Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Qin Shi Huangdi

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Qin Shi Huangdi, also known as Qin Shi H

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"well field system"

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The "well field system" refers to an anc

Question 3

In what valleys did ancient Chinese civilization originate?

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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 4

What innovative contributions to Chinese political, economic, and social development were made by the Zhou Dynasty? Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The Zhou Dynasty made several innovative

Question 5

Proof of women's subordinate position in Chinese society is evident in its written language, where the character for woman displays a posture of deference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the following term(s). 
Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and the Yellow Emperor

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Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and the Yellow Emperor

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
civil service examination

Accepted Answer

The civil service examination is a testi

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Tian

Accepted Answer

The term "Tian" is a key concept in Chin

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Nu Wa

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Nu Wa (also spelled Nüwa) is a figure fr

Question 10

The beginnings of civilization in China were

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A)  delayed by the marauding raids of the Xia. 
B)  begun under the political organization of the Qin. 
C)  the result of a concentrated development of Kunming bureaucratic arrangements. 
D)  came from the Shang dynasty's exploitation of the nomads. 
E)  possibly first experienced under the Xia dynasty. 
A)  delayed by the marauding raids of the Xia. 
B)  begun under the political organization of the Qin. 
C)  the result of a concentrated development of Kunming bureaucratic arrangements. 
D)  came from the Shang dynasty's exploitation of the nomads. 
E)  possibly first experienced under the Xia dynasty.

Question 11

During the Zhou Dynasty, merchants were

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A)  independent operators who were vital to the economy. 
B)  interested only  in trading domestic goods. 
C)  the property of the local lord and could sometimes be bought and sold. 
D)  were originally slave owners but later freed their slaves. 
E)  the funders and sponsors of massive irrigation projects. 
A)  independent operators who were vital to the economy. 
B)  interested only  in trading domestic goods. 
C)  the property of the local lord and could sometimes be bought and sold. 
D)  were originally slave owners but later freed their slaves. 
E)  the funders and sponsors of massive irrigation projects.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Rites of Zhou

Accepted Answer

The Rites of Zhou, also known as the "Zh

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
diffusion hypothesis

Accepted Answer

The diffusion hypothesis is a concept in

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Xian

Accepted Answer

Xian (Chinese: 西安) is a term that refers

Question 15

What is true of Daoism?

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A)  It most closely resembles Legalism. 
B)  It was developed by Mencius. 
C)  Its concepts have puzzled scholars for centuries. 
D)  Its view of life is similar to that of Confucianism. 
E)  It was popular during the Han Dynasty. 
A)  It most closely resembles Legalism. 
B)  It was developed by Mencius. 
C)  Its concepts have puzzled scholars for centuries. 
D)  Its view of life is similar to that of Confucianism. 
E)  It was popular during the Han Dynasty.

Question 16

Why was the Shang Dynasty once called China's "mother culture"?

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A)  It gave birth to Chinese literature. 
B)  Its Yellow River Valley was believed to be the heart of Chinese civilization 
C)  It allowed intermarriage among ancient ruling classes, which expanded its aristocracy. 
D)  Its leaders were also the country's major intellectuals and philosophers. 
E)  It embraced a matrilineal system. 
A)  It gave birth to Chinese literature. 
B)  Its Yellow River Valley was believed to be the heart of Chinese civilization 
C)  It allowed intermarriage among ancient ruling classes, which expanded its aristocracy. 
D)  Its leaders were also the country's major intellectuals and philosophers. 
E)  It embraced a matrilineal system.

Question 17

What did Confucius say about government?

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A)  That only those born to power should rule 
B)  That all government was naturally corrupt 
C)  That government positions should be open to all talented men 
D)  That Barbarians should be made to serve government officials 
E)  That political democracy is the only legitimate form of government 
A)  That only those born to power should rule 
B)  That all government was naturally corrupt 
C)  That government positions should be open to all talented men 
D)  That Barbarians should be made to serve government officials 
E)  That political democracy is the only legitimate form of government

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
blast furnaces and cast iron

Accepted Answer

Blast furnaces and cast iron are terms r

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
veneration of ancestors

Accepted Answer

Veneration of ancestors is a cultural pr

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Daoism

Accepted Answer

Daoism, also spelled Taoism, is a philos

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Qin Shi Huangdi

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "well field system"

In what valleys did ancient Chinese civilization originate?

What innovative contributions to Chinese political, economic, and social development were made by the Zhou Dynasty? Give specific examples.

Proof of women's subordinate position in Chinese society is evident in its written language, where the character for woman displays a posture of deference.

Identify the following term(s). Fu Xi, Shen Nong, and the Yellow Emperor

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). civil service examination

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Tian

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Nu Wa

The beginnings of civilization in China were

During the Zhou Dynasty, merchants were

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Rites of Zhou

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). diffusion hypothesis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Xian

What is true of Daoism?

Why was the Shang Dynasty once called China's "mother culture"?

What did Confucius say about government?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). blast furnaces and cast iron

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). veneration of ancestors

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Daoism

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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