Classical China Review

How did China's geography affect its historical development?

• It isolated China from foreign interference
• It allowed China to expand to the South
• It emphasized contacts with Indian civilization
• It prevented invasion from the NORTH

Which Chinese philosophy believed that man was evil and needed strict control and laws?

• Confucianism
• Buddhism
• Legalism
• Daoism

Trade network that connected China through the Middle East and into the Roman Empire.

• Silk Road
• Columbian Exchange
• Trans-Siberian
• Triangular Trade

A philosophy based on respect for elders and authority. 

• Daoism
• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Qin

The responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents

• Dao
• ancestor
• ideograph
• filial piety

Shi Huangdi was the founder of the ________ dynasty.

• Qin

• Han

• Zhou

• Ming

Why did the Chinese build the Great Wall?

• protect them from bad weather

• protect them from northern enemies

• for decor

• to find labor for their large population

What was true of the Silk Road?

• connected the Chinese culture with cultures of others in the Mediterranean region

• protected China from northern enemies

• made of silk

• only traded silk and porcelain

A system of government employees selected for their skills and merit

• Trade System

• Honor System

• Spoils System

• Civil Service System

The introduction of civil service exams for government service began during the

• Qin Dynasty
• Zhou Dynasty
• Shang Dynasty
• Han Dynasty