World History: Empires of China & Indian (2nd Version)

Which of the following would a follower of Legalism most likely have supported as a punishment for a scholar who criticized the government?

• Firing him from his university position

• Torture and death

• Weekend prison sentence

• Forced labor on massive building projects

Why did the Han develop a civil service system?

• To reward soldiers for military service

• To encourage higher education among the nation's youth

• To obtain officials who held Confucian values

• To solidify the dynasty's power by offering rivals government jobs

Buddhism became popular in China because

• The emperor became a Buddhist in AD 200

• Civil service exams were based on Buddhist principles

• Zhang Qian introduced Buddhism when he returned from Central Asia

• Its message of rebirth and escape from suffering offered more hope than did Confucianism

Chandragupta divided his empire

• Among his 4 sons

• Into two districts, each governed by one of his wives

• Into districts and appointed relatives and generals to rule them

• Among his fellow Jainist monks

Which of the following promoted Buddhism in India?

• Kautilya

• Ashoka

• Chandragupta

• the Tamils

Which of the following individuals most likely had the following text inscribed on a stone pillar?
"The Beloved of the gods honors members of all sects (religions). Whoever honors his own sect and disparages another man's does his own sect the greatest possible harm."

• Chandragupta

• Ashoka

• Alexander the Great

• Confucius

The _____ dynasty unified China in 221 BC.

• Song

• Qin

The Han dynasty frequently dealt with raids by the _____ on settled areas on the frontier in northern China.

• Huns

• Xiongnu

Han China's most prized manufactured product was _______.

• Silk

• Wood products

_______ was a Han historian who wrote Records of the Grand Historian.

• Sima Qian

• Kalidasa