Chapter 7 Han China

The Qin Dynasty collapsed around:

210 BCE

The Qin overthrew the previous Zhou dynasty around:

250 BCE

Select the correct chronological sequence for the following dynasties:

Qin, Han, Six Dynasties

The text identifies which of the following policies as one that would characterize every strong dynasty?

aggressive expansion of borders

The Qin Dynasty was famous for its

all correct

Wang Mang's rule proved unsuccessful because:

all correct

The Qin Dynasty collapsed:

because its harsh rule and burdensome demands alienated most people.

The Ancient Roman and Han Chinese Empires had all of the following characteristics in common except:

both were large and culturally diverse.

The novel Journey to the West based on the monk Xuangzan's pilgrimages reflects the growth of what religion in China after the fall of the Han Dynasty?

Buddhism

Based on Map 7-2, all the following statements about expansion under the Han are correct except:

Han territory stayed south of the boundary created by the Great Wall.

Chinese Buddhism was distinct from Buddhism in India for all of the following reasons except:

Indian Buddhism was more focused on the sutras and meditation.

During the Later Han's decline in the second century C.E., many peasants turned to:

Neo‑Daoist religious movements.

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

an appointment to command a Han army was given only for a specific campaign.

Which of the following was not among the major contenders for power during the Han Dynasty?

court officials

The first emperors of the Han Dynasty were different from the Qin Dynasty because they:

cultivated popular support by reducing taxes and legal penalties.

Buddhism was introduced to China:

during the Later Han Dynasty.

Buddhism spread (Map 7-3):

from the Northern Wei to the Southern Qi, then to India and later to Japan and Korea.

Wang Mang is important in early Chinese history because:

his career and policies reflect the decline of the Former Han Dynasty.

One of the most important areas of scholarship during the Han Dynasty was:

history

A major concern of Neo‑Daoism was:

immortality

Buddhism contributed to:

improved relations between "barbarians" and Chinese by acting as a bridge between cultures.

The Han continued which practice from the Qin Dynasty?

issuing government monopolies

A primary tenet of Buddhism is:

life is suffering

During the so-called Six Dynasties era,

nomadic peoples repeatedly overran much of northern China.

In the view of Confucian historians, the last rulers of any dynastic cycle tended to be:

politically weak and morally culpable.

Which among the following was not a function of Han government?

strict control of subjects' everyday lives

Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty?

t produced great achievements but at great human cost.

For thousands of years, the Chinese population has referred to itself as:

the Han people.

Confucian ideas were considered useful under the Former Han Dynasty for all of the following reasons except:

the Mandate of Heaven provided an ethical justification for dynastic rule.

The enemies of the Chinese dynasties were nomadic tribes known as:

the Xiongnu

In 1974, a Chinese farmer found 8,000 life-sized clay soldiers that came from:

the tomb of the First Emperor.

The great romantic epic, Tale of the Three Kingdoms, relates stories about:

the warriors and statesmen after the fall of the Han Dynasty.

The Great Wall of China was built:

to protect settled lands against nomadic raiders.

The so-called "Salt and Iron Debate" was concerned with:

whether the government should have monopolies over certain goods.