Unit 4 Test: Ancient China (Chapters 19,20,21)
What is one way Daoism influenced China?
It became a popular religion
Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World"?
It is very high above sea level.
Why is the North China Plain sometimes called the "Land of the Yellow Earth"?
Limestone silt from the Gobi Desert covers the soil.
What was the Legalist view of human nature?
People are basically selfish
How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?
They found artifacts
What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?
barren deserts
In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?
floods
Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status?
grain farmers
Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state most difficult?
its large size
Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by
living in harmony with nature
Of all the countries in the world, China has the
most people
Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?
respect
What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?
sandstorms and shifting dunes
According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that
the king did not govern well.
What most helped Shang kings stay in power?
use of a powerful army
Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?
B. The climate was more extreme in Outer China.
How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?
By fertilizing the soil, it attracted communities of farmers.
Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than grow crops?
The region was too cold for crops.
How may the Shang king and his nobles have weakened their economy?
They spent too much on their palaces.
What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?
They worked on construction, as slaves.
