China Review

Which of the following did the Tang dynasty not do? 

• build the Grand Canal
• revive the civil service system
• introduce a new crop of rice
• expand Chinese territory

What is the name of the illiterate peasant who became the first ruler and founder of the Han Dynasty?

• Shi Huangdi 
• Liu Bang 
• Wudi 
• Confucius 

The Great Wall was first connected under what emperor?

• Shi Huangdi 
• Liu Bang
• Wudi 
• Tang Taizong

In order to create a strong, unified China, Shi Huangdi relied on the principles of what Chinese philosophy?

• Taoism 
• Confucianism 
• Legalism 
• Buddhism 

What was the 1st dynasty to claim the “Mandate of Heaven”? 

• Qin
• Tang
• Song
• Zhou

Why did the Sui Dynasty fall?

• Empire grew too large to govern
• Corruption within the civil service system
• Overworked and overtaxed the peasant population
• Rebellions due to religious intolerance of the ruling family

Who was the 1st Empress of China that came along in 690 A.D. during the Tang Dynasty? 

• Shi Huangdi 
• Wudi
• Wendi 
• Wu Zhao 

Buddhism teaches that all of life has what

• Happiness
• A box of chocolates 
• Suffering 
• Desire 

Which philosophy? 
Governments should not exist because it allows some people to dominate others and this disrupts balance in the universe

• Buddhism
• Legalism 
• Taoism 
• Confucianism 

Which philosophy? 
Laws that apply to everyone should be the greatest power in a country

• Buddhism 
• Legalism 
• Confucianism 
• Taoism