Question 1

Where was the cradle of Chinese civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Centered on the great Northern Plain's grasslands, where millet grew abundantly. 
B) South of the Yangtze River's swamplands, where there were many rice farms. 
C) The Yellow River valley, where rich soils made a wide variety of crops possible. 
D) Along the Yangtze River, but over time became centered around the Yellow River valley. 
E) It actually began with non-Chinese peoples who were still hunter-gatherers. 
A) Centered on the great Northern Plain's grasslands, where millet grew abundantly. 
B) South of the Yangtze River's swamplands, where there were many rice farms. 
C) The Yellow River valley, where rich soils made a wide variety of crops possible. 
D) Along the Yangtze River, but over time became centered around the Yellow River valley. 
E) It actually began with non-Chinese peoples who were still hunter-gatherers.

Question 2

____________________ was popularized during the centuries of breakdown in Zhou authority.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was popularized during the centuries of...

Question 3

Which of the following best describes Shang society?

Accepted Answer

A) Matriarchal 
B) Hierarchical 
C) Egalitarian 
D) Fluid 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Matriarchal 
B) Hierarchical 
C) Egalitarian 
D) Fluid 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 4

Which of the following was missing from the early Chinese civilization?

Accepted Answer

A) A true priestly caste. 
B) A formal government. 
C) An advanced system of writing. 
D) The form of ancestor worship that would develop much later. 
E) A coordinated system for teaching the young the importance of societal harmony. 
A) A true priestly caste. 
B) A formal government. 
C) An advanced system of writing. 
D) The form of ancestor worship that would develop much later. 
E) A coordinated system for teaching the young the importance of societal harmony.

Question 5

Confucius taught that all human affairs, public and private, were structured by the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Confucius taught that all human affairs, public...

Question 6

Term for identification: moism

Accepted Answer

The term "moism" does not appear to be a

Question 7

What is the best description of metal technology in early China?

Accepted Answer

A) highly developed. 
B) used, in the main, for practical purposes. 
C) beautiful but unimaginative. 
D) difficult to master. 
E) inferior to that of other early civilizations. 
A) highly developed. 
B) used, in the main, for practical purposes. 
C) beautiful but unimaginative. 
D) difficult to master. 
E) inferior to that of other early civilizations.

Question 8

How did the first Zhou rulers justify their overthrow of the Shang?

Accepted Answer

A) By maintaining strict surveillance over the people. 
B) By maintaining strict control over both weapons and religious objects. 
C) By convincing the people that they ruled through a mandate from heaven. 
D) By keeping most of the population illiterate and tied to the land. 
E) By monopolizing the trade in metals, salt, and silks. 
A) By maintaining strict surveillance over the people. 
B) By maintaining strict control over both weapons and religious objects. 
C) By convincing the people that they ruled through a mandate from heaven. 
D) By keeping most of the population illiterate and tied to the land. 
E) By monopolizing the trade in metals, salt, and silks.

Question 9

In what way might a ruler lose the "mandate of heaven"?

Accepted Answer

A) Adultery or incest. 
B) Failing to personally lead his armies in battle. 
C) Failing to stop invaders. 
D) Excessive taxation. 
E) Disrespect to mandarins. 
A) Adultery or incest. 
B) Failing to personally lead his armies in battle. 
C) Failing to stop invaders. 
D) Excessive taxation. 
E) Disrespect to mandarins.

Question 10

In its early stages which of the following best describes Daoism?

Accepted Answer

A) Daoism was an outgrowth of the Legalist cause. 
B) It began as a mysterious, supernatural religion. 
C) It was a philosophy of the educated classes. 
D) Daoism was mostly a superstition of the peasants. 
E) It represented an attempt to implement Confucian ideas. 
A) Daoism was an outgrowth of the Legalist cause. 
B) It began as a mysterious, supernatural religion. 
C) It was a philosophy of the educated classes. 
D) Daoism was mostly a superstition of the peasants. 
E) It represented an attempt to implement Confucian ideas.

Question 11

The central valley of the ____________________ was the cradle of China's earliest civilization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The central valley of the ____________________ was...

Question 12

What might most accurately be said about Chinese writing?

Accepted Answer

A) It is essentially pictographic. 
B) Five thousand pictograms had to be memorized. 
C) It dates back only to the Zhou period. 
D) Because of its difficulty, literacy was rare. 
E) It began to be used first during the Hsia Dynasty. 
A) It is essentially pictographic. 
B) Five thousand pictograms had to be memorized. 
C) It dates back only to the Zhou period. 
D) Because of its difficulty, literacy was rare. 
E) It began to be used first during the Hsia Dynasty.

Question 13

Highly educated corps of Confucian officials were known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Highly educated corps of Confucian officials were...

Question 14

What political views did the Daoist emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A) People get the government they deserve. 
B) People are naturally evil and government must restrain them. 
C) People should be enslaved to ensure peace. 
D) People should be left to their own devices as much as possible. 
E) People should defer to their rulers, who are naturally much wiser. 
A) People get the government they deserve. 
B) People are naturally evil and government must restrain them. 
C) People should be enslaved to ensure peace. 
D) People should be left to their own devices as much as possible. 
E) People should defer to their rulers, who are naturally much wiser.

Question 15

Although ancient China had an agricultural foundation, there were increases in the amount and importance of manufacturing of relatively rare but important goods.  What were some of the high-demand production goods associated with China?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the three major pr

Question 16

Which of the following ideas most represents the teachings of Confucius?

Accepted Answer

A) Only aristocrats could be gentlemen. 
B) The rich owed nothing to the poor. 
C) The state was like a well-run family. 
D) Gentlemen should avoid politics. 
E) The family was more important than the state. 
A) Only aristocrats could be gentlemen. 
B) The rich owed nothing to the poor. 
C) The state was like a well-run family. 
D) Gentlemen should avoid politics. 
E) The family was more important than the state.

Question 17

What is a nature-based philosophy de-emphasizing the role of government and also known as the "Way"?

Accepted Answer

A) Confucianism. 
B) Daoism. 
C) Legalism. 
D) Buddhism. 
E) Hinduism. 
A) Confucianism. 
B) Daoism. 
C) Legalism. 
D) Buddhism. 
E) Hinduism.

Question 18

Which of the following products provided the most wealth for early China?

Accepted Answer

A) copper. 
B) tea. 
C) silk. 
D) salt. 
E) iron. 
A) copper. 
B) tea. 
C) silk. 
D) salt. 
E) iron.

Question 19

The concept of the mandate of heaven was developed during the ____________________ Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of the mandate of heaven...

Question 20

Who do most historians agree was China's greatest single cultural force?

Accepted Answer

A) Lao Zi. 
B) Sun Yat Sen 
C) Confucius. 
D) The Mandarins. 
E) Mozi. 
A) Lao Zi. 
B) Sun Yat Sen 
C) Confucius. 
D) The Mandarins. 
E) Mozi.

Exam 6: Ancient China to 221 BCE

Where was the cradle of Chinese civilization?

____________________ was popularized during the centuries of breakdown in Zhou authority.

Which of the following best describes Shang society?

Which of the following was missing from the early Chinese civilization?

Confucius taught that all human affairs, public and private, were structured by the ____________________.

Term for identification: moism

What is the best description of metal technology in early China?

How did the first Zhou rulers justify their overthrow of the Shang?

In what way might a ruler lose the "mandate of heaven"?

In its early stages which of the following best describes Daoism?

The central valley of the ____________________ was the cradle of China's earliest civilization.

What might most accurately be said about Chinese writing?

Highly educated corps of Confucian officials were known as ____________________.

What political views did the Daoist emphasize?

Although ancient China had an agricultural foundation, there were increases in the amount and importance of manufacturing of relatively rare but important goods. What were some of the high-demand production goods associated with China?

Which of the following ideas most represents the teachings of Confucius?

What is a nature-based philosophy de-emphasizing the role of government and also known as the "Way"?

Which of the following products provided the most wealth for early China?

The concept of the mandate of heaven was developed during the ____________________ Dynasty.

Who do most historians agree was China's greatest single cultural force?

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