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Ancient China - Qin and Han

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Zhou governed their empire

a)

through vassals in a feudal system

b)

through a vast Confucian bureaucracy

c)

through fear and terror

d)

through Daoist principles

2.

What prompted the Zhou to relocated their capital eastward in 771 BCE?

a)

a terrible plague

b)

devastating floods

c)

barbarian invasion

d)

drought and famine

3.

This kingdom in the Yangtze Valley was the Qin's primary rival during the era of the warring states

a)

Wu

b)

Han

c)

Shang

d)

Chu

4.

How did Qin Shi Huangdi react to Confucian criticism of his rule?

a)

He met with Confucian scholars and initiated reforms

b)

He executed scholars and burned books

c)

He simply ignored his critics

d)

He abandoned legalism and pursued a Doaist life of meditation

5.

All of the following are characteristic of Legalism EXCEPT

a)

strong centralized authority

b)

an extensive system of laws

c)

rigid adherence to traditional class structures

d)

a powerful army

6.

Qin Shi Huangdi seemed to have a peculiar obsession with which element?

a)

Potassium

b)

Mercury

c)

Iodine

d)

Neon

7.

The Han Dynasty was founded by

a)

Gaixia

b)

Liu Bang

c)

Xiang Yu

d)

Wang Man

8.

The strategically located capital of the Han was

a)

Chang’an

b)

Anyang

c)

Erlitou

d)

Luoyang

9.

He wrote the "Records of the Grand Historian"

a)

Liu Bang

b)

Wang Man

c)

Sima Qian

d)

Xiang Yu

10.

He usurped power from the 2 year old Han emperor in 9 CE and started the short-lived Xin Dynasty

a)

Sima Qian

b)

Quin Er Huangdi

c)

Liu Xiu

d)

Wang Man