert
D) Gobi Desert
  • 6. two major river systems were called this because of the flooding that occurred each year
A) Dragon Lore
B) Great Sorrow
C) Great Wall
D) Rivers of Sadness
  • 7. this was built over a period of 2000 years and is about 1500 miles long, its intent was to keep out invaders from the north
A) Great Sorrow
B) Great Wall
C) Great Barricade
D) Gobi Desert
  • 8. the belief that heaven appointed certain emperors as rulers and would remove them if needed
A) Dynasty of Heaven
B) Emperor of Heaven
C) T'ien of Heaven
D) Mandate of Heaven
  • 9. the highest mountain in the world which is close to the border between China, Nepal, and Tibet
A) Mount Asia
B) Mount Kilimanjaro
C) Mount Himalayan
D) Mount Everest
  • 10. a courageous girl who hid her identity and served in the army in place of her father
A) Dragon Lore
B) Shang Ti
C) Ancestor
D) Mulan
  • 11. the major trade routes that were established between Asia and western Europe
A) Shang Ti
B) Great Sorrow
C) Silk Road
D) Mulan
  • 12. the second largest desert in the world, also called the "Sea of Death" because there are poisonous snakes, sandstorms, boiling days and freezing nights
A) Mount Everest
B) Asian Desert
C) Gobi Desert
D) Taklimakan Desert
  • 13. philosophy developed by Las-tzu which states that people should be happy with what they have
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Taoism
D) Confucianism
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