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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. The Chinese civilisation developed on the banks of the river ______________.
   2. The Chinese used a plough that was drawn by ___________ for farming.
   3. Trade between ancient China and the rest of the world largely took place along the ___________.
   4. The Chinese invented the ____________ for greater control over the horse
   5. ___________ was a great Chinese philosopher in the 6th century BCE.
   6. ___________ is a counting machine invented by the Chinese.
2. 2.

   Tick the sentences that are true. Correct the others.

   1. The earliest Chinese dynasty was the Chou dynasty.
   2. The Silk Route is a type of silk cloth the Chinese used to make.
   3. The Chinese script is a form of hieroglyphics
   4. The Chinese also made cloth out of banana fibres.
   5. Acupuncture4 is the art of making gun powder.
   6. The Chinese first used tea as medicine.
3. 3.

   Multiple choice questions.

   1. The closed carriage that was carried on the shoulders of men was called a:
      1. stirrup
      2. crossbow
      3. palanquin
      4. carriage
   2. In the beginning, Chinese paintbrushes were made of:
      1. silk
      2. hemp
      3. cotton fibre
      4. animal hair
   3. The rock that the Chinese mined from Neolithic times is:
      1. porcelain
      2. emerald
      3. jade
      4. gold
   4. The medicine system developed by the Chinese was:
      1. abacus
      2. acupuncture
      3. calligraphy
      4. sericulture
4. 4.

   Match the following.

   1. gunpowder	a. south China
   2. the Great Wall	b. Dingzhou
   3. block printing	c. fireworks
   4. Liaodi Pagoda	d. Hun invasions
   5. Yangtze River	e. 700 CE

    

5. 5.

   Why is the river Huang He known as the 'sorrow of China'?

6. 6.

   What crops did the Chinese grow?