Question 1

Justification for overthrowing Shang dynasty rulers was known as

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A) Divine retribution 
B) the will of Di 
C) veneration of the king 
D) the Mandate of Heaven 
E) legitimate revolt 
A) Divine retribution 
B) the will of Di 
C) veneration of the king 
D) the Mandate of Heaven 
E) legitimate revolt

Question 2

​The earliest distinction between Yangshao and Longshan cultures is found in

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A) ​the main staple of agriculture 
B) ​the metals each used 
C) ​emphasis on a specific local god 
D) ​distinctions in pottery styles 
E) ​which had the first surviving samples of writing 
A) ​the main staple of agriculture 
B) ​the metals each used 
C) ​emphasis on a specific local god 
D) ​distinctions in pottery styles 
E) ​which had the first surviving samples of writing

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Hydraulic Societies

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Hydraulic societies, also known as hydra

Question 4

Ancient Chinese villages were organized on the basis of

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

Question 5

A core belief in the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restrictive regulations was the foundation of the philosophy of

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

Question 6

Confucius' interest in philosophy was essential theological and transcendent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

​The legendary king credited with Chinese writing was

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A) ​Huang Di 
B) ​Fu Xi 
C) ​Shen Nong 
D) ​Sima Qian 
E) ​Gaoxi Han 
A) ​Huang Di 
B) ​Fu Xi 
C) ​Shen Nong 
D) ​Sima Qian 
E) ​Gaoxi Han

Question 9

The beginnings of civilization in China were

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A) delayed by the marauding raids of the Xia. 
B) 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) 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 10

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 11

Identify the following terms.
-Legalism

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

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-oracle bones

Accepted Answer

Oracle bones are a type of artifact sign

Question 13

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 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-the Silk Road

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The Silk Road refers to a network of anc

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following was NOT a cause of increased agricultural production in the Zhou period?

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A) Iron plowshares 
B) ​The collar harness. 
C) ​leaving fallow land to rest. 
D) ​fertilizer 
E) ​crop rotation 
A) Iron plowshares 
B) ​The collar harness. 
C) ​leaving fallow land to rest. 
D) ​fertilizer 
E) ​crop rotation

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Lao Tzu

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Lao Tzu, also spelled Laozi, is a legend

Question 19

The terra-cotta figures near the Qin First Emperor's burial mound demonstrate the

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A) use of ceramics as a sculpture medium, replacing the ivory-casting of the Shang. 
B) huge expenditures that were devoted to afterlife preparation for the monarch. 
C) continuation of the Shang practices of human sacrifices. 
D) freeing of the individual soul under the influence of Doaism. 
E) transience of human life. 
A) use of ceramics as a sculpture medium, replacing the ivory-casting of the Shang. 
B) huge expenditures that were devoted to afterlife preparation for the monarch. 
C) continuation of the Shang practices of human sacrifices. 
D) freeing of the individual soul under the influence of Doaism. 
E) transience of human life.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-blast furnaces and cast iron

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Blast furnaces and cast iron are terms a

Exam 3: China in Antiquity

Justification for overthrowing Shang dynasty rulers was known as

​The earliest distinction between Yangshao and Longshan cultures is found in

Identify the following terms. -Hydraulic Societies

Ancient Chinese villages were organized on the basis of

A core belief in the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restrictive regulations was the foundation of the philosophy of

Confucius' interest in philosophy was essential theological and transcendent.

Confucius

​The legendary king credited with Chinese writing was

The beginnings of civilization in China were

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

Identify the following terms. -Legalism

Identify the following terms. -oracle bones

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

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

Identify the following terms. -the Silk Road

Which of the following is not a true statement?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of increased agricultural production in the Zhou period?

Identify the following terms. -Lao Tzu

The terra-cotta figures near the Qin First Emperor's burial mound demonstrate the

Identify the following terms. -blast furnaces and cast iron

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 2

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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