Why was the merchant class so low in ancient China's social class system?

They grew wealthy and it was frowned upon in government.

Why did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism develop?

To bring order and stability to China.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

To protect China from invaders.

What were possible problems faced along the Silk Road?

Hot deserts, strong winds, and bandits.

Name the three Chinese social classes.

Landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, and merchants.

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1
What makes up ancient China's writing system?
Letters and numbers.
Pictographs and Ideographs
Heiroglyphics
Cunieform
2
Why was the merchant class so low in ancient China's social class system?
They grew wealthy, and money was "unlucky."
They were corrupted by outside cultures.
They grew wealthy and it was frowned upon in government.
Historians don't know why!
3
What was the basis of the Han Dynasty government?
Constitutional Monarchy
Feudal System
Civil Service Exams
Democracy
4
What is another name for the Huang He River?
China's Sorrow
The River North
There is no other name for Huang He
"Fish in the River"
5
Which of the following did NOT contribute to China's isolation from other civilizations?
The Pacific Ocean
The Himalayas
The Gobi Desert
The North China Plain
6
Which WASN'T a Chinese invention?
Acupuncture
Gunpowder
Iron Plow
Concrete
7
How did kings in the Shang dynasty predict the future?
Psychics.
Using ideographs.
Ancestral offerings.
Using oracle bones.
8
What's the difference between the Qin Dynasty and the Han dynasty
Qin dynasty had more inventions .
The Qin dynasty was larger.
Qin had better rulers.
The Han dynasty lasted longer.
9
Where did rulers in the Zhou dynasty get the right to rule?
None of the Above
Mandate of Heaven
Popular Mandate
Divine Right of Kings
10
What items were sent out of China from the Silk Road?
Milk and Rice.
Salt and Iron.
Silk, tea, and spices.
All of the above were exported from China via the Silk Road.
11
Filial Piety indicates what?
Women had few rights.
Elderly were not respected in ancient China.
The ancient Chinese were very religious.
The family unit was sacred.
12
Why did Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism develop?
So Zhou could stay in power.
To bring order and stability to China.
Because China had great schools.
To maintain a feudal society.
13
What philosophy says that people are evil and that laws and punishments must be harsh?
Daoism
Republicanism
Legalism
Confucianism
14
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
To gain money for landowners.
To protect China from invaders.
To make work for peasants.
So scholars couldn't write bad things about the emperor.
15
How did mountains, hills, and deserts help China?
The Chinese became hunters and gatherers.
They dangers there helped the Chinese become warriors.
They provided a wide variety of plants and animals.
They protected China.
16
What were possible problems faced along the Silk Road?
Snakes, mountains, and rivers.
Hot deserts, strong winds, and bandits.
Mountains, winds and lack of food.
Rivers, winds, and loneliness.
17
Name the three Chinese social classes.
Nobles, priests, farmers, and slaves.
Landowning aristocrats, peasant farmers, and merchants.
Aristocrats, scribes, merchants, and farmers.
Priests, merchants, farmers, and peasants.

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