ELM 550 T3 Pre/Post Assessment

The following is the definition of what vocabulary word?

An ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order.

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

The following is the definition of what vocabulary word?

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes proper behavior with a goal of a just and piece society.

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

The following is the definition of what vocabulary word?

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

Where was China's first civilization developed?

• Along the Chang River

• On the North China Plain

• On the Plateau of Tibet

• In the Gobi Dessert

The fall of the Zhou dynasty led to

• A period of Warfare and chaos.

• The rise of the Shang dynasty.

• The start of the dynastic cycle

• The growth of new cities

According to Laozi, what is the Dao?

• the home of the heavenly spirits

• respect for authority

• the natural way of the universe

• reverence for ancestors

What philosopher who helped shape Chinese thought is known as the “First Teacher”?

• Laozi

• the Zhou emperor

• Confucius

• Mencius

Who was the first emperor of united China?

• Shang Yang

• Han Feizi

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

What was the Silk Road?

• a mountain pass through the Hindu Kush

• a path for ideas from Japan

• a road through the silk-weaving province of China

• a network of trade routes that crossed Asia

In Han China, the majority of people made their living as

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Scholar Officials

• Artisans