Chapter 23 - The Han Dynasty Review
Quiz by Richard Vittoria
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- Q1
Compared with the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty:
lasted much longer
had much worse rulers
was much smaller
had far fewer inventions
30s - Q2
How did the Han Dynasty gradually change the way China ruled?
They returned most power to the local nobles
They moved from legalism ideas to Confucianism ideas.
They punished people who tried to publish Daoist beliefs.
30s - Q3
What new technology MOST helped the Han in warfare?
invention of the wheel
advancements in iron
steam-powered riverboats
improvements in gunpowder
30s - Q4
What Han invention did the Chinese use for these military purposes to send messages & scare the enemy?
Kite
crossbow
Scroll
fish-scale armor
30s - Q5
Which of these men would MOST likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
One who was born in the capital
One who did well on an exam
One who inherited a lot of money.
One who had an important family.
30s - Q6
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?
placed them away from their home districts
placed them away from their home districts
executed their friends and relations
made them file a weekly report
30s - Q7
The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers:
move heavy goods.
store grain so that it would not spoil.
bring water up to their fields.
plow the soil for planting.
30s - Q8
What change made silk production MORE efficient?
A kind of tree that was better for silkworms
An invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
A road on which trade goods could be carried safely
A law that all farmers must weave for one month a year
30s - Q9
What was one EFFECT of the invention of the drill that extracted salt from the earth?
better harvests
more wealth from trade
better earthquake prediction
more oil for heat
30s - Q10
Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?
a brush
a reed
a feather
a stylus
30s - Q11
What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
silk and bamboo
seaweed and straw
hides and leather
tree bark and leaves
30s - Q12
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to:
teach people to live with pain.
rebalance the forces of yin and yang.
satisfy the gods.
achieve immortality.
30s - Q13
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before people in Europe did?
that metal can be shaped into strong swords
that wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen
that blood circulates through the body
that comets can be seen in the night sky
30s - Q14
The Chinese invented the magnetic compass to show which way was south. What was their EARLIEST reason for wanting to know directions?
to foretell what would happen in the future
to position buildings correctly for good fortune
to know the best time to plant their crops
to navigate ships safely out of sight of land
30s