Copy of Unit 4 Topic 2 Test

What is Mrs. Rivette's favorite holiday

• Easter

• Halloween

• Christmas

• Thanksgiving

What is this emperor known for? (4.18.d)

• unifying China
• dividing China
• following Confucianism
• creating Legalism

What philosophy did Qin Shi Huangdi follow, which believed in controlling people through harsh punishments and strict laws? (4.18.d)

• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Daoism
• Buddhism

What surrounded Qin Shi Huangdi in his tomb? Select the TWO correct answers. (4.18.d)

• statues of angels
• statues of horses
• statues of soldiers
• statues of dragons
• statues of his children

Why was the Great Wall built? (4.18.e)

• to divide China into east and west
• to keep out nomads called the Xiongnu
• to stop trade between Japan and Rome
• to commemorate historical events

What did Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty order an official to travel into the wilderness to find? (4.18.f)

• people willing to help China defend itself
• potions that would make him live forever
• a country willing to buy China’s silk
• a trade route to foreign empires

Which conclusion is supported by this map? (4.18.g)

• The Silk Road weakened China’s borders.
• The Silk Road ended attacks by the Xiongnu.
• The Silk Road took thousands of people to build.
• The Silk Road connected China to other kingdoms.

Use this passage from The Writings of Master Han Fei to answer the following question. A state under an enlightened sovereign [ruler] does not provide for trivial [unimportant] documents but promulgates [puts into effect] a code of laws for the guidance of the people; nor does it follow the ways of the early kings but makes the governing officials the people’s masters; nor does it tolerate private feuds [conflicts] but gets the people to die fighting in wars. In such a state, everyone abides by the law, works hard for the state, and delights in fighting. According to this passage, what did Han Fei think about war? (4.2, 4.2.a, 4.18.c)

• War can be avoided by having a code of laws.
• War makes it difficult for officials to do their jobs.
• War weakens the state because many people die.
• War prevents people in the same country from feuding.

What was the main product traded along the Silk Road from China? (4.18.g)

• Gold
• Spices
• Silk
• Timber

What was invented in China a thousand years before it was widely used in Europe? (4.18.f)

• irrigation
• brick
• paper
• porcelain