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1
“Son of Heaven” was a name given to
B the father of a family.
A the most powerful warlord.
D an influential Zhou thinker.
C the ruler of China.
2
What did Zhou artisans discover?
D how to make iron
A how to mold bronze into farm tools
B how to decipher oracle bones
C how to make silk cloth
3
What was the Silk Road?
B a path for ideas from Japan
D a network of trade routes that crossed Asia
A a mountain pass through the Hindu Kush
C a road through the silk-weaving province of China
4
According to Daoism, the symbols of yin and yang represent the ideal of
B good government.
D material success.
C balance.
A authority.
5
How did the Zhou king control his vast kingdom?
C He shared power with warlords.
B He destroyed all traces of Shang culture.
A He killed all the nobles.
D He placed family members in charge of regions.
6
By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented a
syllable
word or idea
sound
letter
7
According to Laozi, what is the Dao?
A the home of the heavenly spirits
C the natural way of the universe
D reverence for ancestors
B respect for authority
8
Which invention of the Han was called the “wooden ox”?
seismometer
Wheelbarrow
compass
paper
9
Which phrase best summarizes Qin government?
D It relaxed the harsh laws of the Zhou dynasty.
A It was centralized.
B It upheld Confucian ideals.
C It divided China into rival states.
10
What philosopher who helped shape Chinese thought is known as the “First Teacher”?
Zhou Emperor
Mencius
Confucious
Laozi
11
The fall of the Zhou dynasty led to
B the rise of the Shang dynasty.
A a period of warfare and chaos.
D the growth of new cities.
C the start of the dynastic cycle.
12
In Han China, the majority of people made their living as
farmers
artisans
scholar officials
merchants
13
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.
D The Han encouraged trade less than the Qin.
C The Han created a more centralized government than the Qin.
14
What is the main topic discussed in the Analects of Confucius?
D the nature of the afterlife
B successful battle strategies
A proper behavior and ideals
C living in harmony with nature
15
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
C to standardize Chinese roads
D to make trade and transportation easier
B to keep out nomads to the north
A to separate warring states
16
Zhou rulers claimed that they had won the Mandate of Heaven because they
A brought the Warring States period to an end.
D permitted a dealer to take control by force..
C were chosen as rulers by Shang priests.
B were victorious over the Shang dynasty.
17
What role did Confucianism play in 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.
A Only nobles were allowed to apply for the civil service.
18
What is loess?
a fine, dustlike material
a grass-covered plain
a dry wind from the Gobi
silt that settles on a hilltop
19
Han society was bound together by the imperial bureaucracy and
Confucian values.
D a vast spy network.
harsh laws.
C strict punishments.
20
What was one major achievement of Emperor Wudi?
A He founded the Han dynasty.
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.
21
Under the Han, the salt and iron industries were
B dominated by foreign merchants.
C run as state monopolies.
A privately owned.
D allowed to fall into ruin.
22
Who was the first emperor of united China?
B Han Feizi
A Shang Yang
C Confucius
D Shi Huangdi
23
Which of these phrases BEST summarizes Legalism?
D Educating people leads to a strong society.
B Moral values are the key to social order.
C Citizens are capable of governing themselves.
A Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
24
Where did China’s first civilization develop?
D in the Gobi Desert
C on the Plateau of Tibet
A along the Chang River
B on the North China Plain
25
Zhou rulers claimed that they had won the Mandate of Heaven because they
A brought the Warring States period to an end.
C were chosen as rulers by Shang priests.
B were victorious over the Shang dynasty.
D permitted a dealer to take control by force..
26
According to Laozi, what is the Dao?
B respect for authority
D reverence for ancestors
C the natural way of the universe
A the home of the heavenly spirits
27
How was transportation standardized under the Qin?
D Axles of carriages were the same length.
C Everyone paid the same road tax.
B Carriages were the same height.
A Roads were the same width.
28
Which spirits were most important to the ancient Chinese?
A spirits of one’s ancestors
D spirits representing the Mandate of Heaven
C spirits found in the natural world
B evil spirits who controlled the crops
