Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Fu Xuan

Accepted Answer

Fu Xuan (傅玄) was a Chinese poet and poli

Question 2

The eastern frontier of China remained the great fault line of Asian conflict for over two thousand years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Did gender and class significantly influence one's life opportunities in ancient China? Would you have preferred to be a male or a female? Show why, giving examples.

Accepted Answer

Gender and class did significantly influ

Question 4

What makes the Chinese written language unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its phonetic constructions 
B)  Its codified alphabet 
C)  Its continued use of an ideographical format 
D)  Its geographical dichotomy 
E)  Its simplicity 
A)  Its phonetic constructions 
B)  Its codified alphabet 
C)  Its continued use of an ideographical format 
D)  Its geographical dichotomy 
E)  Its simplicity

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
silk

Accepted Answer

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some fo

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
eunuchs

Accepted Answer

Eunuchs are individuals, typically males

Question 7

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in which book?

Accepted Answer

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 8

What were the defining characteristics of daily life in ancient China? How important was both family and agriculture to Chinese lifestyles in the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

The defining characteristics of daily li

Question 9

Explain a) what is meant by the diffusion hypothesis in reference to ancient Chinese history and b) why this hypothesis has fallen out of favor with historians studying ancient China.

Accepted Answer

a) The diffusion hypothesis in reference

Question 10

Although not technically rejecting aristocratic rule, Confucius believed that a primary basis for granting the right to participate in government should be

Accepted Answer

A)  merit. 
B)  birth. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  force. 
E)  moral insight. 
A)  merit. 
B)  birth. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  force. 
E)  moral insight.

Question 11

All of these technological advances during the Zhou Dynasty helped stimulate food production EXCEPT the

Accepted Answer

A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of natural fertilizers. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to replenish soil nutrients. 
D)  cultivation of rice. 
E)  the use of collar harnesses. 
A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of natural fertilizers. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to replenish soil nutrients. 
D)  cultivation of rice. 
E)  the use of collar harnesses.

Question 12

A belief in the need for a strong ruler, restrictive regulations, and harsh punishments was the foundation of the philosophy of

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Legalism. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Tangism. 
E)  Huangism. 
A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Legalism. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Tangism. 
E)  Huangism.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mandate of Heaven

Accepted Answer

The Mandate of Heaven is an ancient Chin

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
oracle bones

Accepted Answer

Oracle bones are a type of artifact that

Question 15

What enabled the Qin to subdue their main rivals and solidify their authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their construction of a public irrigation system 
B)  Their decision to continue Chinese political traditions 
C)  Their geographic location, which gave them a strong defensive position 
D)  Their ability to limit the power of aristocrats 
E)  Their embrace of Confucianism. 
A)  Their construction of a public irrigation system 
B)  Their decision to continue Chinese political traditions 
C)  Their geographic location, which gave them a strong defensive position 
D)  Their ability to limit the power of aristocrats 
E)  Their embrace of Confucianism.

Question 16

Inscriptions on ox and chicken bones or turtle shells were used for divination and to communicate with the gods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Longshan

Accepted Answer

The Longshan culture, also known as the

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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 19

"The Qin Dynasty, although brief, marked a major departure from the ideas, policies, and condition of China during the last centuries of the previous dynasties."  Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that the Qin

Question 20

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

Accepted Answer

A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Mongols. 
C)  Manchus. 
D)  Han. 
E)  Jin. 
A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Mongols. 
C)  Manchus. 
D)  Han. 
E)  Jin.

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Fu Xuan

The eastern frontier of China remained the great fault line of Asian conflict for over two thousand years.

Did gender and class significantly influence one's life opportunities in ancient China? Would you have preferred to be a male or a female? Show why, giving examples.

What makes the Chinese written language unique?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). silk

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). eunuchs

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in which book?

What were the defining characteristics of daily life in ancient China? How important was both family and agriculture to Chinese lifestyles in the ancient world?

Explain a) what is meant by the diffusion hypothesis in reference to ancient Chinese history and b) why this hypothesis has fallen out of favor with historians studying ancient China.

Although not technically rejecting aristocratic rule, Confucius believed that a primary basis for granting the right to participate in government should be

All of these technological advances during the Zhou Dynasty helped stimulate food production EXCEPT the

A belief in the need for a strong ruler, restrictive regulations, and harsh punishments was the foundation of the philosophy of

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mandate of Heaven

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). oracle bones

What enabled the Qin to subdue their main rivals and solidify their authority?

Inscriptions on ox and chicken bones or turtle shells were used for divination and to communicate with the gods.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Longshan

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

"The Qin Dynasty, although brief, marked a major departure from the ideas, policies, and condition of China during the last centuries of the previous dynasties." Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

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