- During the sixth century B.C.E., the following objects were developed:
B. cast iron - According to the text, early Chinese coins featured which of the following?
C. square holes - The written collection of Confucius’s teachings is called
B. the Analects. - By the Zhou era, the word “li” came to mean
A. principles governing appropriate behavior. - Confucius’s Analects covers the following:
D. cultivation of character and moral values were more important than a ruler’s ability to govern. - Politically, Confucius saw the role of ruler in society as that of a
D. parent. - Which of the following is true regarding the Legalists?
B. described the nature of humankind as inherently evil - Mencius, who followed Confucius, taught that
C. humans are born good and fall into evil only by neglect or abuse. - Legalists taught that
D. humans are inherently evil and rulers must have absolute authority. - Clearly the greatest innovative dynasty in the Chinese rise to empire were the
A. Qin. - Which of the following is the most significant artifact of the first emperor’s tomb?
B. terracotta soldiers - The Qin dynasty brought
A. standardization of Chinese language, wagon axles, and coinage. - At first the Chinese regarded the era of the Han as
C. their classical age. - The Chinese regard this dynasty as their historical Golden Age.
D. Han - Which of the following bests describes the emphasis of Chinese prose literature?
C. record-keeping; archiving history - Han achievements included
A. considerable intellectual, economic, and technological advances. - The literature of Sima Qian suggests that
A. wealth encourages virtue. - Classic Han architecture primarily used which of the following materials?
B. wood - The Han dynasty left a very thorough record of daily life via the visual medium of
C. glazed terracotta. - To which culture is the Han dynasty most compared?
B. Roman - The Chinese introduced which of the following major contributions?
C. paper - Confucius’ teachings, combined with __, formed the basis for emerging Chine culture in the climb for empire.
B. The Five Chinese Classics - The philosophical challenge to the teachings of Confucius was termed
B. Legalism. - Chinese architecture is noted for
A. its impermanence. - Through what medium did the Han craftspeople leave their record of daily life?
A. terracotta - Which of the following best describes Han dynasty Chinese poetry?
B. simplistic - The round roofs of royal tombs in classical China represented
D. Heaven. - The head and body of the deceased Chinese ruler was often shrouded in
B. jade. - Chinese trade was largely conducted along __, an east-west land route that led eventually to Rome.
B. the Silk Road
