Are You Smarter Than a Sixth Grader

In keeping with past posts, here is Soren's quiz over Asian culture. Don't worry about him Dad--this week he also did:
Math--intergers, compound probability, metric system
Chemistry--learned the difference between ionic and covalent bonds/periodic table/ structure of atoms/forensics/experiment with baking soda disappearing ink
Language Arts--Vocab/how to write directions/Journal
Keyboarding
Logic--Consensus, Active Listening Skills
Took a Compass Bike Hike
Visited a photography museum exhibit
Made a soap carving
Worked out
Trimmed trees/cleaned inside my car
Went to scouts
Practiced piano/music theory

True or False:

____1. The Peking man farmed.

____2. Ancient Chinese culture was not as advanced as ancient European culture.

____3. Confucius was a very superstitious man who believed in ghosts.

____4. The Shang dynasty is a myth.

____5. Chinese is a rather newly developed language.

____6. Chinese immigrants to the U.S. were openly welcomed and treated fairly
toward the end of the 19th century.

____7. Thai food and dance is generally unimaginative and of poor quality.



Fill in the blank:

8. The capital of Thailand is ___________.

9. The capital of North Korea is ____________.

10. Peking man used a _________’s wheel.

11. To defend themselves against the Huns, the Chinese built _____ ______ ______.

12. While Greeks and Romans used horses for their primary war transportation, Indians used _____________.

13. Wu Ti, an emporer of the Han Dynasty set ___________ ___________ to make it easier for poor people to buy things.

14. The Han Dynasty used a set of exams to test men for government office instead of simply giving important jobs to _____________ and ____________.




Multiple Choice. Choose the answers that best fill in the blanks.

15. There is no private ownership of land and all resources are combined together then divided among the people. All industries, markets and human endeavors are owned and managed by a central government. This economic system is called: _______________
a. Monarchy
b. Legalism
c. Communism
d. Democracy

16. __________________ was one of the best ways in ancient Asia to encourage trade and help people become wealthy.
a. Building bridges and safe roads
b. Killing whoever disagreed with the king
c. Taking away people’s land
d. Inventing the catapult


17. _____________ was one of India’s most beloved rulers even to this day.
a. Devi Patel
b. Ashoka
c. Dr. Sanjay Gupta
d. King Rama V


18. _____ and ______ are the terms Lao-Tze used to explain how everything in life had its opposite.

a. Rice and pottery
b. Jade and cow dung
c. Monasteries and Massage Parlors
d. Yin and Yang



19. Indian culture starting around 320AD enjoyed advancements in: (Circle all that apply):

Soap making
Fair treatment of people
Trade
Sterilizing wounds
Tempered steel
Plastic surgery
Eyeglasses
Literature

20. Hong Kong used to be governed by the ___________Empire but now is governed by
a special regional authority who answers to the ____________ government.

a. Japanese/American
b. British/Chinese
c. Russian/European
d. Roman/British

21. ________________ Leonowens was a British teacher who taught Prince ______________ when he was a boy. He eventually grew up to become ___________ of Thailand. He changed the law so that people did not have to prostrate themselves on the ground to show respect to the king.

a. Beatrice/Ashoka/Prime Minister
b. Patricia/Mahabarata/Emporer
c. Anna/Chulalongkorn/King
d. Deborah/Confucius/Protector

Short Answer. Choose THREE out of the four available topics to write on. Please use your composition notebook, use correct spelling/ grammar, and go into as much detail as you can:

Explain how silk is made.

What is the difference between The Mandate of Heaven and Legalism. What Chinese leader used both concepts as justification for how he governed and how did he use them?

What can you remember about the life of Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha? What are some of the teachings of the Buddha?

Why is yellow an important color in Chinese culture? What does it symbolize and how has it been used?



Essay. Please use your composition notebook:

Explain the circumstances under which the Bridge over the River Kwai (Kwae) was built. Some questions you may want to address are as follows: Who built it and why? During which war? What is interesting about it? How was it destroyed? What role did Thai people play in building or using the bridge? What is a POW?