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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 12

Ancient India & China

Dynasties, beliefs and inventions

What your child practices

The Indus Valley and Yellow River, Chinese dynasties and the Mandate of Heaven, Confucius, Hinduism and Buddhism, and inventions such as paper and zero.

Oregon State Standards learning standard: 6/7.H.CH.3; 6/7.H.CP.8 · ancient India and China and the origins of early world religions

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Qin Shi Huang's tomb is guarded by thousands of…

    • Clay soldiers (the Terracotta Army)
    • Marble lions
    • Gold statues of cats
    • Wooden ships

  2. Question 2

    Which other invention came from China?

    • The pyramid
    • The aqueduct
    • The compass
    • The alphabet

  3. Question 3

    The Harappan (Indus Valley) civilization grew along which river?

    • The Indus
    • The Yangtze
    • The Euphrates
    • The Nile

  4. Question 4

    Buddhism was founded in India by…

    • Moses
    • Ashoka's grandfather
    • Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
    • Confucius

  5. Question 5

    Confucius taught that society works best when…

    • Everyone ignores rules
    • Only soldiers rule
    • No one has duties
    • People respect family, elders and their duties

  6. Question 6

    How did geography isolate ancient China?

    • It was an island
    • Mountains, deserts and oceans made travel hard
    • It was in Europe
    • It had no rivers

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