Han Dynasty Quiz

Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty...

• was much smaller.

• lasted much longer.

• had much worse rules

• 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

• cross bow

• fish-scale armor

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...

• move heavy goods.

• plow the soil for planting.

• bring water up to their fields.

• store grain so it would not spoil.

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

What was one effect of the invention of the drill?

• better harvests

• more oil for heat

• more wealth from trade

• better earthquake prediction

Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?

• a reed

• a brush

• a stylus

• a feather