China Test 2022-23 (TCI without Philosophies) (Cameron) - Janifer A Douglas | Laabri

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What were the names of the two major rivers of Ancient China?

Yangtze and Yellow

Nile and Ganges

Tigris and Euphrates

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The disadvantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be...

protection from invaders

trade with other civilizations was more diffictult

people could interact with new cultures

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Which geographical physical features isolated China from other civilizations, but also protected ancient China from invaders?

Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert

Yellow Sea and Yangtze River

Atlantic Ocean and Europe

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What metal was the Shang Dynasty known for using to create goods and weapons?

Jade

Bronze

Gold

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How did scholars learn that the Shang Dynasty was real and not just a myth?

they found artifacts

they read newspapers on them

they asked Chinese leaders

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What occurred during the end of the Zhou dynasty?

Lords tried to take over power creating civil wars within the states.

Crop production decreased.

Cities declined in importance.

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The Warring States Period was...

a time when the king honored those who fought in wars

a time when peasants joined the army to honor the king

a time when China's states were fighting with each other for control

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What was the Mandate of Heaven?

The name of a special palace built for the king

What the Ancient Chinese called their king

A concept that said rulers were given authority to rule from the gods

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Look at the image. Which group belongs in the shaded area of the diagram representing Zhou social classes?

priests

lords

artisans

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Which of these did Qin Shi Huangdi NOT accomplish?

common currency (money)

one written language

development of gunpowder

unified weights and measurements

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To set rules to make things more similar

standardize

code

develop

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How long did the Qin Dynasty last?

about 15 years

about 250 years

about 400 years

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Who was the king of the Qin State and called himself "first emperor"?

Shi Huangdi

Laozi

Huang He

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Shi Huangdi would order his armies to destroy city walls of the towns they conquered and take away weapons because...

He hated walls and weapons

He didn't like their artwork

He wanted control of the towns and wanted to prevent them from going against him

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With the same money and written language, _______ between regions became much easier!

building homes

farming

trade

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Choose THREE important building projects that Emperor Shi Huangdi was known for during his reign.

temples to praise the gods

network of roads to help with transportation and trading

canals & irrigation for water and farming

universities to teach Confucian ideas

The Great Wall to protect from invaders

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What did Qin Shi Huangdi have created for him so he could rule in his afterlife?

terra cotta army

The Great Wall

statues of Buddha

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What allowed the Han to expand their dynasty?

their great wealth which allowed them to buy land

their military methods and new weapons

their ability to build alliances with their neighbors

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What was the advantage of fish-scale armor produced by Han ironworkers?

It allowed soldiers to float if they fell into water.

It was flexible enough to move with the body.

It allowed warriors to withstand very cold water.

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What did the Han do with kites?

The Han used them to transport goods over long distances.

The Han used them for a variety of military purposes.

The Han children used them for entertainment.

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How did Han emperors rule their vast empire?

They made all decisions personally to avoid having to share power.

They used a large, complex bureaucracy to run the government.

They shared control with local governments run by their male relatives.

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In addition to growing food for their families, Han farmers had to...

build their own homes.

give one month of unpaid labor to the government.

all of the above

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Which invention helped Han farmers move much heavier loads than they could carry?

iron plow

wheelbarrow

horse cart

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Which artistic material was invented during the Han dynasty?

paint

paper

pens

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Under Emperor Wudi in the Han Dynasty, what became China'a official government policy?

Confucianism

Daoism

Legalism

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In order to get a good position as a civil servant or worker in the Han government, a person had to...

have strong military skills and strategies

be born into a royal family

pass a test to show knowledge and ability

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During the Han period, the Chinese invented...

paper and the concept of zero

the thermometer and acupuncture

acupuncture and a seismograph

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Why was silk China's most valuable trade item during this time period?

The Indians found cotton to be too expensive.

The Romans wanted to use it to praise their Christian God.

The Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make it.

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What was the most important reason why traders formed long caravans to cross the desert?

to lift heavy goods

to protect each other

to prevent sandstorms

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How did the Silk Road most affect the spread of Buddhism?

Travelers carried Buddhist beliefs from India to China.

The Buddha encouraged people to seek enlightenment in the desert.

Dangers on the route supported the Buddhist idea that life is suffering.