The Great Wall review

Based on the map, the Great Wall was mainly built along which part of China?

• The northern border

• The southern coast

• The eastern islands

• The western mountains

Which option best explains how geography influenced merchants to stop at Dunhuang? Use the map of the Great Wall of Qin and Han China to support your answer.

• Merchants stopped at Dunhuang because it marked the end of the Great Wall’s protection and the beginning of the Taklimakan Desert, making travel more dangerous beyond that point.

• Merchants stopped at Dunhuang because Chinese law required all trade to end there, regardless of geography.

• Merchants stopped at Dunhuang because it was the main center of silk production, so there was no need to continue traveling.

• Merchants stopped at Dunhuang because trade routes beyond the city were not shown on Chinese maps.

Judging from the map, which benefit of the Great Wall best reflects the Chinese government’s goal of maintaining power and stability?

• It made travel faster for invading armies by providing a clear route to China.

• It was built mainly to help Chinese farmers irrigate their land more efficiently.

• It allowed China to completely stop all contact with other civilizations and avoid foreign influence.

• It helped the Chinese government defend its northern borders from nomadic invasions and protect Silk Road trade, strengthening economic stability and control.

What benefits to building the Wall are suggested by the document?

• The wall helps Xiongnu find better grass and water for their animals

• The wall helps protect people living near the border from attacks and keeps them safe while they farm and live there

• The wall is built to give travelers a faster road to move across China

• The wall is meant to teach the Xiongnu how to build houses and cities

What costs to the wall are suggested by the document?

• It caused the Xiongnu to stop moving and become farmers immediately

• It was very cheap because the walls could be build without workers or planning

• It required a huge investment of time, money and people to build and maintain the border defenses.

• It allowed the Chinese to trade freely without spending anything on protection

Why would Chao Cuo’s recommendations most likely help the Chinese government reduce Xiongnu invasions and maintain control of the frontier?

• Send up the military and relocate immigrant families to newly built towns along the frontier to strengthen defense and increase government control of the border.

• Send up the military and encourage the Xiongnu to become farmers within China.

• Relocate immigrant families to newly built towns and close the frontier to all travel.

• Encourage the Xiongnu to become farmers and close the frontier completely.

According to this chart, who was giving what to whom?

• The Han gave only silk thread to the Xiongnu

• The Xiongnu gave the Han silk fabric.

• The Xiongnu gave the Han silk thread and fabric

• The Han gave the Xiongnu silk thread and fabric

According to this chart, between 51 BCE and 1 BCE, what happened to the amount of silk that was given?

• The amount of silk decreased by fifty percent.

• The number of silk bales only tripled

• The amount of silk floss increased once

• The amount of silk given by the Han dynasty greatly increased.

According to Document D, what was one of the main purposes of the Great Wall during the Han dynasty?

• To protect merchants and caravans traveling along the trade routes.

• To serve as a military defense against invasions.

• To mark the boundaries of the empire.

• To facilitate trade between different regions.

Which reason best explains why Emperor Wu Di believed extending the Great Wall would strengthen the Han Empire?

• He extended the wall to make it easier for the Chinese army to invade other countries.

• He extended the wall 300 miles to the west and added a chain of watchtowers to protect the Silk Road trade, allowing the government to increase security, wealth, and influence.

• He extended the wall to keep all Chinese citizens from leaving the country.

• He extended the wall to stop the Xiongnu from learning how to farm.