Question 1

Shang dynasty rulers

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A)  were the descendants of raiders from the Indian subcontinent. 
B)  were quickly ignored by government officials and the people as soon as they died. 
C)  had little real power after the first year of their reigns. 
D)  were often buried with hundreds of their retainers. 
E)  were finally overthrown by a Mongol dynasty about 200 B.C.E. 
A)  were the descendants of raiders from the Indian subcontinent. 
B)  were quickly ignored by government officials and the people as soon as they died. 
C)  had little real power after the first year of their reigns. 
D)  were often buried with hundreds of their retainers. 
E)  were finally overthrown by a Mongol dynasty about 200 B.C.E.

Question 2

What was especially notable about ancient Chinese language? How did it retain its earlier form and still serve to unify the elite in the various parts of China?

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The ancient Chinese language, particular

Question 3

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in the

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A)  Book of Changes. 
B)  Book of Histories. 
C)  Analects. 
D)  Book of Songs. 
E)  Way of the Dao. 
A)  Book of Changes. 
B)  Book of Histories. 
C)  Analects. 
D)  Book of Songs. 
E)  Way of the Dao.

Question 4

A primary factor that contributed to the significant role of the family in Chinese life was the

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A)  female-dominated nature of ancient life. 
B)  labor-intensive demands of crop cultivation. 
C)  merit-based structure of Chinese government. 
D)  highly centralized organization of Qin government. 
E)  density of the population in the Yangtze valley. 
A)  female-dominated nature of ancient life. 
B)  labor-intensive demands of crop cultivation. 
C)  merit-based structure of Chinese government. 
D)  highly centralized organization of Qin government. 
E)  density of the population in the Yangtze valley.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-the five relationships

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The "Five Relationships" is a concept th

Question 6

Ancient Chinese civilization originated in the valleys of the

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A)  Yellow and Yangtze rivers. 
B)  Yangtze and Mekong rivers. 
C)  Indus and LuMai rivers. 
D)  Lo Min and Hainan rivers. 
E)  Nanjing and Hunan rivers. 
A)  Yellow and Yangtze rivers. 
B)  Yangtze and Mekong rivers. 
C)  Indus and LuMai rivers. 
D)  Lo Min and Hainan rivers. 
E)  Nanjing and Hunan rivers.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Mandate of Heaven

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Mandate of Heaven...

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Xian

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The term "Xian" (sometimes spelled as "X

Question 9

"Without Confucius,China would not be China." Discuss critically.

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The statement "Without Confucius, China

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"human-heartedness"

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"Human-heartedness" is a term that is of

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Gobi Desert and the Tibetan Plateau

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The Gobi Desert and the Tibetan Plateau

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Lao Tzu

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Lao Tzu, also spelled Laozi, is a legend

Question 13

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

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A)  the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe. 
B)  the king, as a god, was the arbiter of the use of power on earth. 
C)  the gods ruled that all must obey the king without question. 
D)  the chief priest was the supreme ruler. 
E)  territorial chieftains chose kings from the members of the Grand Assemblage. 
A)  the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe. 
B)  the king, as a god, was the arbiter of the use of power on earth. 
C)  the gods ruled that all must obey the king without question. 
D)  the chief priest was the supreme ruler. 
E)  territorial chieftains chose kings from the members of the Grand Assemblage.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-"the Hundred Schools"

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"The Hundred Schools" refers to a period

Question 15

In early China,it was believed that the universe was divided between two primary forces,

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A)  the sun as the yang and the moon as the yin. 
B)  the sun as the yin and the moon as the yang. 
C)  the sun as the tin and the moon as the tang. 
D)  the sun as the tang and the moon as the tin. 
E)  heaven as the qing and earth as the ming. 
A)  the sun as the yang and the moon as the yin. 
B)  the sun as the yin and the moon as the yang. 
C)  the sun as the tin and the moon as the tang. 
D)  the sun as the tang and the moon as the tin. 
E)  heaven as the qing and earth as the ming.

Question 16

Ancient Chinese literature served the purposes of

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A)  fostering universal oral communication, cohesion, and literacy. 
B)  inculcating morality and political instruction. 
C)  moralizing and deification. 
D)  increasing the power of the merchant class and aiding the peasants. 
E)  entertainment and escape. 
A)  fostering universal oral communication, cohesion, and literacy. 
B)  inculcating morality and political instruction. 
C)  moralizing and deification. 
D)  increasing the power of the merchant class and aiding the peasants. 
E)  entertainment and escape.

Question 17

For Confucius,the main thing to concentrate on was the

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A)  significance of the gods. 
B)  nature of the real aspects of daily living. 
C)  metaphysical concepts of heavenly existence. 
D)  relationships of religious thoughts and values. 
E)  the Middle Way. 
A)  significance of the gods. 
B)  nature of the real aspects of daily living. 
C)  metaphysical concepts of heavenly existence. 
D)  relationships of religious thoughts and values. 
E)  the Middle Way.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Yangshao and Longshan cultures

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The Yangshao and Longshan cultures are t

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-oracle bones

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Oracle bones are a type of artifact sign

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Qin Shi Huangdi

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Qin Shi Huangdi, also known as Qin Shi H

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Shang dynasty rulers

What was especially notable about ancient Chinese language? How did it retain its earlier form and still serve to unify the elite in the various parts of China?

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in the

A primary factor that contributed to the significant role of the family in Chinese life was the

Identify the following terms. -the five relationships

Ancient Chinese civilization originated in the valleys of the

Identify the following terms. -Mandate of Heaven

Identify the following terms. -Xian

"Without Confucius,China would not be China." Discuss critically.

Identify the following terms. -"human-heartedness"

Identify the following terms. -Gobi Desert and the Tibetan Plateau

Identify the following terms. -Lao Tzu

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

Identify the following terms. -"the Hundred Schools"

In early China,it was believed that the universe was divided between two primary forces,

Ancient Chinese literature served the purposes of

For Confucius,the main thing to concentrate on was the

Identify the following terms. -Yangshao and Longshan cultures

Identify the following terms. -oracle bones

Identify the following terms. -Qin Shi Huangdi

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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