Question 1

Confucius

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A)  was a cousin of Siddhartha Gautama. 
B)  was deified by the Chinese government within five years after his death. 
C)  assumed that all humans had their own Dao. 
D)  was a Qin emperor. 
E)  followed a Legalist philosophy. 
A)  was a cousin of Siddhartha Gautama. 
B)  was deified by the Chinese government within five years after his death. 
C)  assumed that all humans had their own Dao. 
D)  was a Qin emperor. 
E)  followed a Legalist philosophy.

Question 2

How did geography and climate influence the early development of Chinese civilization? Were those influences greater than those of governmental and economic developments?

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Geography and climate played a significa

Question 3

In early Chinese history,villages were organized by nuclear family units rather than by clans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-"loess"

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"loess"...

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Daoism

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Daoism, also spelled Taoism, is a philos

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Anyang

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-Anyang...

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-the Bao-jia system

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The Bao-jia system, also known as the "H

Question 8

The significant cultural contribution of the Shang dynasty was the work that was cast in

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A)  iron. 
B)  gold. 
C)  bronze. 
D)  porcelain. 
E)  copper. 
A)  iron. 
B)  gold. 
C)  bronze. 
D)  porcelain. 
E)  copper.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Xiongnu

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The Xiongnu were an ancient nomadic peop

Question 10

Which of the following was true about Shang government?

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A)  The government was ruled by a king so powerful that he needed only a handful of officials to administer all of China. 
B)  The king had an army of two million soldiers to help him govern. 
C)  The territorial divisions of the empire were under the control of subordinate rulers who came from the Japanese islands. 
D)  The king was viewed as an intermediary between heaven and earth. 
E)  The local chieftains were responsible for defending the empire. 
A)  The government was ruled by a king so powerful that he needed only a handful of officials to administer all of China. 
B)  The king had an army of two million soldiers to help him govern. 
C)  The territorial divisions of the empire were under the control of subordinate rulers who came from the Japanese islands. 
D)  The king was viewed as an intermediary between heaven and earth. 
E)  The local chieftains were responsible for defending the empire.

Question 11

The Qin dynasty

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A)  permitted all philosophies to compete freely for public acceptance. 
B)  had a shy, highly religious Buddhist as its first ruler. 
C)  lasted exactly four hundred years. 
D)  carried out public book burnings. 
E)  developed the first direct democracy in human history. 
A)  permitted all philosophies to compete freely for public acceptance. 
B)  had a shy, highly religious Buddhist as its first ruler. 
C)  lasted exactly four hundred years. 
D)  carried out public book burnings. 
E)  developed the first direct democracy in human history.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Dao de Jing

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The "Dao de Jing," also spelled "Tao Te

Question 13

Compare and contrast the concepts of Confucianism and Legalism.Why did the latter become so important in the Qin dynasty? Would the Qin have survived longer if it had followed the Confucian path? Why or why not?

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Confucianism and Legalism are two major

Question 14

Which of the following is not a true statement?

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A)  All evidence indicates that the first agricultural villages in China developed only along the Pearl River. 
B)  Ancient Chinese villages evolved over thousands of years to form the first unified state under the Qin. 
C)  Chinese topography caused its civilization to develop apart from advancements in other parts of Asia. 
D)  Nomadic attacks from the north were an ongoing factor in the development of China. 
E)  Early Chinese literature was didactic and elitist. 
A)  All evidence indicates that the first agricultural villages in China developed only along the Pearl River. 
B)  Ancient Chinese villages evolved over thousands of years to form the first unified state under the Qin. 
C)  Chinese topography caused its civilization to develop apart from advancements in other parts of Asia. 
D)  Nomadic attacks from the north were an ongoing factor in the development of China. 
E)  Early Chinese literature was didactic and elitist.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Fu Xi,Shen Nong,and the Yellow Emperor

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Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and the Yellow Emperor

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-"well field system" and "big rat"

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The term "well field system" refers to a

Question 17

Which of these ancient civilizations survived,intact,until the twentieth century?

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A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Aztec. 
C)  Hittite. 
D)  Chinese. 
E)  Aryan. 
A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Aztec. 
C)  Hittite. 
D)  Chinese. 
E)  Aryan.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-wu wei

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Wu wei is a concept in Chinese philosoph

Question 19

Daoism

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A)  became the philosophy of government under the Qin Dynasty. 
B)  was first established by Mencius. 
C)  has the Dao De Jing as its primary document. 
D)  has the same view of the nature and meaning of life as Confucianism. 
E)  counseled hard work and determined purposefulness for its followers. 
A)  became the philosophy of government under the Qin Dynasty. 
B)  was first established by Mencius. 
C)  has the Dao De Jing as its primary document. 
D)  has the same view of the nature and meaning of life as Confucianism. 
E)  counseled hard work and determined purposefulness for its followers.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

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The Yellow River and the Yangtze River a

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Confucius

How did geography and climate influence the early development of Chinese civilization? Were those influences greater than those of governmental and economic developments?

In early Chinese history,villages were organized by nuclear family units rather than by clans.

Identify the following terms. -"loess"

Identify the following terms. -Daoism

Identify the following terms. -Anyang

Identify the following terms. -the Bao-jia system

The significant cultural contribution of the Shang dynasty was the work that was cast in

Identify the following terms. -Xiongnu

Which of the following was true about Shang government?

The Qin dynasty

Identify the following terms. -Dao de Jing

Compare and contrast the concepts of Confucianism and Legalism.Why did the latter become so important in the Qin dynasty? Would the Qin have survived longer if it had followed the Confucian path? Why or why not?

Which of the following is not a true statement?

Identify the following terms. -Fu Xi,Shen Nong,and the Yellow Emperor

Identify the following terms. -"well field system" and "big rat"

Which of these ancient civilizations survived,intact,until the twentieth century?

Identify the following terms. -wu wei

Daoism

Identify the following terms. -Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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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

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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

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