China Review

What is one of the main focuses of Confucianism?

• helping the poor

• educating themselves

• helping animals

• working hard

Why was the famous trade route called the Silk Road, even though many different items were traded?

• Silk was one of the most valuable items.

• The road originated in China.

• The road was smooth like silk.

• Silk was the easiest item to trade.

Which statement best describes the difference between the rich and the poor?

• Silk was only worn by the rich.

• The poor ate mostly rice and noodles.

• The rich wore jade jewelry and the poor wore copper jewelry.

• All of the above

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

• the idea that the gods wanted to be the rulers of China

• an order from Heaven that told people how to live

• the gods decided who the next ruler would be

• the hope that everyone would go to Heaven

Emperor Qin was a legalist. This was the belief that.....

• every decision the emperor made was legal.

• everyone is bad or evil and needs to be controlled.

• the people in the empire never break the law.

• all government officials must be lawyers.

What are the two major rivers in ancient China?

• Nile and Yellow

• Yellow and Tigris

• Indus and Yangtze

• Yellow and Yangtze

What philosophy teaches that there are 5 Key Relationships?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Why do some historians say that the Xia Dynasty was not actually the first dynasty?

The Great Wall of China was built to....

• give travelers a place to stay.

• serve as an easy way to travel.

• protect China with invaders to the north.

• provide China with a famous landform.

Which statement best describes how feudal states were run?

• Each state was run by a noble who made the laws and taxes.

• Each state was run by a peasant who made the law and taxes

• Each state had its own emperor.

• The people governed themselves within each state.