Which land feature is represented by the X?

The rivers of China go by more than one name. Which of the following sets represents the correct pairings?

Based on your knowledge of ancient Chinese history, which is the oldest dynasty where artifacts have been discovered?

Based on your knowledge of early Chinese geography and civilizations, the earliest civilizations in China were found in the _____________________.

The Gobi, Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, and Taklimakan Desert created natural barriers around the borders of China. This caused China to be _____________________________________.

A person who someone is descended from is called ____________________________.

The Gobi, Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, and Taklimakan Desert created natural barriers around the borders of China. This caused China to be _____________________________________.

Based on your prior knowledge and the information below, which philosophy is being described?

____________________ is the responsibility children have to respect, obey, and care for their parents.

Based on your prior knowledge of Confucianism and the informational text below, which main principle of Confucianism is being discussed in this passage?

“One statement of Confucius…occurs twice in the Analects: ‘When a man’s father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does not change from his father’s way, he may be called filial….’

Zhu Xi interprets this passage in the following way: ‘When a man’s father is alive, he should observe his father’s will, not acting on his own, and his will can be known according to his father’s will. When his father is dead, his own conduct can be seen, and he can be judged by his own conduct whether he himself is good or not. He may be called filial, however, only when he must not change from his father’s way for three years; otherwise he may not be called filial even if his conduct itself if good.’ …One should unconditionally carry on in the manner of one’s father for three years in order to feel at ease.”

--Quingping Liu, Philosophy East & West

Based on your prior knowledge and the information below, which philosophy is being described?

Places the needs of the family and community above your own; Live by the Golden Rule; Follow your ancestors’ beliefs; Seek knowledge; If everyone carried out his or her duties, society would do well.

The Chinese system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule is called ________________.

Based on your knowledge of Chinese dynasties, which dynasty is being described below?

Which of the following statements best shows how the Qin and Zhou differed from one another?

Based on your knowledge of ancient Chinese rulers and the information in the text below, who is being described?

This leader took direct control of China’ provinces. He ruled China with absolute control and swift, harsh punishment. Anyone who disagreed with him was punished or killed. Writings that displeased him were burned.

The religion of ____________________ spread along the Silk Road from India to China.

A. B. C. D.

Based on the text and your knowledge of the Han Dynasty, why did Han rulers create civil service examinations?

The first strong Han emperor was Han Wudi. Han Wudi ruled from 141 B.C. to 87 B.C. He wanted dedicated and talented people to work in the government. He created schools to prepare students for civil service jobs, or government jobs given to people based on their scores on tests. Civil service tests were a way of choosing educated government workers. The tests for the Chinese civil service were very difficult. Some students who passed got jobs as teachers. Others worked for the government. They won great respect because they were well-educated.

Which statement three statements are true about the Silk Road?

Westward Expansion

During the Han period, Chinese traders grew rich by delivering expensive goods to other parts of the world. Both sea and land routes led to an exchange of goods and ideas.

In A.D. 139, Han Wudi sent a general named Zhang Qianto to explore areas west of China. Zhang’s mission was to find allies to help China fight their enemies. He returned 13 years later. He had not found allies. However, he told about the people and places he had seen. He told Han Wudi about the strong horses of the West. Han Wudi wanted these horses for his soldiers. To get them, the emperor encouraged trade between China and the West. Chinese merchant traded silk, spices, and other luxury goods. This trade route to the West would later be called the Silk Road.

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean. Travel on the Silk Road was difficult and dangerous. Traders had to cross high mountains and vast deserts. Robbers and thieves also traveled the roads. Over the years, China came into contact with other civilizations. Chinese inventions, such as paper, traveled along the Silk Road to civilizations in the West.

Why did the fall of the Han dynasty help Buddhism spread in China?

Buddhism Reaches China

The Silk Road also served as a way to spread ideas. Buddhism spread from India to China along the Silk Road. At first, Buddhism attracted few followers. However, the long period of unrest after the fall of the Han dynasty helped the spread of Buddhism.

Many of the Han emperors after Han Wudi were weak and dishonest. Greedy aristocrats took over more of the land. They forced many farmers to give up their property. Finally, the people rebelled against the Han rulers. In A.D. 190, rebels destroyed the Han capital city, Luoyang. By A.D. 220, civil war divided China. For the next 400 years, China was divided into many small kingdoms.

The long years of civil war made many Chinese feel unsafe. Many turned to Buddhism. Buddhist ideas appealed to people dealing with fear and worry. By the A.D. 400s, Buddhism had become one of China’s major religions.

According to the chart, under which ruler did censors make sure government workers did a good job?

According to the chart, under which dynasty did technology advance the most?

How did the cultivation described in the source most influence the building of economic interactions between

the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire?

Of all textiles, silk was the most precious. As early as the Canon of Odes (Shi jing,1000 – 600 BC), poems describe the process of cloth production, from gathering mulberry leaves for the silkworms to weaving and dyeing. While large-scale production of cloth in workshops owned by the state or great families used some male labor, many workers in such enterprises were women. Han records refer to great families that employed as many as seven hundred women to weave silk cloth both for use by . . . the house and for sale. That weaving was women’s work was even built into the pattern of the sky, where the Weaver Girl asterism (a small constellation [group of stars]) played a prominent role. Cultivated silk is made by reeling the cocoon’s long filaments — which reach several hundred meters — in continuous lengths. This can be achieved only by keeping a rigorous [close] watch over the life cycle of the worms. These worms supported a major sector of the Han economy and society. . . . Silk supplemented metal currency as a medium of exchange, and the government sometimes used silk to pay its armies. It was the primary item in Chinese payments to nomadic confederacies, whether tribute to the Xiongnu (30,000 bales in one year) or bounties to allied tribes. Silk was also the major product traded by the Chinese in frontier markets. . . This cloth was resold in Central Asia and then in India, gradually finding its way to Rome.

— Mark Edward Lewis, The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han

Based on your knowledge of early Chinese geography and civilizations, the earliest civilizations in China were found in the _____________________.

A person who someone is descended from is called ____________________________.

A. B. C. D.