Grade 6History & geographyquiz16 questions

Ancient China

Grade 6: the Yellow River, the Great Wall, Chinese dynasties (Shang, Qin, Han), inventions (paper, silk, compass), the Silk Road.

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Questions

  1. What is the Yellow River's fertile silt-rich soil good for?

    • Building ships
    • Growing crops
    • Making glass
    • Mining gold
    Show answerGrowing crops

  2. Why was the Yellow River sometimes called 'China's Sorrow'?

    • It often flooded
    • It was dried up
    • It was frozen all year
    • It was full of rocks
    Show answerIt often flooded

  3. Early Chinese farming villages grew up along the Yellow River. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. Why was the Great Wall built?

    • To help protect China from invaders
    • To hold back river floods
    • To mark a farming field
    • To store grain for winter
    Show answerTo help protect China from invaders

  5. The Great Wall was built in a single year by one emperor. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  6. Which dynasty is the earliest of these?

    • Han
    • Qin
    • Shang
    • Tang
    Show answerShang

  7. Who became the first emperor of a united China, in the Qin dynasty?

    • Confucius
    • Kublai Khan
    • Marco Polo
    • Qin Shi Huang
    Show answerQin Shi Huang

  8. Which dynasty followed the Qin dynasty? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerThe Han dynasty

  9. The Shang dynasty is known for writing on what, to ask the gods questions?

    • Clay tablets
    • Oracle bones
    • Paper scrolls
    • Silk banners
    Show answerOracle bones

  10. Which material did ancient Chinese people make paper from, around 100 AD?

    • Animal horns
    • Crushed shells
    • Melted sand
    • Plant fibres and rags
    Show answerPlant fibres and rags

  11. What fabric did China keep secret for centuries, made by silkworms? (Answer out loud)

    Show answerSilk

  12. What does a compass needle point towards?

    • Magnetic north
    • The Moon
    • The Sun
    • The nearest sea
    Show answerMagnetic north

  13. What was the Silk Road?

    • A network of trade routes
    • A river in China
    • A single paved street
    • A wall of silk
    Show answerA network of trade routes

  14. The Silk Road linked China with lands far to the west, including Europe. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  15. Name an animal that carried goods along the Silk Road across deserts. (Answer out loud)

    Show answerCamel

  16. Besides goods, what else travelled along the Silk Road?

    • Aeroplanes
    • Ideas and religions
    • Railways
    • Telephones
    Show answerIdeas and religions

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