Chapter 06 Lesson 1 Quiz: Schools of Thought in Ancient China
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Chapter 06 Study Guide: The First Chinese Empires
Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.1.The followers of Confucius recorded his sayings in the______.
2.Daoism sets forth proper forms of ______.
3.Confucius believed that the early ______was a golden age, when “the world was shared by all alike.”
4.The relationships between parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings, friends, and rulers and their subjects are the ______Relationships.
5.Duty and ______are two elements of the Confucian view of the Dao.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
6.Which of the following statements about Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism is true?
a. / They all seek to understand humanity’s relationship with the divine.
b. / All three philosophies assume that people are essentially good.
c. / They are primarily concerned with the material world and social stability.
d. / All three philosophies preach the value of working hard to create a better life on Earth.
7.The Legalists believed that a strong ruler was needed to
a. / support Daoism.
b. / keep order.
c. / maintain good trade relations with other empires.
d. / show compassion.
8.According to Confucius, what is the “foundation, whence all other virtues spring”?
a. / the duty of children to revere their parents
b. / an understanding of the spiritual world
c. / the willingness to work hard and get an education
d. / being from an aristocratic family
9.The words “The universe is sacred. You cannot improve it. If you try to change it, you will ruin it.” reflect the beliefs of which philosophy?
a. / Confucianism
b. / Daoism
c. / Legalism
d. / ethics
10.Why did the Legalists advocate harsh laws and stiff punishments for keeping public order?
a. / That was the best way to ensure that “superior men” would rise to the top.
b. / Those were the only laws that could be administered fairly.
c. / They wanted strong laws so that the ruler would be free to show compassion.
d. / They believed people we not capable of being good.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true.
11. ____Qin Shihuangdi initiated the building of the Wall of Ten Thousand Li to block invaders from the south.
12. ____To make each terra-cotta soldier unique, 10 different head shapes were used and then finished by hand.
13. ____After the death of Qin Shihuangdi, his son ruled the empire.
14. ____Qin Shihuangdi ruled according to the principles of Confucianism.
15. ____Qin Shihuangdi created a single currency in his empire.
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16.How was the central bureaucracy of the Qin dynasty organized?
a. / There were 4 divisions: judicial, military, religious, and agricultural.
b. / There were 3 divisions: civil, military, and censorate.
c. / There were 2 divisions: one for the urban areas and one for the rural areas
d. / There were 5 divisions: one for each of the five provinces.
17.How did Qin Shihuangdi eliminate possible rivals and gain an important tax base?
a. / He made wealthy families pay a bribe so that their sons could have powerful roles in his government.
b. / He put his soldiers on the roads between the estates of wealthy landowners and made them pay heavy tolls to travel on them.
c. / He seized the estates of wealthy landowners and gave the lands to the peasants; he then taxed the peasants.
d. / He forced all the sons of wealthy landowners to join his army but allowed their families to pay large bribes to get them out of military service.
18.Which of the following were factors that helped Qin Shihuangdi unify China economically and geographically?
a. / He created a single monetary system and built roads throughout the empire.
b. / He created a uniform system of taxation and required everyone to speak a single language.
c. / He was a model of kingly virtue, inspiring his people to love and respect him.
d. / He paid laborers good wages to build the Wall of Ten Thousand Li.
19.Who were the Xiongnu?
a. / the laborers who built the Wall of Ten Thousand Li
b. / the army of terra-cotta soldiers whose job was to protect the emperor in the afterlife
c. / a group of bureaucrats whose job was to police other bureaucrats
d. / a tribe of nomadic horsemen who roamed the territory north of China
20.Why did Qin Shihuangdi have a canal dug from the Chang Jiang to Guangzhou?
a. / so he could travel by barge
b. / to improve trade in the empire
c. / to supply his army with water
d. / to block invaders
21.Which of the following were factors that helped Qin Shihuangdi unify China economically and geographically?
a. / He created a single monetary system and built roads throughout the empire.
b. / He created a uniform system of taxation and required everyone to speak a single language.
c. / He was a model of kingly virtue, inspiring his people to love and respect him.
d. / He paid laborers good wages to build the Wall of Ten Thousand Li.
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / Han Wudi
b. / Ban Gu
c. / rudder
d. / paper
e. / iron casting
22.____ helped enable Chinese trade in Southeast Asia and India
23.____ added the territory south of the Chang Jiang to the empire
24. ____ led to the invention of steel
25.____ wrote biographies that combined political and social history
26.____ was not made in Europe until the twelfth century
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
27.Which of the following was a factor in peasant uprisings in the late Han dynasty?
a. / the difficulty of civil service examinations
b. / the Han government’s emphasis on the teachings of Confucius
c. / concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy
d. / invasions by nomadic tribes from the north
28.What was the effect of the technical advancements in the Han dynasty?
a. / national self-sufficiency that led to a decrease in trade
b. / more people with free time to study religion
c. / a general decrease in economic prosperity
d. / a general increase in economic prosperity
29.At the end of the Han dynasty in A.D. 221, the population of China had
a. / stayed the same as it had been in A.D. 2.
b. / decreased by 40 million since A.D. 2.
c. / decreased by 10 million since A.D. 2.
d. / increased by 40 million since A.D. 2.
30.How were government officials chosen in the Han dynasty?
a. / by birth
b. / by military service
c. / by a competitive examination
d. / by lottery
31.Which of the following territories were added to the empire during the Han dynasty?
a. / parts of Central Asia
b. / parts of India
c. / Xianyang
d. / Xiongnu
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