Huang Valley and Zhou Dynasty
What is a warlord?
A warlord is a military leader during the Zhou Dynasty.
According to Daoism, the symbols of yin and yang represent the ideal of
A authority.
B good government.
C balance.
D material success.
C balance.
Which phrase best summarizes Qin government?
A It was centralized.
B It upheld Confucian ideals.
C It divided China into rival states.
D It relaxed the harsh laws of the Zhou dynasty.
A It was centralized.
How did Han government differ from the Qin government?
A The Han revived Confucian learning suppressed by the Qin.
B The Han imposed harsher laws than the Qin.
C The Han created a more centralized government than the Qin.
D The Han encouraged trade less than the Qin.
C The Han created a more centralized government than the Qin.
In Han China, the majority of people made their living as
A farmers.
B merchants.
C scholar officials.
D artisans.
A farmers.
By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented a
A sound.
B letter.
C syllable.
D word or idea.
D word or idea.
What is the main topic discussed in the Analects of Confucius?
A proper behavior and ideals
B successful battle strategies
C living in harmony with nature
D the nature of the afterlife
A proper behavior and ideals
How was transportation standardized under the Qin?
A Roads were the same width.
B Carriages were the same height.
C Everyone paid the same road tax.
D Axles of carriages were the same length.
D Axles of carriages were the same length.
What was one major achievement of Emperor Wudi?
A He founded the Han dynasty.
B He expanded China to the north and south.
C He united China under a Legalist government.
D He built the Great Wall of China.
B He expanded China to the north and south.
Under the Han, the salt and iron industries were
A privately owned.
B dominated by foreign merchants.
C run as state monopolies.
D allowed to fall into ruin.
C run as state monopolies.
The fall of the Zhou dynasty led to
A a period of warfare and chaos.
B the rise of the Shang dynasty.
C the start of the dynastic cycle.
D the growth of new cities.
A a period of warfare and chaos.
What philosopher who helped shape Chinese thought is known as the “First Teacher”?
A Laozi
B the Zhou emperor
C Confucius
D Mencius
C Confucius
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
A to separate warring states
B to keep out nomads to the north
C to standardize Chinese roads
D to make trade and transportation easier
B to keep out nomads to the north
What role did Confucianism play in the civil service?
A Only nobles were allowed to apply for the civil service.
B Exams were based on the ideas of Confucius.
C Civil service exams were open to both men and women.
D Only Confucian priests were allowed to enter the civil service.
B Exams were based on the ideas of Confucius.
Which invention of the Han was called the “wooden ox”?
A paper
B seismometer
C compass
D wheelbarrow
D wheelbarrow
What does chaos mean? How does it relate to the Warring States period?
Chaos means total disorder and confusion. Chaos relates to the Warring States Period because there were always battles and constant death around people during this time.
What is philosophy?
Philosophy means the general study of knowledge and the world; Greek for “love of wisdom”.
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall?
Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall, a long wall running east and west along his empire’s northern border, to defend the empire from nomads living to the north.
What was the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was a trade route between China that extended across Asia.
What is acupuncture and seismometer?
Acupuncture is a therapy that uses needles to cure sickness and stop the pain.
A seismometer is a tool used to measure earthquakes.
Loess is a fine, dust-like material that can form soil.
What is filial piety?
Filial piety is the loyalty of children to their parents. In other words, children have respect for their elders.
What does standardize and censor mean?
Standardize means setting rules to make things more similar.
Censor means to keep objectionable material from being revealed.
What does official and civil service mean?
An official is a person who holds a government job.
Civil Service is the people who work for the government.
What is a monopoly?
A monopoly is a single person or group that controls the production of a good or service.