Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Qin dynasty had problems with the nomadic Xiongnu from Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

"If the government seeks to rule by decree, and to maintain order by the use of punishment, the people will seek to evade punishment and have no sense of shame. But if the government leads by virtue and governs through the rules of propriety, the people will feel shame and seek to correct their mistakes." This statement reflects the ideas of

Accepted Answer

A)  Legalism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Zhouism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Qin Shi Huangdi. 
A)  Legalism. 
B)  Daoism. 
C)  Zhouism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Qin Shi Huangdi.

Question 4

What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism over Confucianism?

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A)  Those who liked a community oriented approach to living 
B)  Those who wanted to strive for an improvement in the quality of communal life 
C)  Those who liked an individualistic approach that stressed spontaneity and letting nature take its course 
D)  Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns 
E)  Those who believed in multiple reincarnations 
A)  Those who liked a community oriented approach to living 
B)  Those who wanted to strive for an improvement in the quality of communal life 
C)  Those who liked an individualistic approach that stressed spontaneity and letting nature take its course 
D)  Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns 
E)  Those who believed in multiple reincarnations

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Confucianism

Accepted Answer

Confucianism is an ethical and philosoph

Question 6

Which statement about the "five relationships" is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The son was subordinate to the father. 
B)  The husband was subordinate to the wife. 
C)  The younger brother was subordinate to the elder brother. 
D)  The proper relationship must exist between friend and friend. 
E)  The people were all subject to the emperor. 
A)  The son was subordinate to the father. 
B)  The husband was subordinate to the wife. 
C)  The younger brother was subordinate to the elder brother. 
D)  The proper relationship must exist between friend and friend. 
E)  The people were all subject to the emperor.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Xiongnu

Accepted Answer

The Xiongnu were an ancient nomadic peop

Question 8

How might a peasant come to own a small plot of farmland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through the death of a landowner who had no heirs 
B)  Through the well-field system, which allocated small plots for personal use, with the rest farmed for the lord 
C)  By purchasing it with money earned from selling excess farm products and hand-made items 
D)  By waging war on neighboring villages and seizing their land 
E)  By a lottery system run by the king 
A)  Through the death of a landowner who had no heirs 
B)  Through the well-field system, which allocated small plots for personal use, with the rest farmed for the lord 
C)  By purchasing it with money earned from selling excess farm products and hand-made items 
D)  By waging war on neighboring villages and seizing their land 
E)  By a lottery system run by the king

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"loess"

Accepted Answer

Loess is a term used to describe a type

Question 10

The idea of the Mandate of Heaven was

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A)  introduced in the Bhagavad Gita. 
B)  borrowed from Tibetan nomads in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C)  introduced by the Zhou dynasty and it served to legitimize its power. 
D)  contained in the Rites of Mao . 
E)  a concept that last only a short time in Chinese history. 
A)  introduced in the Bhagavad Gita. 
B)  borrowed from Tibetan nomads in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C)  introduced by the Zhou dynasty and it served to legitimize its power. 
D)  contained in the Rites of Mao . 
E)  a concept that last only a short time in Chinese history.

Question 11

What is the evidence that the social classes were becoming increasingly differentiated during the Shang Dynasty?

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A)  The various clans were ranked by wealth and status. 
B)  There was a sharp rise in the number of enslaved people. 
C)  Poorer people were unable to own their own farms and instead worked for others. 
D)  An emerging middle class became the primary landowners. 
E)  The aristocracy hired substitutes to take their place in battles. 
A)  The various clans were ranked by wealth and status. 
B)  There was a sharp rise in the number of enslaved people. 
C)  Poorer people were unable to own their own farms and instead worked for others. 
D)  An emerging middle class became the primary landowners. 
E)  The aristocracy hired substitutes to take their place in battles.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Dao

Accepted Answer

Dao (also spelled Tao) is a fundamental

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Yangshao

Accepted Answer

The Yangshao culture was a Neolithic soc

Question 14

The Shang dynasty

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A)  came to power immediately after the Han dynasty. 
B)  was the only one in ancient China to master the widespread use of steel and the printing press. 
C)  established its capitals at Lhasa and Samarkand. 
D)  was the first to employ over half of its people in various types of heavy manufacturing. 
E)  equipped its army with two-horse chariots. 
A)  came to power immediately after the Han dynasty. 
B)  was the only one in ancient China to master the widespread use of steel and the printing press. 
C)  established its capitals at Lhasa and Samarkand. 
D)  was the first to employ over half of its people in various types of heavy manufacturing. 
E)  equipped its army with two-horse chariots.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Anyang

Accepted Answer

Anyang is an ancient city in China that

Question 16

What evidence demonstrates that the Shang ruling elite believed the king was an intermediary between heaven and earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The written records created by Shang leaders 
B)  The history written by Sima Qian 
C)  The works of Confucius 
D)  The inscriptions on oracle bones 
E)  The engravings on bronze castings 
A)  The written records created by Shang leaders 
B)  The history written by Sima Qian 
C)  The works of Confucius 
D)  The inscriptions on oracle bones 
E)  The engravings on bronze castings

Question 17

Which dynasty carried out public book burnings as a form of censorship against potential critics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shang 
B)  Ming 
C)  Zhou 
D)  Qin 
E)  Han 
A)  Shang 
B)  Ming 
C)  Zhou 
D)  Qin 
E)  Han

Question 18

Ancient Chinese villages were organized on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear family units. 
B)  race. 
C)  clans. 
D)  trade. 
E)  religion. 
A)  nuclear family units. 
B)  race. 
C)  clans. 
D)  trade. 
E)  religion.

Question 19

In the Book of Mencius , human nature is portrayed as fundamentally

Accepted Answer

A)  evil. 
B)  good. 
C)  ambivalent. 
D)  ethereal. 
E)  ephemeral. 
A)  evil. 
B)  good. 
C)  ambivalent. 
D)  ethereal. 
E)  ephemeral.

Question 20

Which dynasty created the first unified empire in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shang 
B)  Zhou 
C)  Qin 
D)  Han 
E)  Ming 
A)  Shang 
B)  Zhou 
C)  Qin 
D)  Han 
E)  Ming

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

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

The Qin dynasty had problems with the nomadic Xiongnu from Central Asia.

What types of people would have been most likely to prefer the philosophy of Daoism over Confucianism?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Confucianism

Which statement about the "five relationships" is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Xiongnu

How might a peasant come to own a small plot of farmland?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "loess"

The idea of the Mandate of Heaven was

What is the evidence that the social classes were becoming increasingly differentiated during the Shang Dynasty?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Dao

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Yangshao

The Shang dynasty

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Anyang

What evidence demonstrates that the Shang ruling elite believed the king was an intermediary between heaven and earth?

Which dynasty carried out public book burnings as a form of censorship against potential critics?

Ancient Chinese villages were organized on the basis of

In the Book of Mencius , human nature is portrayed as fundamentally

Which dynasty created the first unified empire in China?

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