Ch 9 Sec 3 - Han Society and Achievements

Ch 9 Sec 3 - Han Society and Achievements

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Who were considered to be the most valuable groups in Han Society?

• Farmers, merchants and scholars

• Farmers, scholars and slaves

• Farmers, scholars and artisans

• Farmers, confucians and artisans

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Farmers were valued because

• they had a lot of animals

• they made cloth and art

• they provided the basic needs of the people, food and cloth

• They had a lot of money.

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Scholars were valued because

• they believed in Confucious.

• They grew beautiful gardens

• They knew all of the answers to life's mysteries

• They were highly educated and were considered wise men.

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Artisans were highly valued because of

• the beautiful art and how lovely they sang

• their skill and hard work

• they created nothing

• they were highly educated

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Which group was at the bottom of the social order in Han China?

• Merchants

• Slaves

• Artisans

• Cooks

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Which group was not valued because they did not produce anything of value?

• slaves

• merchants

• artisans

• mercenaries

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What were the two key values in Confucius' teachings?

• family loyalty and respect for elders.

• education and respect for parents

• wealth and fame

• food and art

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How were adult children punished for not respecting their parents?

• They would be punished harshly.

• They would be put on a time out.

• They would have to pay a fine.

• They would be banished.

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How were young children punished for not respecting parents?

• They were exempt from punishment.

• They put baby in a corner.

• They took their candy.

• They didn't allow them to eat dessert.

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What made Ban Zhao exceptional?

• She was highly educated and was a historian in the royal court.

• She was the most beautiful woman in China.

• She was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.

• She was stronger than all the men in China.

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What was the role of women in Han Society?

• They were expected to work in the home weaving and caring for children and elderly family members.

• They had to keep an eye on the slaves.

• They were expected to educate their children.

• They didn't have to do anything.

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In ancient times, silk was a valuable good for China to trade because

• the journey eastward to obtain it was dangerous

• it wore out quickly and had to be replaced

• only the Chinese knew how to make it.

• it could be made into colorful silk banners.

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Which industries were state monopolies under the Han?

• bamboo and grains

• tin and bronze and iron

• salt and iron and silk

• paper and steel and silk

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People in ancient times valued salt because it was used to

• preserve meat and vegetables

• process silkworm fibers into cloth.

• create steel out of iron ore.

• produce gunpowder for use in fireworks.

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Which of the following describes the Han government?

• centralized

• harsh ruling style

• not harsh ruling style

• incorporated the ideas of Confucious

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Which of these would be an example of lacquerware?

• a painted box with a protective coating

• a scroll covered win calligraphy

• a carefully designed garden

• a bronze sculpture

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Acupuncture was used during Ancient China times and today to relieve __________________.

• pain

• pressure

• bruises

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Which of the following inventions helped people to communicate more easily?

• plow
• silk
• stylus
• paper

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The seismograph was helpful because

• it helped determine the correct positioning for temples, graves, and homes

• carry water in buckets from the ditches to the fields

• extract salt from the Earth

• it can detect which direction an earthquake is coming from

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Which invention of the Han was called the “wooden ox”?

• paper

• seismometer

• compass

• wheelbarrow