Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state MOST difficult?

• its large size

• its long rivers

• its broad plains

• its different crops

How did Zhou, a frontier state, MOST affect the Shang dynasty?

• rebels from Zhou overthrew the king

• warriors from Zhou led the royal army

• jade mines in Zhou made the king wealthy

• travelers through Zhou promoted foreign trade

In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?

• wealth

• disorder

• feudalism

• democracy

According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that...

• the king did not govern well

• the end of the world was near

• the people did not obey they laws

• the natural world ignored humans

Which of these would Confucius have valued MOST highly?

• riches

• respect

• freedom

• creativity

Daoists taught that people could gain happiness by...

• reading the ancient texts

• serving in government jobs

• living in harmony with nature

• working hard to become wealthy

Hanfeizi, whose teachings were the basis for Legalism, wrote that rulers should emphasize...

• honesty and trust

• scholarship and ideas

• trade and manufacturing

• rewards and punishments

Which Chinese teaching MOST influenced Qin Shihuangdi's style of rule?

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

What actions related to the areas listed below did the emperor take to help unify China?

• Laws
• Money
• Weights and measures
• Writing

• He set up schools where they were taught

• He took ideas about them from other countries

• He let officials adjust them to meet local needs

• He standardized practices that had differed in all parts of the country

Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?

• in the Great Wall

• next to the royal palace

• along the southern border

• inside the emperor's tomb