Question 1

The reign of this Chinese ruler best fits the Confucian description of the second phase of the dynastic cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) Gaozu 
B) Li Si 
C) Han Wudi 
D) Wang Mang 
A) Gaozu 
B) Li Si 
C) Han Wudi 
D) Wang Mang

Question 2

What was the dynastic cycle in China? Why was there a specific mandate from heaven for this political activity? In what manner did the Qin Dynasty fail in the cycle? What were the general reasons for a downward trend in the cycle?

Accepted Answer

The dynastic cycle in China was a recurr

Question 3

The Han continued which practice from the Qin Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) suppression of scholars 
B) reduction of bureaucracy 
C) issuing government monopolies 
D) domination of Legalist policies 
A) suppression of scholars 
B) reduction of bureaucracy 
C) issuing government monopolies 
D) domination of Legalist policies

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT among the economic policies initiated by Emperor Wudi?

Accepted Answer

A) "ever level" granaries 
B) taxes levied on merchants 
C) taxes levied on government officials 
D) debasement of the currency 
A) "ever level" granaries 
B) taxes levied on merchants 
C) taxes levied on government officials 
D) debasement of the currency

Question 5

In her Admonitions for Women, Ban Zhao suggests that, compared to men, Chinese women should be more

Accepted Answer

A) subservient. 
B) independent. 
C) knowledgeable about the world. 
D) attentive to their appearance. 
A) subservient. 
B) independent. 
C) knowledgeable about the world. 
D) attentive to their appearance.

Question 6

The Qin overthrew the previous Zhou dynasty around

Accepted Answer

A) 250 B.C.E. 
B) 150 B.C.E. 
C) 50 C.E. 
D) 200 C.E. 
A) 250 B.C.E. 
B) 150 B.C.E. 
C) 50 C.E. 
D) 200 C.E.

Question 7

In his Historical Records, Sima Qian suggests that wealthy Chinese merchants

Accepted Answer

A) applied Confucian principles of morality to their work. 
B) separated their economic life from their moral values. 
C) applied Buddhist principles of enlightenment to their work. 
D) applied neo-Daoist ideas of the beauty of nature to their work. 
A) applied Confucian principles of morality to their work. 
B) separated their economic life from their moral values. 
C) applied Buddhist principles of enlightenment to their work. 
D) applied neo-Daoist ideas of the beauty of nature to their work.

Question 8

Analyze the changes in Confucian thought during the Han period.To what extent did the Han embrace earlier Confucian teachings and to what extent did they modify them? To what extent were Han teachings influenced by schools of thought other than Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

During the Han period, there were signif

Question 9

Military commanders were less powerful in the Chinese court than they were in imperial Rome because

Accepted Answer

A) they were usually placed under restraint in the presence of the emperor. 
B) communication lines in China were less efficient than in Rome. 
C) an appointment to command a Han army was given only for a specific campaign. 
D) commanders were appointed in threes so each would check the other. 
A) they were usually placed under restraint in the presence of the emperor. 
B) communication lines in China were less efficient than in Rome. 
C) an appointment to command a Han army was given only for a specific campaign. 
D) commanders were appointed in threes so each would check the other.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) It produced great achievements but at great human cost. 
B) It was the most creative age in Chinese art and literature. 
C) It was the longest and best-loved government in Chinese history. 
D) It undermined Chinese unity and led to centuries of Manchurian dominance. 
A) It produced great achievements but at great human cost. 
B) It was the most creative age in Chinese art and literature. 
C) It was the longest and best-loved government in Chinese history. 
D) It undermined Chinese unity and led to centuries of Manchurian dominance.

Question 11

After the collapse of the Later Han Dynasty,why did the south prosper with the capital at Nanjing? What factors were important in developing a sound economy and attracting Chinese to the south? What role did religion play in this development?

Accepted Answer

After the collapse of the Later Han Dyna

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) politically weak and morally culpable. 
B) militarily weak and corrupt. 
C) economically weak and militarily strong. 
D) economically secure yet morally culpable. 
A) politically weak and morally culpable. 
B) militarily weak and corrupt. 
C) economically weak and militarily strong. 
D) economically secure yet morally culpable.

Question 13

According to the poetry of Xijun, Chinese emperors primarily used women

Accepted Answer

A) as silk workers and merchants. 
B) to serve as ambassadors and escorts for foreign dignitaries. 
C) to decorate their palaces according to Confucian principles. 
D) as gifts to foreign rulers in return for non-aggression. 
A) as silk workers and merchants. 
B) to serve as ambassadors and escorts for foreign dignitaries. 
C) to decorate their palaces according to Confucian principles. 
D) as gifts to foreign rulers in return for non-aggression.

Question 14

Since the early third century C.E., the Chinese population has referred to itself as

Accepted Answer

A) a Mandate of Heaven. 
B) the Qinese people. 
C) the Han people. 
D) the Xiongnu peoples. 
A) a Mandate of Heaven. 
B) the Qinese people. 
C) the Han people. 
D) the Xiongnu peoples.

Question 15

Compared to the Romans, Chinese political unification was more

Accepted Answer

A) gradual. 
B) disorganized. 
C) sudden. 
D) law-abiding. 
A) gradual. 
B) disorganized. 
C) sudden. 
D) law-abiding.

Question 16

A major concern of Neo-Daoism was

Accepted Answer

A) immorality. 
B) immortality 
C) metaphysics. 
D) a revival of Confucian classics. 
A) immorality. 
B) immortality 
C) metaphysics. 
D) a revival of Confucian classics.

Exam 7: Chinas First Empire and Its Aftermath, 221 B.C.E-589 C.E

The reign of this Chinese ruler best fits the Confucian description of the second phase of the dynastic cycle.

What was the dynastic cycle in China? Why was there a specific mandate from heaven for this political activity? In what manner did the Qin Dynasty fail in the cycle? What were the general reasons for a downward trend in the cycle?

The Han continued which practice from the Qin Dynasty?

Which of the following was NOT among the economic policies initiated by Emperor Wudi?

In her Admonitions for Women, Ban Zhao suggests that, compared to men, Chinese women should be more

The Qin overthrew the previous Zhou dynasty around

In his Historical Records, Sima Qian suggests that wealthy Chinese merchants

Analyze the changes in Confucian thought during the Han period.To what extent did the Han embrace earlier Confucian teachings and to what extent did they modify them? To what extent were Han teachings influenced by schools of thought other than Confucianism?

Military commanders were less powerful in the Chinese court than they were in imperial Rome because

Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty?

After the collapse of the Later Han Dynasty,why did the south prosper with the capital at Nanjing? What factors were important in developing a sound economy and attracting Chinese to the south? What role did religion play in this development?

Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty?

According to the poetry of Xijun, Chinese emperors primarily used women

Since the early third century C.E., the Chinese population has referred to itself as

Compared to the Romans, Chinese political unification was more

A major concern of Neo-Daoism was

The Birth of Civilization

Four Great Revolutions in Thought and Religion

Greek and Hellenistic Civilization

West Asia, Inner Asia, and South Asia to 1000 C.E

Africa: Early History to 1000 C.E

Republican and Imperial Rome

Imperial China,589-1368

Early Japanese History

The Formation of Islamic Civilization, 622-1000

The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe to 1000

The Islamic World, 1000-1500

Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

Africa Ca1000-1700

Europe to the Early 1500s: Revival, Decline, and Renaissance

Europe, 1500-1650: Expansion, reformation, and Religious Wars

Conquest and Exploitation: the Development of the Transatlantic Economy

East Asia in the Late Traditional ERA

State-Building and Society in Early Modern Europe

The Last Great Islamic Empires, 1500-1800

The Age of European Enlightenment

Revolutions in the Transatlantic World

Political Consolidation in Nineteenth-Century Europe and North America

Northern Transatlantic Economy and Society, 1815-1914

Latin America From Independence to the 1940s

India, the Islamic Heart-lands, and Africa, 1800-1945

Modern East Asia

Imperialism and World War I

Depression, European Dictators, and the American New Deal

World War II

The West Since World War II

East Asia: The Recent Decades

Post-colonialism and Beyond: Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

Filters