Question 1

Which of the following statements is not true of Han Chinese farming?

Accepted Answer

A) An improved harness made it easier to use horses in the field. 
B) The Chinese developed a systematic way to use animal manure for fertilizer. 
C) Farming was confined to land already in cultivation, as the newly conquered lands to the north and west were not suitable for agriculture. 
D) As iron became more available, farmers were able to increase their use of the plow. 
E) For its time, Han agriculture was the most advanced in the world. 
A) An improved harness made it easier to use horses in the field. 
B) The Chinese developed a systematic way to use animal manure for fertilizer. 
C) Farming was confined to land already in cultivation, as the newly conquered lands to the north and west were not suitable for agriculture. 
D) As iron became more available, farmers were able to increase their use of the plow. 
E) For its time, Han agriculture was the most advanced in the world. C

Question 2

Elaborate on the technological achievements of China from the Qin through the Tang Dynasty.

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Answers would include a discussion of the Great Wall, Grand Canal, compass, stern post rudder, woodblock printing, paper, iron use.

Question 3

The Han government can best be described as

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A) small. 
B) simple. 
C) aristocratic. 
D) complex. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) small. 
B) simple. 
C) aristocratic. 
D) complex. 
E) None of the options are correct. D

Question 4

A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

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A) more concerned with his philosophical development than with participating actively in the government. 
B) a skilled artist and poet, but also a hard-nosed businessman. 
C) educated for the sole purpose of achieving power. 
D) more of an ideal than a reality. 
E) steeped in his society's culture, yet filled with civic duty. 
A) more concerned with his philosophical development than with participating actively in the government. 
B) a skilled artist and poet, but also a hard-nosed businessman. 
C) educated for the sole purpose of achieving power. 
D) more of an ideal than a reality. 
E) steeped in his society's culture, yet filled with civic duty.

Question 5

The reign of Tang Emperor Xuanzong is especially noted for

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A) fending off advances from the West. 
B) producing some of China's greatest poets and poetry. 
C) the erection of the Great Wall. 
D) the successful colonization of Vietnam. 
E) the development of some of China's most remarkable architecture. 
A) fending off advances from the West. 
B) producing some of China's greatest poets and poetry. 
C) the erection of the Great Wall. 
D) the successful colonization of Vietnam. 
E) the development of some of China's most remarkable architecture.

Question 6

What was one of the main purposes of the well-field reform that resulted in regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty?

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A) To ensure good land for the nobility. 
B) To ensure good land for the peasants. 
C) To make allowance for changes in the population distribution. 
D) To tame the influx of foreign landed nobility. 
E) To make sure the tenant peasants would remain on the land and produce food for urban workers. 
A) To ensure good land for the nobility. 
B) To ensure good land for the peasants. 
C) To make allowance for changes in the population distribution. 
D) To tame the influx of foreign landed nobility. 
E) To make sure the tenant peasants would remain on the land and produce food for urban workers.

Question 7

During the Han epoch, ____________________ was invented from wood pulp.

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The answer of During the Han epoch, ____________________ was invented...

Question 8

Term for identification: Era of the Warring States

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The term "Era of the Warring States" ref

Question 9

Confucian scholars magnified and legitimated the emperor's powers through the concept of the ____________________.

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The answer of Confucian scholars magnified and legitimated the emperor's...

Question 10

During the Han period, Confucian scholars laid greatest stress on

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A) a centralized bureaucracy. 
B) the mandate of heaven. 
C) mystical love. 
D) poetry. 
E) technological inventions. 
A) a centralized bureaucracy. 
B) the mandate of heaven. 
C) mystical love. 
D) poetry. 
E) technological inventions.

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT a scientific discovery of the Han Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) The stern post rudder. 
B) The compass. 
C) Paper. 
D) Woodblock printing. 
E) Bronze. 
A) The stern post rudder. 
B) The compass. 
C) Paper. 
D) Woodblock printing. 
E) Bronze.

Question 12

Which of these occupations would have been of least value in Han society?

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A) landowner 
B) scholar 
C) farmer 
D) merchant 
E) government official 
A) landowner 
B) scholar 
C) farmer 
D) merchant 
E) government official

Question 13

Term for identification: First Emperor

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The term "First Emperor" typically refer

Question 14

Term for identification: meritocracy

Accepted Answer

The term "meritocracy" refers to a syste

Question 15

The "burning of the books" took place under the rule of ____________________.

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The answer of The "burning of the books" took place...

Question 16

Which was different about Buddhism by the time it arrived in China?

Accepted Answer

A) It had evolved into a highly ritualistic and impersonal philosophy. 
B) It had become similar to Daoism, in that it, too, stressed proper thought and action just for the sake of doing the right thing. 
C) It had become more of a true faith, promising its adherents a happy eternal life. 
D) Most people viewed it with some alarm, because it had begun to deify the Buddha. 
E) It was no longer as tolerant of other belief systems as it had been in India. 
A) It had evolved into a highly ritualistic and impersonal philosophy. 
B) It had become similar to Daoism, in that it, too, stressed proper thought and action just for the sake of doing the right thing. 
C) It had become more of a true faith, promising its adherents a happy eternal life. 
D) Most people viewed it with some alarm, because it had begun to deify the Buddha. 
E) It was no longer as tolerant of other belief systems as it had been in India.

Question 17

Term for identification: Han

Accepted Answer

The term "Han" can refer to several diff

Question 18

How would a poor peasant student be able to complete training and study for the standardized tests leading to a merit-based government position?

Accepted Answer

A) By achieving a successful military career. 
B) Through conversion to Buddhism. 
C) By having local villagers pay for his tutoring. 
D) By becoming a famous artist. 
E) Through an apprenticeship to a master politician. 
A) By achieving a successful military career. 
B) Through conversion to Buddhism. 
C) By having local villagers pay for his tutoring. 
D) By becoming a famous artist. 
E) Through an apprenticeship to a master politician.

Question 19

The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's leading philosopher.

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The answer of The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's...

Question 20

Term for identification: well-field reforms

Accepted Answer

The term "well-field reforms" refers to

Exam 13: Imperial China in Its Golden Age

Which of the following statements is not true of Han Chinese farming?

Elaborate on the technological achievements of China from the Qin through the Tang Dynasty.

The Han government can best be described as

A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

The reign of Tang Emperor Xuanzong is especially noted for

What was one of the main purposes of the well-field reform that resulted in regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty?

During the Han epoch, ____________________ was invented from wood pulp.

Term for identification: Era of the Warring States

Confucian scholars magnified and legitimated the emperor's powers through the concept of the ____________________.

During the Han period, Confucian scholars laid greatest stress on

Which of the following was NOT a scientific discovery of the Han Dynasty?

Which of these occupations would have been of least value in Han society?

Term for identification: First Emperor

Term for identification: meritocracy

The "burning of the books" took place under the rule of ____________________.

Which was different about Buddhism by the time it arrived in China?

Term for identification: Han

How would a poor peasant student be able to complete training and study for the standardized tests leading to a merit-based government position?

The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's leading philosopher.

Term for identification: well-field reforms

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