How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing favors for friends?

placed them in far away districts

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

moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals

Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to

rebalance the forces of yin and yang

Why did the Chinese FIRST Invent Gun Powder?

to make an elixir of immortality

What change made silk production more efficient?

invention that wound fibers onto a large reel

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TCI Chapter 23 Han Dynasty

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1
What religion spread into China during the Han Dynasty?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
2
What invention did Chinese use to position buildings correctly for good fortune?
Fireworks
Crossbow
Compass
Wagon
3
What invention did the Han use for these military purposes: send messages, frighten enemy?
crossbow
kite
scroll
fish-scale armor
4
Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?
a feather
a brush
a stylus
a reed
5
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing favors for friends?
executed family and friends
they have to file a weekly report
forbid them from making any decisions
placed them in far away districts
6
How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
returned most power to local nobles
punished people who spread Daoist beliefs
moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals
put more emphasis on family connections
7
What new technology most helped the Han in warfare? (Hint: Metal)
advances in working iron
steam-powered riverboats
the wheel
improvements in gunpowder
8
What did ancient Chinese invent to write on?
hides and leather
silk and bamboo
tree bark and leaves
paper
9
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to
rebalance the forces of yin and yang
achieve immortality
satisfy the gods
teach people to enjoy pain
10
Which men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
one who had an important family
one who was born in the capital
one who inherited a lot of money
one who did well on an exam
11
The chain PUMP increased harvests by helping farmers
store grain so it would not spoil
bring water up to their field
move heavy goods
plow the soil for planting
12
Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty
was much smaller
lasted much longer
had far fewer inventions
had much worse rulers
13
Why did the Chinese FIRST Invent Gun Powder?
To make guns for combat
to make an elixir of immortality
To make military weapons
To make fire works
14
What was one effect of this invention? (Hint what could do with Salt?)
better harvests
more oil for heat
better earthquake prediction
more wealth from trade
15
What change made silk production more efficient?
road on which trade goods could be carried safely
a kind of tree that was better for the worms
invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
a lay that said all farmers had to weave for 1 month a year

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