Question 1

Han coins and jewelry were usually made of what metal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronze 
B)  Iron 
C)  Gold 
D)  Silver 
A)  Bronze 
B)  Iron 
C)  Gold 
D)  Silver

Question 2

The location of the Great Wall in Map 7.1, "The Han Empire, 206 B.C.E-220 C.E.," indicates that its purpose was to protect

Accepted Answer

A)  merchants traveling the Silk Road. 
B)  migrants seeking access to the Manchurian Plain. 
C)  Northern China from the nomadic Xiongnu. 
D)  trade routes into Korea. 
A)  merchants traveling the Silk Road. 
B)  migrants seeking access to the Manchurian Plain. 
C)  Northern China from the nomadic Xiongnu. 
D)  trade routes into Korea.

Question 3

What were the distinctive features of the Han period, and how did the Han Dynasty build on its predecessor, the Qin Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 4

What was the native religion of Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zen 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Yamato 
D)  Mahayana 
A)  Zen 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Yamato 
D)  Mahayana

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
-Nara

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 6

How do the Han and Roman empires compare in terms of how they handled peoples on their borders?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Both Han C

Question 7

Which of the following was invented in China around 105 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing 
B)  Bronze technology 
C)  Wet-field rice cultivation 
D)  Paper 
A)  Writing 
B)  Bronze technology 
C)  Wet-field rice cultivation 
D)  Paper

Question 8

How did Empress Wu of the Tang seize power for herself?

Accepted Answer

A)  She waged a coup d'état against her husband. 
B)  She took advantage of the illness of Emperor Gaozong. 
C)  She murdered her two sons. 
D)  She claimed she was pregnant with the dead emperor's son. 
A)  She waged a coup d'état against her husband. 
B)  She took advantage of the illness of Emperor Gaozong. 
C)  She murdered her two sons. 
D)  She claimed she was pregnant with the dead emperor's son.

Question 9

What was significant about Sima Qian's writings?

Accepted Answer

A)  They told the history of the eunuchs who served the Han emperors. 
B)  They were the first collection of Daoist ideas on government. 
C)  They included a comprehensive history of China and set a standard for historical writing. 
D)  They represented the first time a Han official had written in support of Legalism. 
A)  They told the history of the eunuchs who served the Han emperors. 
B)  They were the first collection of Daoist ideas on government. 
C)  They included a comprehensive history of China and set a standard for historical writing. 
D)  They represented the first time a Han official had written in support of Legalism.

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-Age of Division

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 11

What was life like for peasants during the Han Dynasty? Include a description of the role of women and children.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Most peasa

Question 12

How did the Sui Dynasty contribute to China's infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A)  A well-planned government complex was established in Beijing. 
B)  Protective walls were built around cities for the first time. 
C)  The Yellow and Yangzi Rivers were connected by a canal. 
D)  China's first roads were built between Beijing and Chang'an. 
A)  A well-planned government complex was established in Beijing. 
B)  Protective walls were built around cities for the first time. 
C)  The Yellow and Yangzi Rivers were connected by a canal. 
D)  China's first roads were built between Beijing and Chang'an.

Question 13

What happened to the Qin Dynasty after the death of the First Emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Legalists gained power. 
B)  The Qin state collapsed. 
C)  The position of emperor became a weak figurehead. 
D)  His heir established popular reforms. 
A)  Legalists gained power. 
B)  The Qin state collapsed. 
C)  The position of emperor became a weak figurehead. 
D)  His heir established popular reforms.

Question 14

What did the Qin emperor standardize, and how did that standardization help him organize and rule his realm?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The First

Question 15

What was the form of Buddhism that spread from Central Asia to China, Japan, and Korea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mahayana 
B)  Little Vehicle 
C)  Zen 
D)  Shingon 
A)  Mahayana 
B)  Little Vehicle 
C)  Zen 
D)  Shingon

Question 16

The early Han policy for dealing with the Xiongnu was to

Accepted Answer

A)  invade and destroy their camps. 
B)  make peace with gifts and brides. 
C)  send them sons of the emperors. 
D)  capture as many of their horses as they could. 
A)  invade and destroy their camps. 
B)  make peace with gifts and brides. 
C)  send them sons of the emperors. 
D)  capture as many of their horses as they could.

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions :
-Chan

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 18

Which statement is true about the Confucian classics?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the texts written by Confucius in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. 
B)  They rejected the ideas of yin and yang and instead promoted piety. 
C)  They were written by the disciples of Confucius after his death. 
D)  They were the ancient books recovered after the book burning of the third century B.C.E. 
A)  They were the texts written by Confucius in the sixth and fifth centuries B.C.E. 
B)  They rejected the ideas of yin and yang and instead promoted piety. 
C)  They were written by the disciples of Confucius after his death. 
D)  They were the ancient books recovered after the book burning of the third century B.C.E.

Question 19

What was one of the objections to Buddhism in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhists sought to build monasteries on land that was sacred to Confucians. 
B)  Buddhists wanted to provide education for everyone, not just sons of the nobility. 
C)  Buddhist monks established missionaries to convert all people, including members of the imperial family. 
D)  Buddhist monasteries and temples were built on untaxed land, and monks did not perform labor service. 
A)  Buddhists sought to build monasteries on land that was sacred to Confucians. 
B)  Buddhists wanted to provide education for everyone, not just sons of the nobility. 
C)  Buddhist monks established missionaries to convert all people, including members of the imperial family. 
D)  Buddhist monasteries and temples were built on untaxed land, and monks did not perform labor service.

Question 20

Which of the following was a result of increased Japanese contact with the Asian mainland in the eighth century C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  The introduction of Buddhism 
B)  A general decline in prices due to competition 
C)  A smallpox epidemic 
D)  The disappearance of the Japanese language 
A)  The introduction of Buddhism 
B)  A general decline in prices due to competition 
C)  A smallpox epidemic 
D)  The disappearance of the Japanese language

Exam 7: East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Han coins and jewelry were usually made of what metal?

The location of the Great Wall in Map 7.1, "The Han Empire, 206 B.C.E-220 C.E.," indicates that its purpose was to protect

What were the distinctive features of the Han period, and how did the Han Dynasty build on its predecessor, the Qin Dynasty?

What was the native religion of Japan?

Use the following to answer questions : -Nara

How do the Han and Roman empires compare in terms of how they handled peoples on their borders?

Which of the following was invented in China around 105 C.E.?

How did Empress Wu of the Tang seize power for herself?

What was significant about Sima Qian's writings?

Use the following to answer questions : -Age of Division

What was life like for peasants during the Han Dynasty? Include a description of the role of women and children.

How did the Sui Dynasty contribute to China's infrastructure?

What happened to the Qin Dynasty after the death of the First Emperor?

What did the Qin emperor standardize, and how did that standardization help him organize and rule his realm?

What was the form of Buddhism that spread from Central Asia to China, Japan, and Korea?

The early Han policy for dealing with the Xiongnu was to

Use the following to answer questions : -Chan

Which statement is true about the Confucian classics?

What was one of the objections to Buddhism in China?

Which of the following was a result of increased Japanese contact with the Asian mainland in the eighth century C.E.?

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