China

Question 1

What is the yellow silt which give the Yellow River its name?

Answer 1

Loess

Question 2

What is an art form involving the writing of Chinese symbols?

Answer 2

Calligraphy

Question 3

What is “the way” or force which provides harmony and order in nature?

Answer 3

Tao

Question 4

What was a trade route that brought Chinese goods as far west as Rome?

Answer 4

Silk Road

Question 5

What were animal bones that were heated and cracked to predict the future?

Answer 5

Oracle bones

Question 6

What are the three philosophies that influenced the development of Chinese civilization?

Answer 6

Confucianism
Taoism
Legalism

Question 7

What are the complementary forces that exist in harmony according to Taoism?

Answer 7

Yin

Yang

Question 8

What crop was cultivated by farmers in the Shang Dynasty?

Answer 8

Soybeans

Question 9

What river allowed the Shang Dynasty to grow rice in a warm climate?

Answer 9

Yangtze River

Question 10

What belief was included in the religion of the Shang Dynasty?

Answer 10

Animism
Ancestor Worship
Oracle Bones

Question 11

What craft was perfected by Shang artisans?

Answer 11

Bronze casting

Question 12

What dynasty became the longest dynasty in Chinese history?

Answer 12

Zhou

Question 13

Who held power and influence in the Zhou Dynasty?

Answer 13

Nobles

Question 14

What idea did Confucius teach to his students?

Answer 14

Children should respect their elders

Question 15

What ideas did Lao Tzu emphasize in Taoism?

Answer 15

Tao is a force that provided harmony
Material gain is useless
Nature must be understood

Question 16

Who became the first Chinese emperor by conquering all of the warring states?

Answer 16

Shi Huangdi

Question 17

Who held power and influence in the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 17

Emperor

Question 18

Who served as the longest reigning emperor in Han Dynasty?

Answer 18

Wudi

Question 19

What philosophy was taught at the imperial university establish by Wudi?

Answer 19

Confucianism

Question 20

What barbarian tribe attacked along the Great Wall of China and the Silk Road?

Answer 20

Xiongnu

Question 21

What was the only significant foreign influence in ancient China?

Answer 21

Buddhism

Question 22

Did every ancient Chinese dynasty end in warfare?

Answer 22

YES

Question 23

Do Mahayana Buddhists worship the Buddha as a deity?

Answer 23

YES

Question 24

Do many Chinese citizens call themselves “Sons of Han”?

Answer 24

YES

Question 25

Did Wudi become known as the "martial emperor"

Answer 25

YES

Question 26

Did thousands of worker die while building the Great Wall of China?

Answer 26

YES

Question 27

Did Wudi force peasants to complete the Great Wall of China?

Answer 27

NO

Question 28

Did Shi Huangdi unite China with uniform laws and currency?

Answer 28

YES

Question 29

Did the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire exist at the same time?

Answer 29

YES

Question 30

Was the Han Dynasty founded by Shi Huangdi?

Answer 30

NO

Question 31

Did Lao Tzu create a religious philosophy?

Answer 31

YES

Question 32

Did legalism state that rulers should be kind and generous to their people?

Answer 32

NO

Question 33

Did Confucius personally wrote his philosophy in the Analects?

Answer 33

NO

Question 34

Did the Zhou rulers leave their capital when the city was captured by barbarians?

Answer 34

YES

Question 35

Does the Yellow River flow from west to the east?

Answer 35

YES

Question 36

Why did the Shang Dynasty begin to call itself the "Middle Kingdom"?

Answer 36

Chinese civilization developed in isolation (mountains, desert, long sea routes) Independent development brought pride

Question 37

How did Chinese writing develop? How many symbols were created?

Answer 37

Chinese writing developed so that prophecies could be written on oracle bones Thousands of symbols were created because each word or phrase had a different symbol

Question 38

What is the Mandate of Heaven? Why did the Zhou Dynasty emphasize this idea?

Answer 38

Mandate of Heaven requires rulers to please the gods and defend their people Zhou Dynasty claimed that the overthrown Shang Dynasty had failed in their duties

Question 39

What is legalism? Why is it significant in Chinese history?

Answer 39

Legalism is a political philosophy that developed in response to Confucianism Government must use absolute power and cruel punishment to preserve order Legalism shaped Chinese politics under Shi Huangdi and other emperors

Question 40

Describe the Warring States Period? Why is it significant in Chinese history?

Answer 40

Seven large states fought for control as the Zhou Dynasty fell apart Constant warfare made militaries more important Shi Huangdi emerged victorious to establish the Qin Dynasty

Question 41

What is the Art of War? how has if affected military strategy around the world?

Answer 41

Art of War is a military treatise written by Sun Tzu Strategies and principles are still studied by militaries all around the world.

Question 42

Discuss the decline of the Zhou Dynasty. How did the Zhou Dynasty begin to lose powe? Describe the philosophies that developed during this period. How did these philosophies affect Chinese culture and politics?

Answer 42

Zhou kings depended on local ruler for money and troops. Zhou king fled from the capital when it was captured by barbarians. Confucianism called for virtuous rulers, loyal subjects, and respectful children Taoism emphasized nature and harmony over material gain Legalism called for brutal rulers willing to use cruel punishment to control individuals Shi Huangdi practiced legalism, but Wudi brought Confucianism back to Chinese politics

Question 43

Discuss the reign of Wud. What were his greatest accomplishments? How did Wudi address the dramatic population growth within his empire? How has the reign of Wudi affected people living around the world today?

Answer 43

Longest reigning Han emperor (54 years) "Martial Emperor" expanded the Han Dynasty into Manchuria, Korea, and Vietnam Effective civil service with competitive exams ended feudalism Northern frontier and Silk Road were protected from the Xiongnu Leveling system provide public granaries and protected growing populations from famine Competitive civil service and imperial university influenced government and education