China Lesson 2 quiz

What is the name of the first empire in ancient China?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

Which philosophy led to the political success & longevity of the Han Dynasty?

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?

• the use of legalism to rule during the Qin Dynasty

• the Han using civil service exams to elect government officials

• the invention of a magnetic compass during the Han dynasty

• the introduction of Buddhism into ancient China

Major accomplishments of ? Dynasty: the magnetic compass, paper making, porcelain, silk, & woodblock printing. Which answer choice correctly replaces the question mark?

• Shang

• Han

• Zhou

• Qin

Includes the belief that all people with a talent for governing should be able to govern

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Filial Piety

________ introduced the ideas of legalism during the 200s b.c.

and he believed that humans are

naturally evil.

• Laozi

• Confucius

• Dao

• Hanfeizi

_________ and his followers believed Daoism was the way,

or path, to a better life.

• Confucius

• Laozi

• Hanfiezi

• Dao

a Buddhist monk from China

• Ramananda

• Meera Bai

• Xuanzang

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates