Chapter 2 - Ancient China

Question 0

According to Confucius, a junzi, or true gentleman would respond to an insult by

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Ignoring it

Question 1

The conversations between Confucius and his disciples are found in

Answer 1

The Analects

Question 2

Legalism was the philosophy of the state under the _____ dynasty

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Qin

Question 3

Ancient Chinese civilizations originated in the valleys of what two rivers?

Answer 3

Yellow and Yangtze

Question 4

Dynasty that equipped its army with two-horse chariots.

Answer 4

Shang

Question 5

The lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history.

Answer 5

Zhou

Question 6

The idea of the mandate of heaven was introduced by what dynasty?

Answer 6

Zhou

Question 7

Confucius believed that a primary basis for granting the right to participate in government should be

Answer 7

Merit

Question 8

Accord belief of what philosophy is the need to force people to behave properly through the use of restricted regulation?

Answer 8

Legalism

Question 9

Primary document of Daoism

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Tao Te Ching

Question 10

Political fragmentation and freak out warfare between rival state characterized a later phase of the eastern _____ dynasty.

Answer 10

Zhou

Question 11

The first fully unified government in Chinese history was that of what dynasty?

Answer 11

Qin

Question 12

The religious endorsement for political rule in China was known as what?

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Mandate of heaven

Question 13

The legal is modeled their idea of a strong state on a system of what?

Answer 13

Rewards and punishments

Question 14

The significant cultural contribution of the Shang dynasty was the work that was cast in

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Bronze

Question 15

Destruction of the books of Confucianism and other schools take place during what dynasty?

Answer 15

Qin

Question 16

The enemies of the Chinese dynasties were nomadic tribes known as

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Xiongnu

Question 17

In 1974, a Chinese former found 8000 life-size clay soldiers that came from

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Tomb of the first Emperor

Question 18

Compared to men, Chinese women should be more

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Submissive

Question 19

During the later Han’s decline in the second century C.E. many peasants turn to what religious movement

Answer 19

Neo Daoism

Question 20

The main concern of Neo-Daoism was

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Immortality

Question 21

One of the most important areas of scholarship during the Han Dynasty

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History

Question 22

Collapsed because their harsh rule and burdensome demands alienated most people

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Qin Dynasty

Question 23

The Qin dynasty overthrew the previous Zhou dynasty when?

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256-206 BCE

Question 24

In the view of Confucian historians, the last rollers of any _____ cycle tended to be Politically weak and morally culpable

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Dynastic cycle

Question 25

The first emperors of the _____ dynasty were different from the Qin Dynasty because they cultivated popular support by reducing taxes and legal penalties

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Han

Question 26

Emperors primarily used _____ as gifts to foreign rulers in return for nonaggression

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Women

Question 27

Contributed to improve relations between barbarians and Chinese by acting as a bridge between cultures

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Buddhism

Question 28

Suffering is a primary tenant of

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Buddhism

Question 29

Buddhism was introduced to China during the late _____ dynasty

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Han

Question 30

The earliest Chinese writing dating to the Shang dynasty was found on what objects

Answer 30

Oracle bones

Question 31

Elaborate drinking vessels in ancient China was made from

Answer 31

Bronze

Question 32

What is the meaning of Dao?

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The Way

Question 33

Founder of Taoism

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Laozi

Question 34

Marked the northern border of the Qin state

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The Great Wall

Question 35

The Great Wall of China we see today was built during what dynasty

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Ming

Question 36

Name of the treatment that connected Han China with the Roman Empire

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The Silk Road

Question 37

Developed on the Yellow River

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Longshan

Question 38

Founding of Chinese civilization

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Xia

Question 39

The Feudal Age

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Zhou Dynasty

Question 40

Longest lasting Chinese dynasty

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Zhou

Question 41

Rites of Zhou

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Book of State Craft

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Spring and Autumn Era

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Seven states absorb the rest.

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Era of Warring States

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Lead to the rise of Chinese philosophers

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The state must promote the innate goodness of individuals

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Confucius

Question 45

Deemed government necessary provided it prompted human happiness

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Laotzu

Question 46

First Emporer

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Shih Huag-ti

Question 47

Inventions like seismograph, water power, horse collar

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Han Dynasty