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Tang Dynasty: Inventions, Society, and Decline

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Shang represented a real state, because:

a)

it had a government to administer society.

b)

it had a written language.

c)

it had a religious system.

d)

it had a class structure.

2.

Many scholars believe that Yu, the founder of the Xia, was not a mere legend but a real person because:

a)

he is mentioned in the earliest records of China.

b)

he is credited with flood control.

c)

the Shang kings traced their descent back to Yu.

d)

the Shang kings used bronze technology for the purpose of flood control.

3.

The Shang kings' power was based on:

a)

their religious role.

b)

their control of bronze technology.

c)

their ability to command labor for public works.

d)

all of the above.

4.

Which of the following were NOT found in the Shang tomb of Fu Hao?

a)

remains of servants and dogs

b)

bronze weapons

c)

jade ornaments

d)

iron weapons

5.

According to Zhou political theory, the Zhou king overthrew the Shang dynasty because:

a)

the Shang king had lost the mandate of heaven.

b)

the Zhou king was the son of heaven and served as intermediary between heaven and earth.

c)

the Shang king was called the "flying son of the first emperor.","the Zhou king had superior bronze technology.

6.

The Chinese state was called the "Middle Kingdom" because:

a)

it was located between the sea and the mountains.

b)

it was the center of the civilized world.

c)

it was the center of the Shang dynasty.

d)

it was the center of the Zhou dynasty.

7.

The Zhou ruled an extensive territory without advanced transportation and communication technology. Zhou rulers were able to maintain control over their lands for a long period of time because:

a)

they granted land to their relatives and other trusted allies.

b)

they carried out frequent military campaigns.

c)

they established a system of tribute and administrative districts.

d)

the local authorities did not have to collect taxes or tribute.

8.

The Zhou dynasty is notable in its monopoly in the production of iron because:

a)

iron was used for weapons and tools

b)

iron was used for ritual vessels

c)

iron was used for coins

d)

iron was used for building materials

9.

All the following were two special classes of Xian, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, EXCEPT:

a)

priests and diviners

b)

peasants and laborers

c)

merchants and traders

d)

aristocrats and warriors

10.

This tradition of veneration of ancestors as a vital family established during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties:

a)

emphasized the role of the patriarchal head of the family because he alone represented the family in honoring the ancestors

b)

was performed and used for fortune-telling

c)

was directed to the matriarchal head of the family

d)

was performed by the children only

11.

During the early dynasties, Chinese diviners used oracle bones to:

a)

predict the future

b)

record laws

c)

forge iron

d)

treat people's disease

12.

Which of the following was NOT among Zhou literature?

a)

books of etiquette and ritual

b)

books of education

c)

books of divination

d)

China ritual

13.

In 99 BCE the great historian of China, Sima Qian, suffered from castration, because:

a)

He was inflicted for his disorder to be a eunuch

b)

He intended to continue the emperor's judgement

c)

He was legalist

d)

He was Confucian

14.

Confucius left an emphasis on the importance of:

a)

Wealth

b)

Power

c)

Education

d)

Military service

15.

Confucius's main interest was:

a)

To make society and rule in harmony with nature

b)

To make strong and powerful states

c)

To provide education and promote moral values

d)

To develop military skills

16.

Confucius never composed formal writings but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called the:

a)

Analects

b)

Dao De Jing

c)

Legalist texts

d)

Shihuangdi books

17.

Daoism is based on the principle that governs all the workings of nature called:

a)

Dao

b)

Yin and Yang

c)

Legalism

d)

Analects

18.

Monopoly also means:

a)

Control of all water and land

b)

Control of all resources

c)

Control of all trade

d)

Control of all government offices

19.

Legalist philosophers believed that strict laws and harsh punishments were needed to achieve:

a)

Individual freedom

b)

Order in society

c)

Harmony with nature

d)

Education for all

20.

To make China united, the emperor ordered the building of:

a)

The Great Wall

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Analects

d)

Shihuangdi books

21.

The first emperor Qin Shihuangdi ordered scholars to:

a)

Burn books

b)

Bury scholars alive

c)

Collect books

d)

All of the above

22.

The excavation site of the First Emperor's tomb became famous because Xi'an is a noted tourist attraction. When you visit the tomb, you will see:

a)

A terracotta army that was designed and built the tomb.

b)

A terracotta army that was designed and built the tomb.

c)

A terracotta army that was designed and built the tomb.

d)

A terracotta army that was designed and built the tomb.

23.

The Xiongnu Confederacy only lasted a few years. It was ended by:

a)

The Han Dynasty

b)

The Qin Dynasty

c)

The Sui Dynasty

d)

The Tang Dynasty

24.

Wudi, the greatest and most energetic emperor of the Han Dynasty, was remembered by later generations as:

a)

The 'Martial Emperor'

b)

The 'Scholar Emperor'

c)

The 'Farmer Emperor'

d)

The 'Merchant Emperor'

25.

The Xiongnu controlled more than three thousand miles of central Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The Silk Road was significant because it:

a)

Connected China to the Mediterranean.

b)

Was a trade route for silk and spices.

c)

Facilitated cultural exchange.

d)

All of the above.

27.

The Great Wall of China was built primarily to:

a)

Protect against invasions.

b)

Facilitate trade.

c)

Mark territorial boundaries.

d)

Serve as a tourist attraction.

28.

The Han Dynasty is known for:

a)

Advancements in technology.

b)

The establishment of the civil service.

c)

The expansion of trade routes.

d)

All of the above.

29.

Confucianism emphasizes:

a)

The importance of family.

b)

The need for strict laws.

c)

The value of military strength.

d)

The pursuit of wealth.

30.

The invention of paper during the Han Dynasty was significant because it:

a)

Made writing more accessible.

b)

Reduced the cost of books.

c)

Allowed for better record-keeping.

d)

All of the above.

31.

After 100 C.E., most Chinese writing was on

a)

bronze

b)

paper

c)

silk

d)

bamboo

32.

Since the time of the Han, has attempted to protect its northern border from nomadic invaders by

a)

building the Great Wall

b)

stationing troops along the border

c)

negotiating treaties with the nomads

d)

encouraging the nomads to settle in the area

33.

The founder of the Han dynasty was

a)

Liu Bang

b)

Wang Mang

c)

Qin Shi Huang

d)

Wu Zetian

34.

What was the Grand Canal?

a)

A. A waterway built to facilitate trade east to west

b)

B. A man-made channel using the Yellow and Yangtze rivers to facilitate the trade from south to north

c)

C. A natural river system running through China

d)

D. A canal built to connect the Silk Road to the sea

35.

Which of the following did the Tang Dynasty NOT use to communicate quickly with its regions?

a)

Horses

b)

Runners

c)

Pigeons

d)

Hides

36.

Why was China considered the 'Middle Kingdom'?

a)

It was the center of all political alliances

b)

It was located between the East and West

c)

It was the center of the world

d)

The silk road wound its way directly through the center of China

37.

Which of the following statements about foot binding is true?

a)

It was practiced by peasants as well as the privileged classes.

b)

It was first practiced during the Tang dynasty.

c)

It placed privileged women in a subservient position.

d)

It was practiced by men as well as women.

38.

What important invention came out of China during the Tang dynasty?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Paper Money

c)

Compass

d)

Pre-Nineteen Alphabet

39.

The Tang created an efficient continental communication network, which can be seen by the fact that

a)

messages could be delivered from Ningbo to Beijing (about 620 miles away) in about three months.

b)

the Tang government taxed the recipients' needs.

c)

the Tang government taxed the recipients' needs among the wealthy.

d)

the Tang government taxed the recipients' needs among the privileged classes.

40.

The equal field system of the Tang dynasty was that

a)

land was allocated to families according to their needs.

b)

land was allocated to families according to their wealth.

c)

land was allocated to families according to their ancestors.

d)

land was allocated to families according to their privileged class.

41.

One cause for Tang decline during the mid-eighth century was that

a)

the empire's finances were drained by the equal field system.

b)

the empire's finances were drained by the land tax.

c)

the empire's finances were drained by the military expansion.

d)

the empire's finances were drained by trade.

42.

The practice of foot binding

a)

developed among privileged classes.

b)

developed among peasants.

c)

developed among men.

d)

placed women of the privileged classes under male supervision.

43.

Which of the following was NOT a major technological innovation of Tang and Song China?

a)

The magnetic compass

b)

Gunpowder

c)

The mechanical clock

d)

The use of paper currency

44.

Flying early in the early Tang dynasty meant:

a)

It was so quickly it seemed as though it could fly

b)

It was powered by horses

c)

It was powered by steam

d)

It was powered by electricity

45.

During Tang times, several foreign religions came to China. The foreign faith that did NOT arrive in China was:

a)

Nestorian Christianity

b)

Zoroastrianism

c)

Buddhism and Manichaeism

d)

Islam and Judaism

46.

The poet of the Tang who wrote of the social life in cities was:

a)

Du Fu

b)

Su Shi

c)

Sima Qian

d)

Li Bo

47.

The term 'Neolithic' refers to the period when humans:

a)

began to use fire

b)

began to use polished stone tools

c)

began to use language

d)

began to use agriculture

48.

All of the following social changes were brought about by agriculture except:

a)

the rise of cities and towns

b)

the specialization of labor

c)

the development of writing

d)

the development of religion

49.

The earliest city-state of Uruk was located near:

a)

the city of Kish

b)

the city of Babylon

c)

the city of Ur

d)

the city of Nineveh

50.

All of the following were features of Mesopotamian society except:

a)

the specialization of labor

b)

the development of writing

c)

the use of bronze tools

d)

the use of iron tools

51.

Sargon of Akkad was best known as:

a)

a great ruler

b)

a great organizer and warrior

c)

a great builder

d)

all of the above

52.

Which of the following did NOT rule a Mesopotamian Empire?

a)

The Assyrians

b)

The Babylonians

c)

The Chaldeans

d)

The Hittites

53.

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Mesopotamian towns?

a)

Temples

b)

Palaces

c)

City walls

d)

Pyramids

54.

Which of the following was the latest invention?

a)

Bronze metallurgy

b)

The wheel

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Iron metallurgy

55.

Cuneiform writing in Egyptian hieroglyphics was usually written on papyrus. The Sumerian culture wrote wedge-shaped symbols pressed onto clay with a reed.

a)

Did not usually detail the lives of ordinary people

b)

Was used only for religious texts

c)

Was used only by priests

d)

Did not usually detail the lives of ordinary people

56.

The religious beliefs of the Israelites after Moses included:

a)

Worship of Mesopotamian gods

b)

Monotheism

c)

The worship of Allah

d)

The building of ziggurats

57.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Phoenicians?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Masters of the sea

c)

City-states

d)

Shipbuilding

58.

Which of the following was NOT an area to which Indo-Europeans migrated?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Indian subcontinent

c)

Anatolia (modern Turkey)

d)

The British Isles

59.

The spread of iron technology in northern Africa began to change by:

a)

1000 BCE

b)

500 BCE

c)

1000 CE

d)

500 CE

60.

Which river helped the rise of the Nile civilization?

a)

Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Nile

d)

Zambezi

61.

Unified Egyptian rule came about through which Pharaoh?

a)

Ramses

b)

Menes

c)

Tutankhamun

d)

Akhenaten

62.

After the Middle Kingdom began, the Egyptians defended and increased their military power and wealth. The pharaohs had also who helped them rule:

a)

Priests

b)

Nobles

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

63.

Communication, pressure and unemployment were extremely costly and troublesome. The pharaohs relied on:

a)

Priests

b)

Nobles

c)

Merchants

d)

Peasants

64.

Which of the following was NOT an important city in ancient Egypt?

a)

Thebes

b)

Memphis

c)

Congo

d)

Nile

65.

Identify what is NOT true about the original Bantu people:

a)

Spoke family of languages in the NILE CONGO family

b)

Settled mostly along the rivers

c)

Ate diet of mostly fish and palm oil

d)

Came from south of the Niger

66.

The basic teaching of the Upanishads is that the ultimate reality is identical with the self. According to the Upanishads, an individual should:

a)

Devote oneself to social ethics

b)

Concern oneself more with social stability than with ethics

c)

Avoid any inclinations to gain self-knowledge

d)

Strive through study, meditation, and other means to gain self-knowledge

67.

The Aryan social system that served to promote social stability of individuals was:

a)

The caste system

b)

The family system

c)

The religious system

d)

The tribal system

68.

The Aryan system for basic four original varnas is:

a)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

b)

Brahmins, Vaishyas, Shudras, Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas

d)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Shudras, Vaishyas

69.

The Upanishads were relatively unconcerned with ethics, but concerned itself more with:

a)

Social stability

b)

Ultimate reality

c)

Rituals

d)

Family system

70.

The teachings of the Upanishads can be summarized to be:

a)

Rituals

b)

Meditation

c)

Self-knowledge

d)

Social stability

71.

The Aryan religion during the Vedic age was relatively unconcerned with:

a)

Social stability

b)

Rituals

c)

Ethics

d)

Ultimate reality

72.

The Aryan system for basic four original varnas is:

a)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

b)

Brahmins, Vaishyas, Shudras, Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas

d)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Shudras, Vaishyas

73.

The Aryan social system that served to promote social stability of individuals was:

a)

The caste system

b)

The family system

c)

The religious system

d)

The tribal system

74.

The teachings of the Upanishads can be summarized to be:

a)

Rituals

b)

Meditation

c)

Self-knowledge

d)

Social stability

75.

The Aryan religion during the Vedic age was relatively unconcerned with:

a)

Social stability

b)

Rituals

c)

Ethics

d)

Ultimate reality

76.

The Aryan system for basic four original varnas is:

a)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras

b)

Brahmins, Vaishyas, Shudras, Kshatriyas

c)

Brahmins, Shudras, Vaishyas, Kshatriyas

d)

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Shudras, Vaishyas

77.

The Aryan social system that served to promote social stability of individuals was:

a)

The caste system

b)

The family system

c)

The religious system

d)

The tribal system

78.

The teachings of the Upanishads can be summarized to be:

a)

Rituals

b)

Meditation

c)

Self-knowledge

d)

Social stability

79.

According to the teachings of the Upanishads, an individual should:

a)

Devote oneself to social ethics

b)

Concern oneself more with social stability than with ethics

c)

Avoid any inclinations to gain self-knowledge

d)

Strive through study, meditation, and other means to gain self-knowledge

80.

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between societies in North America and Australia with New Guinea?

a)

Both societies had a ruling elite.

b)

Both societies had a calendar.

c)

Both societies had a ritual year.

d)

Both societies had a ball game.

e)

Both societies had a tradition of sacrifice.

81.

Which of the following is NOT a product that was important in the societies of the Americas?

a)

Maize

b)

Potatoes

c)

Wheat

d)

Beans

e)

Squash

82.

Which of the following statements about Maya society is true?

a)

The Maya calendar was based on a solar year and a ritual year.

b)

The Maya calendar was only used to determine farming dates.

c)

The Maya calendar was only used to determine religious dates.

d)

The Maya calendar was only used to determine the ball game.

e)

The Maya calendar was only used to determine the creation of the world.

83.

The daily lives of the ruling elite in Maya society might have been caused by

a)

The selection of Olmec society

b)

Calendar miscalculation

c)

Rituals

d)

Sacrifice

e)

The ball game

84.

The Maya calendar was based on a solar year and a ritual year.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

The Popol Vuh concerned

a)

The Maya creation myth

b)

The ritual year

c)

The ball game

d)

The tradition of sacrifice

e)

The creation of the world

86.

Which of the following would NOT have been seen at Teotihuacan?

a)

The Great Pyramid of Khufu

b)

The Temple of the Feathered Serpent

c)

The Avenue of the Dead

d)

Apartment compounds

87.

The land of early Andean society was separated by the states of Peru and Bolivia from the rest of South America by the:

a)

Amazon Ocean

b)

The region of the Amazon

c)

The Isthmus of Panama

d)

The Andes Mountains

88.

How many years did the Pharaoh Ramses the Great rule?

a)

12

b)

47

c)

67

d)

80