Social Studies Β· Ancient civilizations
Ancient China Quiz
Dynasties, the Great Wall, the Silk Road, Confucius and the great inventions of ancient China.
- π Grade 6
- π Social Studies
- β 20 questions
Play with this set
Pick a game: the questions load straight in
Opens on your board, ready to play in teams. No student devices needed.
Questions 20 questions
Answers stay hidden until you show them, so this page is safe on the projector.
Which river is known as China's Sorrow because of its floods?
- A Nile
- B Huang He (Yellow River)
- C Tigris
- D Ganges
What is a family of rulers that passes power down called?
- A Democracy
- B Dynasty
- C Republic
- D Senate
Which early dynasty used oracle bones to ask questions about the future?
- A Han
- B Shang
- C Ming
- D Qing
What idea said heaven gave rulers the right to rule?
- A Pax Romana
- B Golden Rule
- C Divine Shield
- D Mandate of Heaven
Who was the first emperor to unite China, in 221 BCE?
- A Confucius
- B Sun Yat-sen
- C Kublai Khan
- D Qin Shi Huang
What army of clay soldiers was buried with the first emperor?
- A The Bronze Navy
- B The Jade Guard
- C The Terracotta Army
- D The Stone Legion
When was the Terracotta Army discovered by farmers digging a well?
- A 1492
- B 1974
- C 1922
- D 1800
Why was the Great Wall built?
- A To hold back the ocean
- B To keep out invaders from the north
- C To carry water
- D To mark a race track
Which teacher taught respect for family, elders and good government?
- A Homer
- B Sun Tzu
- C Socrates
- D Confucius
What trade route linked China with lands as far as the Mediterranean?
- A Appian Way
- B Oregon Trail
- C Spice Bridge
- D Silk Road
What valuable cloth did China keep secret for centuries?
- A Silk
- B Linen
- C Cotton
- D Wool
What insect makes the threads used for silk?
- A Spider
- B Silkworm
- C Honeybee
- D Butterfly
During which dynasty was paper invented, around 105 CE?
- A Han
- B Qin
- C Ming
- D Shang
Which ancient Chinese invention helps sailors find direction?
- A Clock
- B Telescope
- C Compass
- D Steam engine
Which Chinese invention was first used for fireworks?
- A Gunpowder
- B Electricity
- C Glass
- D Steel
What early printing method used carved wooden blocks?
- A Woodblock printing
- B Etching on glass
- C Photocopying
- D Typewriting
What is the art of beautiful handwriting with brush and ink?
- A Origami
- B Sculpture
- C Calligraphy
- D Pottery
Which other great river flows across central China?
- A Danube
- B Amazon
- C Yangtze
- D Mississippi
What did Chinese farmers build into hillsides to grow rice?
- A Terraces
- B Aqueducts
- C Pyramids
- D Igloos
Who founded the Han dynasty in 202 BCE?
- A Qin Shi Huang
- B Kublai Khan
- C Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu)
- D Puyi
More question sets