How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?

Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China.

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.

What made silk valuable in the West?

The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it.

Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before people in Europe did?

that blood circulates through the body

Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime?

The two would suffer the same punishm

What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?

They worked on construction, as slaves.

Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?

They died under harsh conditions.

The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers

bring water up to their fields.

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

to ask advice from his ancestors

Which of these facts relating to the Silk Road is an example of cultural diffusion?

Europeans learned some Chinese manufacturing methods.

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1
Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?
freedom
riches
creativity
respect
2
How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?
Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China.
Dangers on the route supported the Buddhist idea that life is suffering.
Chinese philosophers wrote Buddhist texts to sell in Antioch.
The Buddha encouraged people to seek enlightenment in the desert.
3
Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terracotta, a kind of clay?
inside the emperor's tomb
next to the royal palace
in the Great Wall
along the southern border
4
What Han invention did the Chinese use to send messages and frighten the enemy?
kite
fish-scale armor
crossbow
scroll
5
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
reading the ancient texts.
working hard to become wealthy.
serving in governent jobs.
living in harmony with nature.
6
What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?
steam-powered riverboats
advances in working iron
invention of the wheel
improvements in gunpowder
7
How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
They put more emphasis on family connections.
They returned most power to local nobles.
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.
They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs.
8
To a large extent, the Great Wall was built by
skilled stonemasons.
foreign workers.
close friends of the emperor.
forced labor.
9
Shang weapons were specially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from
bronze
bones
iron
stone
10
What made silk valuable in the West?
The Romans wanted to buy it to make banners.
The Syrians thought wool was too itchy.
The Indians found cotton to be too expensive.
The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it.
11
What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
tree bark and leaves
hides and leather
silk and bamboo
seaweed and straw
12
What was the Legalist view of human nature?
People are naturally curious.
People want to do what is right.
People are basically selfish.
People are motivated by love.
13
What did Hanfeizi say that rulers must do to avoid being overthrown?
earn the Mandate of Heaven
exercise absolute power
let people do as they want
be popular through good deeds
14
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before people in Europe did?
that metal can be shaped into strong swords
that comets can be seen in the night sky
that blood circulates through the body
that wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen
15
Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime?
The two would suffer the same punishm
Only the poor person would be punishe
The two would have to exchange places.
The rich person would pay a larger fine.
16
The Zhou dynasty came after which dynasty?
Shang
Qin
Chin
Han
17
What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?
They learned the skills to become artisans.
They worked on construction, as slaves.
They were given land to start new farms.
They married into the royal family.
18
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that
the end of the world was near.
the people did not obey the laws.
the natural world ignored humans.
the king did not govern well.
19
Which Chinese teaching most influenced Qin Shihuangdi's style of rule?
Daoism
Confucianism
Legalism
Buddhism
20
Which of these men would most likely be hired for Han bureaucracy?
one who had an important family
one who did well on an exam
one who was born in the capital
one who inherited a lot of money
21
Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They ran away to other countries.
They died under harsh conditions.
They decided to live near the wall.
They became wandering nomads.
22
Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize
scholarship and ideas.
rewards and punishments.
honesty and trust
trade and manufacturing.
23
The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers
move heavy goods.
bring water up to their fields.
plow the soil for planting.
store grain so it would not spoil.
24
In a chart titled "Yin and Yang," pleasure would be paired with
afterlife.
pain.
enjoyment
reward.
25
One of the most important Roman products that trade along the Silk Road brought to China was
livestock.
fur.
paper.
glassware.
26
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to keep invaders out
to punish critics of the emperor
to provide jobs
to reward followers with land
27
For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?
to ask advice from his ancestors
to make music for his family
to serve a ceremonial meal
to send messages to the nobles
28
Which of these facts relating to the Silk Road is an example of cultural diffusion?
Travelers faced many dangers on their journey.
Different animals carried goods on different parts of the route.
China became wealthy trading silk.
Europeans learned some Chinese manufacturing methods.
29
Why did Emperor Qin order all Confucian books brought to the capital?
so he could learn from them
so he could destroy them
so he could have them translated
so he could start a new library

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