China Unit Test
What change made silk production more efficient?
An invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
In which are of China, as shown on the map, did the Shang dynasty rule?
Area 3
The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers?
Bring water up to their fields
Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from?
Bronze
What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
Silk and bamboo
This scene from an ancient scroll shows the scholars being severely punished. Why did this happen?
The emperor hoped to stop criticism of the government
What tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?
A brush
Qin Shi Hunagdi, the first emperor of China, began life as?
A prince of one Chinese state
What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?
Finding food and weapons buried with kings
To a large extent, the Great Wall was built by?
Forced labor
Which of these Shang people had the lowest social class?
Grain farmers
What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin's system of government?
Under feudalism, power was held locally, the Emperor of Qin held all the power
What most helped Shang kings to stay in power?
Use of a powerful army
In the Shang civilization, Anyang was an important city because? a) it was home to many skilled artisans b) it was where the king lived c) many royals tombs are located there d) all of the above
d) All of the above
What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?
Advances in working iron
What actions related to the areas listed below did the emperor take to help unify China? *Laws *Money *Weights and measures *Writing
He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the county
What Han invention would the Chinese use to complete the items on this list? Military To Do List: *Send messages from one part of the army to another *Frighten the enemy with strange noises at night
Kite
Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty?
Lasted much longer
Which Chinese teaching most influenced Qin Shi Huangdi's style of rule?
Legalism
Which group most likely had the best life under the Emperor of Qin's rule?
Merchants
What was one effect of the invention of the drill?
More wealth from trade
Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
One who did well on an exam
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?
Placed them away from their home districts
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to?
Rebalance the forces of ying and yang
What two words would describe the Emperor of Qin?
Strong and cruel
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than a thousand years before people in Europe did?
That blood circulates through the body
What have scholars conclude from the large number of wild animal bones found at Shang sites?
The Shang kept livestock
The modern Chinese word for "merchant" is shang ren, which means again "Shang man." What does this suggest about Shang culture?
The Shang traded a great deal
Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime?
The two would suffer the same punishment
Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They died under harsh conditions
How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?
They found artificacts
How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals
What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?
They worked on construction, as slaves
For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from turtle shell?
To ask advice from his ancestors
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
To keep invaders out
The Chinese invented the magnetic compass to show which way was south. What was their earliest reason for wanting to know directions?
To position buildings correctly for good fortune
Which of the following is true of the Emperor of Qin? a) He divided his territory into 36 districts b) He punished the rich and poor equally c) He exiled his own mother d) All of the above
d) All of the above
What shape best illustrates the structure of the Han bureaucracy? a) hourglass b) upside down triangle c) standing rectangle d) triangle
d) triangle
