Ch. 5 - Early China Review

The Chinese practice of filial piety indicates that __________.

• people were very religious

• families had very few children

• old people had little status in society

• women had little status in society

The __________ was a period of violence that made people look for ways to restore order.

• monsoon floods

• Period of the Warring States

• apocalypse

• Shang dynasty

Which of these were sent out of China by the Silk Road?

• salt and iron

• silk, tea, and spices

• milk and rice

• corn and cotton

How did China's geography affect its development?

• Rivers encouraged extensive trade with other cultures.

• Chinese culture develped independently of most other cultures.

• Separate city-states were at war throughout the country's history.

• Plentiful farmland led to the spread of people throughout the country.

What was new about the government under the Zhou dynasty?

• Kings were chosen by heavenly law.

• The Zhou created a bureaucracy.

• The Zhou kings divided the kingdom into smaller territories.

• The king was responsible for defending the kingdom.

Wu Wang led a rebellion against the __________ dynasty because they were so cruel.

• Xia

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

Zhang Qian went to explore west of China. He brought back stories of __________.

• the Trojan War

• Greece

• unicorns

• the Roman empire

People in Shang China believed which three of the following had influence over their lives?

• gods

• dragons

• spirits

• ancestors

Who was the founder of Daoism whose name means "the Old Master?"

• Laozi

• Wu Wang

• Hanfeizi

• Confucius

Confucianism and Daoism developed partially in response to __________.

• the teachings of Hanfeizi

• the establishing of an official government religion

• a series of natural disasters

• a long period of unrest and violence that made people fearful