Han Dynasty

First and last name:

Compared with the Qin Dynasty, the Han dynasty

• was much smaller.
• lasted much longer.
• had much worse rulers.
• had far fewer inventions.

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

• They returned most power to local nobles.
• They put more emphasis on family connections.
• They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.
• They punished people who tried to spread Daoist beliefs.

What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?

• invention of the wheel
• advances in working iron
• steam-powered riverboats
• improvements in gunpowder

What Han invention would the Chinese use to complete the items on this list?

• kite
• scroll
• crossbow
• fish-scale armor

Which shape best illustrates the structure of the Han bureaucracy?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?

• one who did well on an exam
• one who was born in the capital
• one who had an important family
• one who inherited a lot of money

How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?

• made them file a weekly report
• forbid them to make any decisions
• executed their friends and relations
• placed them away from their home districts

The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers

• more heavy goods.
• plow the soil for planting.
• bring water up to their fields.
• store grain so it would not spill.

What change made silk production more efficient?

• a kind of tree that was better for silkworms
• an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
• a road on which trade goods could be carried safely
• a law that all farmers must weave for one month a year