Question 1

Which of the following best describes the Yellow River?

Accepted Answer

A) It was benevolent like the Nile. 
B) It was in an under-populated area. 
C) It was tamer than the Yangtze. 
D) It was subject to damaging floods. 
E) It was located on the border between China and Mongolia. 
A) It was benevolent like the Nile. 
B) It was in an under-populated area. 
C) It was tamer than the Yangtze. 
D) It was subject to damaging floods. 
E) It was located on the border between China and Mongolia.

Question 2

Explain the influence of the ideal of education on Chinese culture.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 3

In the sixth century B.C.E. ____________________ was used to make improved plowshares and so the population and economy increased by about 400 percent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the sixth century B.C.E. ____________________ was...

Question 4

How did the Chinese use oracle bones?

Accepted Answer

A) To help determine their next emperor. 
B) To communicate with departed ancestors about important family matters. 
C) To maintain agricultural records. 
D) To help them decide which crops to plant. 
E) To help the king determine how the ancestors thought the society should be run. 
A) To help determine their next emperor. 
B) To communicate with departed ancestors about important family matters. 
C) To maintain agricultural records. 
D) To help them decide which crops to plant. 
E) To help the king determine how the ancestors thought the society should be run.

Question 5

Term for identification: legalism

Accepted Answer

Legalism is a term used to describe a ph

Question 6

To what use did the Chinese rulers apply most of the revenue from the tax on salt?

Accepted Answer

A) Extension of and development of the Silk Road. 
B) To build the Great Wall. 
C) To support of large armies. 
D) Extension of the Grand Canal. 
E) Promotion of the silk industry. 
A) Extension of and development of the Silk Road. 
B) To build the Great Wall. 
C) To support of large armies. 
D) Extension of the Grand Canal. 
E) Promotion of the silk industry.

Question 7

Term for identification: Daoism

Accepted Answer

Daoism, also spelled Taoism, is a philos

Question 8

What was occurring in the Chinese government and ruling class as China expanded under the Zhou Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) The local aristocrats became feudal lords. 
B) The central government began to reinvent itself for the changing times. 
C) The monarch became more revered than ever. 
D) The authority of the central government was altered yet remained strong. 
E) The royal government grew stronger. 
A) The local aristocrats became feudal lords. 
B) The central government began to reinvent itself for the changing times. 
C) The monarch became more revered than ever. 
D) The authority of the central government was altered yet remained strong. 
E) The royal government grew stronger.

Question 9

How would it be most accurate to describe China during the Shang Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) They were lacking in the skills of metalworking which made trade with other areas necessary. 
B) It was a mainly rural, agricultural society. 
C) They were protected from invasion by its steppes and deserts. 
D) China was isolated to a great degree, but not as much as Egypt or Mesopotamia. 
E) The Chine rulers were heavily influenced by the Egyptian concept of dynastic rule. 
A) They were lacking in the skills of metalworking which made trade with other areas necessary. 
B) It was a mainly rural, agricultural society. 
C) They were protected from invasion by its steppes and deserts. 
D) China was isolated to a great degree, but not as much as Egypt or Mesopotamia. 
E) The Chine rulers were heavily influenced by the Egyptian concept of dynastic rule.

Question 10

What did the characters in the pictographic writing of the Chinese represent?

Accepted Answer

A) A fairly simple and straightforward phonetic language. 
B) A polysyllabic spoken language. 
C) A blending of many different writing systems. 
D) Late development of a complex writing system. 
E) A monosyllabic logograph that can denote actions as well as words. 
A) A fairly simple and straightforward phonetic language. 
B) A polysyllabic spoken language. 
C) A blending of many different writing systems. 
D) Late development of a complex writing system. 
E) A monosyllabic logograph that can denote actions as well as words.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a reason silk production in China was important?

Accepted Answer

A) Its use as payment for taxes. 
B) As a material useful for writing and painting. 
C) As payment of bribes. 
D) As payment for public health and education. 
E) As currency for purchasing war horses. 
A) Its use as payment for taxes. 
B) As a material useful for writing and painting. 
C) As payment of bribes. 
D) As payment for public health and education. 
E) As currency for purchasing war horses.

Question 12

Term for identification: oracle bones

Accepted Answer

Oracle bones are a type of artifact sign

Question 13

What lasting contributions to Chinese government, culture, and society distinguished the Zhou Dynasty period?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include decentra

Question 14

Elaborate on the development of China identifying significant concepts and individuals.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include geograph

Question 15

In which of the following ways was China different from other early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A) The earliest settlements were along rivers. 
B) There was a real lack of dependence on agriculture. 
C) They lacked a system of writing. 
D) They were more isolated than others. 
E) They lacked any real governmental structure. 
A) The earliest settlements were along rivers. 
B) There was a real lack of dependence on agriculture. 
C) They lacked a system of writing. 
D) They were more isolated than others. 
E) They lacked any real governmental structure.

Question 16

Term for identification: Yellow River

Accepted Answer

The Yellow River, also known as the Huan

Exam 6: Ancient China to 221 BCE

Which of the following best describes the Yellow River?

Explain the influence of the ideal of education on Chinese culture.

In the sixth century B.C.E. ____________________ was used to make improved plowshares and so the population and economy increased by about 400 percent.

How did the Chinese use oracle bones?

Term for identification: legalism

To what use did the Chinese rulers apply most of the revenue from the tax on salt?

Term for identification: Daoism

What was occurring in the Chinese government and ruling class as China expanded under the Zhou Dynasty?

How would it be most accurate to describe China during the Shang Dynasty?

What did the characters in the pictographic writing of the Chinese represent?

Which of the following is not a reason silk production in China was important?

Term for identification: oracle bones

What lasting contributions to Chinese government, culture, and society distinguished the Zhou Dynasty period?

Elaborate on the development of China identifying significant concepts and individuals.

In which of the following ways was China different from other early civilizations?

Term for identification: Yellow River

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