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Final Jeopardy
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Which is not located in China? a. Nile River B. North China Plain C. Huang River d. Guangxi Zhungzu
What is A - Nile River
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Which of the following is not found in China? A. plains B badlands C. mountians D. deserts
What is B. - badlands
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Which of the following helped unite Chinese culture during the Han dynasty? A. a network of roads connecting China to the rest of the world B. advancements in trade and transportation C. a new system of religion D. the elimination of middlemen
What is B - advancements in trade and transportation
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Buddha means _____________________
What is "the Enlightened One"
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Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color? A. Yellow flowers grow on its banks. B. Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water. C. It reflects the yellow light of the sun. D. It reflects the yellow light of the moon.
What is B. - Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.
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Which was an important product of the Zhou economy? A. bones B. pottery C. silk D. gold
What is C.- silk
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Which was not invented during the Han dynasty? A. silk B. porcelain C. paper D. ink
What is A - silk
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What is the central belief of Daoism?
What is people should live in harmony with nature
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What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River? A. terraces B. sinkholes C. levees D floodplain
What is C - levees
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Which is not an invention made to improve daily life in ancient China? A. projects to control flooding B. huge walls built around towns C. iron used to make farm tools and weapons D. new system of money
What is B - huge walls built around towns
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How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese history and culture? A. People became greedy and cruel toward others B. More people were allowed to to school. C. Values, such as order, harmony, and ways of making the world right, began to spread. D. People of nobility became educated as scholars
What is C - Values, such as order, harmony, and ways of making the world right, began to spread
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Which of the Chinese dynasties was most important?
What is the Zhou dynasty because it lasted the longest
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Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"? A. The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley. B. The river's tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt. C. The river is light blue, the same color as human tears. D. The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.
What is D. - the rivers flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless
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Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China? A. help trade relations between nations B. control flooding along the northern border C. help with irrigation and canal building D. protect the empire from northern invaders
What is D - protect the empire from northern invaders
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What might be considered the first principle of Confucianism? A. Respect all people B. Be greedy and cruel C. Be insensitive toward others D. Read many books
What is A - respect all people
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How do you think the Bronze Age received its name?
What is during this time people used copper and tin to create bronze. The bronze was then used to make tools, weapons, and cups.
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Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau? A. The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes. B. The warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shore. C. The land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges. D. The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry.
What is C. - the land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges.
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Which was not an achievement of the Han Dynasty? A. New states were formed in order to centralize the government B. The building of new roads improved transportation C. Government officials had to take civil service exams D. The first complete history of China was written
What is A - new states were formed in order to centralize the government
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Which does not describe the Analects? A. collection of sayings by Confucius B. advice to people who want to do the right thing C. one of many printed works of Confucius D. the main printed work of Confucius
What is C. one of many printed works of Confucius
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What were people doing if they live a NOMADIC life?
What is they were constantly moving.
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Write at least two main ideas about the North China Plain.
What is - many people live on the North China Plain. - It is the center of farming and industry in China. - The land there is good for farming because of loess.
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