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APWH Ch.5 Quiz

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By exalting the legendary sage kings (Yao, Shun, and Yu) as exemplars of virtue, Chinese moralists promoted the values of
/ A) / hunting and gathering.
/ B) / military aggression and masculinity.
/ C) / social harmony, selflessness, hard work.
/ D) / matriarchy and the home.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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The Yellow River earned its nickname "China's Sorrow" because
/ A) / it was a turbulent river.
/ B) / its frequent floods were very destructive to agricultural society.
/ C) / it carried a heavy load of loess.
/ D) / it was a common place for people to commit suicide.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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In Yangshao society (5000–3000 B.C.E.), the people
/ A) / had fine pottery and used bone tools.
/ B) / cultivated rice through irrigation.
/ C) / began to use bronze tools.
/ D) / formed the first dynasty in Chinese history.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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Many scholars believe that the dynasty of China, Xia, was not a mere legend but a real state, because
/ A) / Erlitou, the capital of Xia, has been excavated.
/ B) / the oracle bones of Shang mentioned the Xia kings.
/ C) / Chinese writing has been traced back that far.
/ D) / the Chinese legends associated the founder of Xia with flood control.
/ E) / All of the answers are correct.
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The Shang rulers monopolized bronze technology for the purpose of
/ A) / making superior weapons against potential competitors.
/ B) / distributing bronze tools among the farmers.
/ C) / preventing proliferation of weapons.
/ D) / making works of art.
/ E) / All of the answers are correct.
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Which of the following were not found in the Shang tomb of Fu Hao?
/ A) / thousands of cowrie shells.
/ B) / sacrificial humans and dogs.
/ C) / jade figurines of servants.
/ D) / iron weapons.
/ E) / bronzes and bone carvings.
7 / /
According to Zhou political theory, the Zhou king overthrew the Shang dynasty because
/ A) / the Shang lost the mandate of heaven.
/ B) / the subjects of Shang shifted their loyalty to Zhou.
/ C) / the last Shang king was a criminal fool.
/ D) / the Zhou was a much larger state than the Shang.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
8 / /
The Chinese king was called the "son of heaven" and served as
/ A) / a ruler who could not be challenged.
/ B) / a link between heaven and earth.
/ C) / a divine king.
/ D) / the living son of the first emperor.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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To rule an extensive territory without advanced transportation and communication technology, Zhou rulers relied on decentralized administration, which meant that
/ A) / they entrusted power to locally elected authorities.
/ B) / they entrusted their relatives to rule the regions of their kingdom.
/ C) / they divided powers into three parts: legislative, judicial, and administrative.
/ D) / the local authorities did not have to collect taxes or tribute.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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The Zhou central government was unable to monopolize the production of iron because
/ A) / iron ore was too cheap and abundant.
/ B) / iron weapons were of such poor quality that no one really wanted them.
/ C) / the Zhou rulers spent too much money on bronze weaponry.
/ D) / the production of iron was kept a secret.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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All of the following were social classes of Xia, Shang, and Zhou, except
/ A) / hereditary aristocrats.
/ B) / scholars and bureaucrats.
/ C) / craftsmen and merchants.
/ D) / peasants and slaves.
/ E) / priests and monks.
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The tradition of venerating ancestors was firmly established during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. According to this tradition,
/ A) / one must treat the ancestors as gods or deities.
/ B) / one worshipped the departed ancestors for protection and good fortune.
/ C) / one only venerated those ancestors who performed good deeds for the family.
/ D) / one worshipped the emperor as the incarnation of one's ancestors.
/ E) / All of the answers are correct.
13 / /
In practice, the veneration of ancestors reinforced the authority of the patriarchal head of the family because
/ A) / only male ancestors were the subjects of worship.
/ B) / female members of the family did not participate in honoring ancestors.
/ C) / it was the patriarch who presided at the rites honoring ancestors.
/ D) / only male ancestors were reincarnated.
/ E) / All of the answers are correct.
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During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties China experienced the shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society. This shift was caused by
/ A) / settled agriculture.
/ B) / the rise of large states.
/ C) / bronze metallurgy.
/ D) / the appearance of writing.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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During the early dynasties, Chinese diviners used oracle bones
/ A) / as objects of art.
/ B) / as drugs to cure people's diseases.
/ C) / to record manuals of etiquette.
/ D) / to predict the future and answer questions.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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From Shang times until today, Chinese writing is primarily
/ A) / ideographic.
/ B) / pictographic.
/ C) / phonetic.
/ D) / untranslated.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
17 / /
All but one of the following were part of Zhou literature:
/ A) / poetry
/ B) / manuals of divination and ritual
/ C) / books of etiquette
/ D) / books of religious teaching
/ E) / political histories
18 / /
The nomadic peoples to the north and west of China did not imitate Chinese ways because
/ A) / they did not speak Chinese.
/ B) / the grassy steppe lands were not suitable for agriculture or permanent settlement.
/ C) / the Chinese were their enemies.
/ D) / they had little exposure to the Chinese society.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.
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During the Zhou dynasty China expanded into the Yangzi River valley primarily through
/ A) / military conquest and colonization.
/ B) / migration and assimilation.
/ C) / interracial marriage.
/ D) / sending missionaries to convert them.
/ E) / All of the answers are correct.
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The state of Chu
/ A) / was an autonomous state to the south of the Zhou state.
/ B) / refused to accept Chinese traditions and writing system.
/ C) / established a society radically different from that of north China.
/ D) / conquered the Zhou, ending the dynasty.
/ E) / None of the answers are correct.

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