Question 1

Most of the Chinese philosophies arose in which of the following time periods?

Accepted Answer

A) Xia 
B) Hundred Schools Period 
C) Shang 
D) Early Zhou 
E) Era of Warring States 
A) Xia 
B) Hundred Schools Period 
C) Shang 
D) Early Zhou 
E) Era of Warring States

Question 2

What was one of the major impacts of the Yellow River flooding?

Accepted Answer

A) The floods provided much-needed water for irrigation, on a regular and easily-managed basis. 
B) It caused massive destruction to Chinese crops regularly, with resultant famines. 
C) The flooding caused political fragmentation, as the people could not agree on the best method for flood control. 
D) It led to the collapse of the Xia civilization. 
E) The Chinese began the development of major flood control projects, including a vast system of levees. 
A) The floods provided much-needed water for irrigation, on a regular and easily-managed basis. 
B) It caused massive destruction to Chinese crops regularly, with resultant famines. 
C) The flooding caused political fragmentation, as the people could not agree on the best method for flood control. 
D) It led to the collapse of the Xia civilization. 
E) The Chinese began the development of major flood control projects, including a vast system of levees.

Question 3

Chinese written language that was not related to the spoken word and had no picture equivalents was called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chinese written language that was not related...

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) by maintaining strict surveillance over the people 
B) by introducing the concept of the mandate of heaven 
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 introducing the concept of the mandate of heaven 
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 5

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 emperor 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 emperor determine how the ancestors thought the society should be run

Question 6

What seems to have been the primary purpose of the oracle bones?

Accepted Answer

A) medicinal 
B) divination 
C) legal 
D) agricultural 
E) literary 
A) medicinal 
B) divination 
C) legal 
D) agricultural 
E) literary

Question 7

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 8

Term for identification: Hundred Schools Period

Accepted Answer

The term "Hundred Schools of Thought" re

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following statements about Chinese religion is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Ceremonial objects were constructed out of iron. 
B) Confucianism became the major religion of China. 
C) Religious rituals were conducted by the ruler. 
D) The ancient gods were part of the peasants' daily worship. 
E) The Chinese worshipped clan ancestors and nature spirits. 
A) Ceremonial objects were constructed out of iron. 
B) Confucianism became the major religion of China. 
C) Religious rituals were conducted by the ruler. 
D) The ancient gods were part of the peasants' daily worship. 
E) The Chinese worshipped clan ancestors and nature spirits.

Question 11

____________________ was a philosophy that believed government's role was to restrain and guide people toward a well-ordered society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a philosophy that believed government's...

Question 12

The Dao de Jing expounds on the philosophy of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Dao de Jing expounds on the...

Question 13

All of the following statements were true of Chinese silk EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Silk was specifically associated with women. 
B) Silk was prized for both its usefulness and beauty. 
C) Silk was used for writing, painting, and currency. 
D) The Chinese government held tight control over silk production until 221 B.C.E. 
E) Taxes were paid in silk. 
A) Silk was specifically associated with women. 
B) Silk was prized for both its usefulness and beauty. 
C) Silk was used for writing, painting, and currency. 
D) The Chinese government held tight control over silk production until 221 B.C.E. 
E) Taxes were paid in silk.

Question 14

What was the general status of peasants during the Zhou period?

Accepted Answer

A) The peasants were enslaved on a hereditary basis. 
B) They were mired in a share-cropping existence, with no protection from the central government. 
C) They were hard working, but not miserable, and sometimes even prosperous. 
D) They lacked needed equipment and work animals such as horses. 
E) They were happier than the aristocrats, because they controlled their own lives. 
A) The peasants were enslaved on a hereditary basis. 
B) They were mired in a share-cropping existence, with no protection from the central government. 
C) They were hard working, but not miserable, and sometimes even prosperous. 
D) They lacked needed equipment and work animals such as horses. 
E) They were happier than the aristocrats, because they controlled their own lives.

Question 15

Which of the following statements best describes Daoism in its early stages?

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 16

Term for identification: Tian

Accepted Answer

The term "Tian" has multiple meanings an

Exam 5: New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Most of the Chinese philosophies arose in which of the following time periods?

What was one of the major impacts of the Yellow River flooding?

Chinese written language that was not related to the spoken word and had no picture equivalents was called ____________________.

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

How did the Chinese use oracle bones?

What seems to have been the primary purpose of the oracle bones?

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

Term for identification: Hundred Schools Period

Which of the following best describes the Yellow River?

Which of the following statements about Chinese religion is true?

____________________ was a philosophy that believed government's role was to restrain and guide people toward a well-ordered society.

The Dao de Jing expounds on the philosophy of ____________________.

All of the following statements were true of Chinese silk EXCEPT

What was the general status of peasants during the Zhou period?

Which of the following statements best describes Daoism in its early stages?

Term for identification: Tian

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