Exam 4: Agrarian Centers and the Mandate of Heaven in Ancient China, 5000-481 B.C.E

After ____________, the Longshan and other late Neolithic cultures were at a point where a transition to a society marked by large towns and even small cities was becoming discernable.

The concept of tian or "Heaven" which had, by the end of the Zhou era, become the guiding force in nearly every major Chinese religious and philosophical tradition:

The perimeter of the _________ settlement is surrounded by a defensive ditch, with 40 homes arranged around a rectangular central structure believed to be a clan meeting house.

The principal deity in Shang religion was known as:

By shrewd diplomacy and careful use of military power, Qi became the first "senior" or ba state in a system of ____________ in which the lesser Zhou states deferred to the ba state as the protector of the Zhou system.

Of all the innovations commonly associated with Chinese culture, the following is perhaps the one with the longest-lasting impact:

The chariot was possibly introduced to Shang China through interaction with _____________ around 1300-1200 BCE.

The historical and philosophical concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" arose from the recorded practices of:

The following was not one of the idealized rulers known as the Sage Kings:

Chinese rulers have always been alert to the possibility that a ______________ change could be signaled by portents or natural disasters.

In the (perhaps idealized) _____________, individual families would work one of eight plots, while a common plot would provide rent and taxes to the landowner.

The Zhou system of decentralized government, in which rule was conducted by landowners who owed loyalty and military service to their superiors and protection to those under them, was called fengjian, meaning:

By the late Zhou period, the hierarchy of patriarchy and the growing influence of notions of ____________-felt among members of a family headed by a father-were becoming established.

The following was not a characteristic of the Shang Dynasty:

In the "well-field system" of land division:

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Banpo Village, located on the outskirts of Xi'an?

The decline of the Zhou Dynasty was described in:

The Book of History or Classic of Documents, the Shujing, provides information concerning China's first three dynasties, which include all of these except:

Client States are:

The suitability of the southern regions of China for __________ cultivation, as with the Gangetic societies of India, resulted in rapid growth and high population.