Question 1

What did Legalists believe should happen to  people who complained about government?

Accepted Answer

they should be arrested

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they should be punished

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they should be ignored

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they should be elected ruler

Question 2

The Mandate of Heaven could be used to explain what?

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natural disasters

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the Chinese dynasties

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geographic features

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good rulers

Question 3

Which dynasty developed the Chinese language?

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Shang

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Qin

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Han

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Zhou

Question 4

Another name for the Yellow River is the....

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Huang He

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Gobi

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Tigris

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Yangtze

Question 5

TRUE or FALSE: The Kalahari Desert was a geographic feature that isolated China.

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FALSE

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TRUE

Question 6

How did Legalists describe human nature?

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humans were wicked by nature

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humans needed to show respect for family

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respect for family was learned at home

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younger brothers should respect older brothers

Question 7

Who was Confucius?

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A Chinese teacher

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A Chinese Emperor

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A Chinese historian

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Author of the Dao

Question 8

Name and explain this image.

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Yin/Yang.  This symbolizes the unity of nature.  White symbolizes bright, light and warm.  Black symbolizes dark, mysterious, cold.

Question 9

Ancient settlements in China were similar to...

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Mesopotamians along the Tigris and Euphrates

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Indians along the Tigris

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Egyptians along the Yangtze

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Egyptians along the Euphrates.

Question 10

Chinese writing first appeared in the use of.....

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oracle bones

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weights

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money

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paper

Question 11

What was the primary purpose of the Great Wall of China?

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to protect China from northern invaders

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to protect China from Siberian invaders

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to provide a way for people to move across large areas of China

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to protect China from southern invaders

Question 12

Identify what is shown in this image.

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Shi Huangdi's Terra Cotta Warriors

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Qin Dynasty's Terra Firma statues

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Clay statues

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Shi Huangdi's family

Question 13

This dynasty's impact can be seen in China today.

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Han

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Song

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Shang

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Qin

Question 14

Which of the following had NO impact on keeping China isolated?

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The Yangtze River

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The Gobi Desert

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The Himalaya Mountains

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The Tibetan Plateau

Question 15

How did the Huang He River get its name?

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It deposited yellow silt after floods

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It was named after the famous Chinese philosopher

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Corn grown along the banks caused the water to turn yellow

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Someone dropped a can of yellow paint into the river

Question 16

Which of these is NOT one of Confucius' 5 Relationships?

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ruler and wife

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friend and friend

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father and son

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elder brother/junior brother

Question 17

The name Laozi means

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Old Master

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Kind Master

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Great Master

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Wise Master

Question 18

TRUE or FALSE: Daoists wanted to be involved with government.

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FALSE

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TRUE

Question 19

How did Qin Dynasty get its name?

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Named after city where Shi Huangdi was from

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Named after China

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Named for first emperor

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Named for "The Life Force"

Question 20

TRUE or FALSE: The Great Wall was built by skilled workers with engineering experience.

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FALSE

Question 21

Wudi was known as the......

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Martial Emperor

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Wise Emperor

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First Emperor

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Great Emperor

Question 22

TRUE or FALSE: Wudi was a descendant of Shi Huangdi.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Answer

TRUE

Question 23

Which ruler is credited with expanding China the most?

Accepted Answer

Wudi

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Shi Huangdi

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Zao Min

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Liu Bang

Question 24

Government where officials are chosen by the ruler to run offices is called

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bureaucracy

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dynasty

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legalism

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democracy

Question 25

Han farmers produced all of the following EXCEPT:

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corn

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rice

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wheat

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millet

Question 26

One reason Shi Huangdi used terra cotta soldiers in his tomb was...

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warfare had reduced the population

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people were not willing to die for Shi Huangdi

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terra cotta was durable

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baking clay was a popular past time

Question 27

Shi Huangdi  was what type of leader?

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Legalist

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Han

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Daoist

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Confucian

Question 28

Liu Bang founded what dynasty?

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Han

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Qin

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Shang

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Zhou

Question 29

The Mandate of Heaven was specifically directed to...

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choosing a new dynasty

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choosing a new language

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choosing a new government

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choosing which gods to worhip

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