review 07:Posttest

As the emperor of China, Liu Bang, who did he use as advisors?

Confucian scholars

What eased open-water navigation and led to the rise of a vast network of exchange between East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China in the Classical Age? The predictable nature of________

Monsoons

Which of the following is associated with BOTH Buddhism and Hinduism?

Reincarnation

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Rulers were chosen by the gods

How did new products and ideas get brought from other countries to China?

Silk Road

Which of the following most likely caused the prosperity of Gupta India?

powerful central government

Why was the Silk Road an important part of Chinese history?

promoted the exchange of Western and Chinese goods and ideas

What geographical feature limited the northward expansion of the Maurya and Gupta Empires?

the Himalaya Mountains

What geographic feature exposed the Maurya and Gupta Empires to invasion?

the Hindu Kush passes

What were the Shang responsible for?

the beginnings of social classes

What was one characteristic that contributed to the success of Chandragupta's Mauryan government?

the establishment of a bureaucracy to manage civil affairs

What is one way that Buddhism differs from Hinduism?

Buddhism rejects a caste system and focuses on meditation

What were some of the products brought to China by way of the Silk Road?

Furs, cotton, figs and grapes

who created the decimal system?

Gupta Dynasty

What dynasty marked the Golden Age of China?

Han

What body of water allowed trade routes between India and other countries?

Indian Ocean

Why were people unhappy with the Qin dynasty?

The heavy taxes, forced labor, and cruel policies

The Qin and Han dynasties of China saw the building of the Great Wall of China. What was its purpose?

To keep China safe from invading tribes.

In what way did China's isolated geography contribute to its development as a country?

allowed China to develop on its own, without too much interference from foreign influence

Why was the Han period considered a Golden Age of Chinese civilization?

because of advances in science, medicine, technology, and the arts

How did Chandragupta create the first Indian empire?

established widespread trade networks using a well-organized bureaucracy

Which of the following was an important technological innovation made during the early Chinese dynastic period that would have a major impact on the future Chinese economy?

the silk-making process

How did the Zhou dynasty come to rule a large part of China?

through military defeat of the previous rulers

Why did the Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven?

to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule

Which of the following correctly describes the early Chinese economy under the Shang?

was primarily based on agriculture in which peasants led grueling lives preparing the ground for planting and trying to keep the dikes cleared