Question 1

Examine the positive and negative aspects of the reign of Shih Huang-di.

Accepted Answer

Shih Huang-di, also known as Qin Shi Hua

Question 2

China's system of standardized tests that gave individuals government positions based on merit

Accepted Answer

A)  was supported by the majority of the people and thus became very successful. 
B)  lasted through the Han period but was eliminated during the Song Dynasty. 
C)  failed to keep wealthy families from purchasing high government offices for their sons. 
D)  did allow some commoners into public service, but the wealthy still kept the vast majority of the positions. 
E)  was viewed as a good idea in theory, but in reality gave the mandarins too much power. 
A)  was supported by the majority of the people and thus became very successful. 
B)  lasted through the Han period but was eliminated during the Song Dynasty. 
C)  failed to keep wealthy families from purchasing high government offices for their sons. 
D)  did allow some commoners into public service, but the wealthy still kept the vast majority of the positions. 
E)  was viewed as a good idea in theory, but in reality gave the mandarins too much power.

Question 3

The development most crucial for Chinese national unity was

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A)  a standardized written language. 
B)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
C)  the mandate of heaven. 
D)  the completion of the Great Wall. 
E)  the location of the capital at Beijing. 
A)  a standardized written language. 
B)  an efficient bureaucracy. 
C)  the mandate of heaven. 
D)  the completion of the Great Wall. 
E)  the location of the capital at Beijing.

Question 4

A student from a poor family could complete training for a government position by

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A)  achieving a successful military career. 
B)  converting to Buddhism. 
C)  having local villagers pay for his tutoring. 
D)  becoming an artist. 
E)  apprenticing himself to a master politician. 
A)  achieving a successful military career. 
B)  converting to Buddhism. 
C)  having local villagers pay for his tutoring. 
D)  becoming an artist. 
E)  apprenticing himself to a master politician.

Question 5

During the Song Dynasty, one change that took place in society was that ____ gained a certain amount of prestige for the first time.

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A)  soldiers 
B)  merchants 
C)  bankers 
D)  farmers 
E)  laborers 
A)  soldiers 
B)  merchants 
C)  bankers 
D)  farmers 
E)  laborers

Question 6

Assess the impact of the Buddhist faith on Chinese civilization. Was the arrival of Buddhism "revolutionary"? How so?

Accepted Answer

The impact of the Buddhist faith on Chin

Question 7

During the Han period, Confucian scholars laid greatest stress on

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A)  a centralized bureaucracy. 
B)  the mandate of heaven. 
C)  mystical love. 
D)  poetry. 
E)  technological inventions. 
A)  a centralized bureaucracy. 
B)  the mandate of heaven. 
C)  mystical love. 
D)  poetry. 
E)  technological inventions.

Question 8

The greatest single cultural influence on China during the first millennium C.E. was

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A)  printing. 
B)  Neo-Confucianism. 
C)  Legalism. 
D)  Buddhism. 
E)  gunpowder. 
A)  printing. 
B)  Neo-Confucianism. 
C)  Legalism. 
D)  Buddhism. 
E)  gunpowder.

Question 9

China attained most of its current size and shape under the ____ Dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Qin 
B)  Han 
C)  Song 
D)  Tang 
E)  Sui 
A)  Qin 
B)  Han 
C)  Song 
D)  Tang 
E)  Sui

Question 10

The worst problem for all Chinese governments has been

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A)  its isolation. 
B)  its geography. 
C)  its mistreated peasantry. 
D)  barbarian invaders. 
E)  the mandate of heaven. 
A)  its isolation. 
B)  its geography. 
C)  its mistreated peasantry. 
D)  barbarian invaders. 
E)  the mandate of heaven.

Question 11

In 1974, the tomb of Shih Huang-di, containing 7,000 ____________________ ____________________ ____________________, was discovered at Sian.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The development of wet rice farming was significant for China, especially because it

Accepted Answer

A)  freed the Chinese from dependence on Vietnam for food. 
B)  gave them plenty of work for the Chinese peasantry. 
C)  provided a marketable product for exchange with the West. 
D)  provided an increased food supply that led to a large population increase without badly damaging the economy. 
E)  ensured that even during drought conditions in the western lands, the people there could still be fed. 
A)  freed the Chinese from dependence on Vietnam for food. 
B)  gave them plenty of work for the Chinese peasantry. 
C)  provided a marketable product for exchange with the West. 
D)  provided an increased food supply that led to a large population increase without badly damaging the economy. 
E)  ensured that even during drought conditions in the western lands, the people there could still be fed.

Question 13

During the mid-Han period, the ____________________ became a factor in rebellious unrest in China.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the mid-Han period, the ____________________ became...

Question 14

Since the first century, the Chinese have been noted for

Accepted Answer

A)  their excellent achievements in painting. 
B)  wood block printing. 
C)  their fully standardized system of writing. 
D)  studying the writings of the Legalists. 
E)  recording the history of their society's elite. 
A)  their excellent achievements in painting. 
B)  wood block printing. 
C)  their fully standardized system of writing. 
D)  studying the writings of the Legalists. 
E)  recording the history of their society's elite.

Question 15

List and discuss the achievements of the Han emperors. Why did later Chinese refer to themselves as the "Sons of Han"?

Accepted Answer

The Han emperors achieved several signif

Question 16

The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's leading philosopher.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's...

Question 17

All of these are associated with Shih Huang-di's reign except

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized writing. 
B)  book-burning. 
C)  uniformity of roads. 
D)  the Great Wall. 
E)  development of acupuncture. 
A)  standardized writing. 
B)  book-burning. 
C)  uniformity of roads. 
D)  the Great Wall. 
E)  development of acupuncture.

Question 18

The first Tang emperor's most effective agricultural reform was the

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A)  landlord system, which put all land in the hands of the wealthy. 
B)  well-field system, which redistributed land every few years. 
C)  enclosure system, which separated formerly commonly held lands into individual plots. 
D)  socialist system, which saw all land shared equally. 
E)  ever-normal granary system, which set aside part of each season's crops for community use in time of famine. 
A)  landlord system, which put all land in the hands of the wealthy. 
B)  well-field system, which redistributed land every few years. 
C)  enclosure system, which separated formerly commonly held lands into individual plots. 
D)  socialist system, which saw all land shared equally. 
E)  ever-normal granary system, which set aside part of each season's crops for community use in time of famine.

Question 19

The First Emperor's anti-knowledge campaign was directed primarily against

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Buddhist monasteries. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Mongol invaders. 
E)  universities. 
A)  Confucianism. 
B)  Buddhist monasteries. 
C)  Daoism. 
D)  Mongol invaders. 
E)  universities.

Question 20

A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

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A)  more concerned with his philosophical development than with participating actively in the government. 
B)  a skilled artist and poet, but also a hard-nosed businessman. 
C)  educated for the sole purpose of achieving power. 
D)  more of an ideal than a reality. 
E)  steeped in his society's culture, yet filled with civic duty. 
A)  more concerned with his philosophical development than with participating actively in the government. 
B)  a skilled artist and poet, but also a hard-nosed businessman. 
C)  educated for the sole purpose of achieving power. 
D)  more of an ideal than a reality. 
E)  steeped in his society's culture, yet filled with civic duty.

Exam 16: Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

Examine the positive and negative aspects of the reign of Shih Huang-di.

China's system of standardized tests that gave individuals government positions based on merit

The development most crucial for Chinese national unity was

A student from a poor family could complete training for a government position by

During the Song Dynasty, one change that took place in society was that ____ gained a certain amount of prestige for the first time.

Assess the impact of the Buddhist faith on Chinese civilization. Was the arrival of Buddhism "revolutionary"? How so?

During the Han period, Confucian scholars laid greatest stress on

The greatest single cultural influence on China during the first millennium C.E. was

China attained most of its current size and shape under the ____ Dynasty.

The worst problem for all Chinese governments has been

In 1974, the tomb of Shih Huang-di, containing 7,000 ____________________ ____________________ ____________________, was discovered at Sian.

The development of wet rice farming was significant for China, especially because it

During the mid-Han period, the ____________________ became a factor in rebellious unrest in China.

Since the first century, the Chinese have been noted for

List and discuss the achievements of the Han emperors. Why did later Chinese refer to themselves as the "Sons of Han"?

The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's leading philosopher.

All of these are associated with Shih Huang-di's reign except

The first Tang emperor's most effective agricultural reform was the

The First Emperor's anti-knowledge campaign was directed primarily against

A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

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