Ancient China - Chapter 6 Test Review

The Qin dynasty started as a feudal state that gained power over neighboring states.

• True
• False

Qin Shi Huang encouraged the common people to be educated in Confucian schools.

• True
• False

Government officials under the Han dynasty were chosen based on their social class.

• True
• False

Wu Ti expanded China’s borders from North Korea to central Asia.

• True
• False

During the Han dynasty, weavers used foot-powered looms to weave cotton threads into fabric.

• True
• False

What is a bureaucracy?

• the managing of government through departments with appointed officials
• a written record of laws and taxes
• a valuable material that is exchanged for goods and services

Which was not a purpose for the building of the Great Wall?

• to keep discontented citizens busy
• to keep common people from escaping
• to protect China from foreign invaders

Which does not describe the terra-cotta army?

• hundreds of lifelike statues
• made to protect Qin Shi Huang as he lived in the next world
• included life-size tanks and artillery

What is one way that Qin Shi Huang helped unify China?

• He required citizens to live in the same region.
• He standardized weights, measurements, and the money system.
• He carved a terra-cotta army.

Which of the following was an achievement of the Han dynasty?

• the development of a writing system
• the invention of the seismoscope for detecting earthquakes
• the introduction of a special process for bronze casting