Question 1

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

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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 individualized approach to life that advocated a natural way of going along with the flow of events. 
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 individualized approach to life that advocated a natural way of going along with the flow of events. 
D)  Those who preferred a rigid dogma of rigid regulations and strict behavior patterns. 
E)  Those who believed in multiple reincarnations.

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

Identify the following terms.
-Xiongnu

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The Xiongnu were an ancient nomadic peop

Question 4

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

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

Question 5

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 6

Identify the following terms.
-"human-heartedness"

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"Human-heartedness" is a term that is of

Question 7

During the Zhou dynasty,China

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A)  abolished slavery in order to increase agricultural production. 
B)  large-scale water control programs were undertaken to regulate the flow of rivers and distribute water to the fields. 
C)  continued to consider merchants as the property of the Buddhist monasteries. 
D)  moved from a largely agricultural to an industrial society. 
E)  was conquered by the Aryans. 
A)  abolished slavery in order to increase agricultural production. 
B)  large-scale water control programs were undertaken to regulate the flow of rivers and distribute water to the fields. 
C)  continued to consider merchants as the property of the Buddhist monasteries. 
D)  moved from a largely agricultural to an industrial society. 
E)  was conquered by the Aryans.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Nu Wa

Accepted Answer

Nu Wa (also spelled Nüwa, Nuwa, or Nü Wa

Question 9

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

Accepted Answer

A)  the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe. 
B)  the king, as a god, was the arbiter of the use of power on earth. 
C)  the gods ruled that all must obey the king without question. 
D)  the chief priest was the supreme ruler. 
E)  territorial chieftains chose kings from the members of the Grand Assemblage. 
A)  the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe. 
B)  the king, as a god, was the arbiter of the use of power on earth. 
C)  the gods ruled that all must obey the king without question. 
D)  the chief priest was the supreme ruler. 
E)  territorial chieftains chose kings from the members of the Grand Assemblage.

Question 10

Examples of Zhou advances in agricultural technology included the

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A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of artificial fertilizers and stirrup harnesses. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to better use soil nutrients. 
D)  planting of corn and yams. 
E)  permanent ending of flooding along the Yellow River. 
A)  development of bronze plowshares. 
B)  use of artificial fertilizers and stirrup harnesses. 
C)  technique of leaving fallow land to better use soil nutrients. 
D)  planting of corn and yams. 
E)  permanent ending of flooding along the Yellow River.

Question 11

Confucius' interest in philosophy was essential theological and transcendent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Diffusion Hypothesis

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The Diffusion Hypothesis is a concept in

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-the Silk Road

Accepted Answer

The Silk Road refers to a network of anc

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-eunuchs

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Mencius

Accepted Answer

Mencius, also known by his birth name Me

Question 16

"The Chinese follow Confucianism in public and Daoism in private." Discuss,pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro: 
- Following Confucianism in public

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-silk

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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some fo

Question 18

Confucius

Accepted Answer

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 19

Legalism

Accepted Answer

A)  developed during the "Hundred Schools" era. 
B)  believed that the universe contains a moral core. 
C)  gained a significant following only during the Han Dynasty. 
D)  developed a reformist version of Daoism. 
E)  was a direct outgrowth of Confucianism. 
A)  developed during the "Hundred Schools" era. 
B)  believed that the universe contains a moral core. 
C)  gained a significant following only during the Han Dynasty. 
D)  developed a reformist version of Daoism. 
E)  was a direct outgrowth of Confucianism.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Confucian Classics

Accepted Answer

The Confucian Classics, also known as th

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

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

Identify the following terms. -Xiongnu

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

The Qin dynasty

Identify the following terms. -"human-heartedness"

During the Zhou dynasty,China

Identify the following terms. -Nu Wa

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

Examples of Zhou advances in agricultural technology included the

Confucius' interest in philosophy was essential theological and transcendent.

Identify the following terms. -Diffusion Hypothesis

Identify the following terms. -the Silk Road

Identify the following terms. -eunuchs

Identify the following terms. -Mencius

"The Chinese follow Confucianism in public and Daoism in private." Discuss,pro and con.

Identify the following terms. -silk

Confucius

Legalism

Identify the following terms. -Confucian Classics

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

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Exam 3: China in Antiquity

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

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

Identify the following terms. -Xiongnu

The major nomadic threat to the Qin came from the

The Qin dynasty

Identify the following terms. -"human-heartedness"

During the Zhou dynasty,China

Identify the following terms. -Nu Wa

According to the Zhou concept of the Mandate of Heaven,

Examples of Zhou advances in agricultural technology included the

Confucius' interest in philosophy was essential theological and transcendent.

Identify the following terms. -Diffusion Hypothesis

Identify the following terms. -the Silk Road

Identify the following terms. -eunuchs

Identify the following terms. -Mencius

"The Chinese follow Confucianism in public and Daoism in private." Discuss,pro and con.

Identify the following terms. -silk

Confucius

Legalism

Identify the following terms. -Confucian Classics

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

Filters