Exam 1

Question 1

the 1989 Tinanmen Square protests in Beijing were met with forceful repression by the people’s liberation army. many young people died, some buried in unmarked graves

Answer 1

true

Question 2

the Shang learned to substitute sculpted or paper effigies for human beings in their sacrifices. Archaeologists have found hundreds of these Shang effigies buried together in ceremonial pits

Answer 2

false

Question 3

Qing Ming is a festival held every spring in China. Family members tend to the graves of their ancestors, of with meticulous care for their wellbeing

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Lady Fu Hao’s tomb does not tell us much about the era of the Shang Dynasty because virtually no artifacts were found. They had all been looted by thieves over the centuries

Answer 4

false

Question 5

the Shang king was the head of the ancestor and worship cult. In addition to being a monarch, his responsibilities sometimes resembled that of a shaman or priest

Answer 5

true

Question 6

the people of the Zhou dynasty were the first Chinese to develop logographic writing for use in divination ceremonies

Answer 6

false

Question 7

The logographs used in early Chinese writing were phonetic. In other words, the graph symbols were a direct representation of other sounds

Answer 7

false

Question 8

In “A Confucian Thinking Cap”, the author describes family dynamics; children refer to adults by title, but refer to siblings more casually, by their first names only

Answer 8

false

Question 9

Confucius uses the term junzi to mean humaneness or benevolence

Answer 9

false

Question 10

the ‘mandate of heaven’ (Dien-ming) was a Zhou principle whereby rulers could lose their status through misconduct

Answer 10

true

Question 11

Mencius (Mengzi) lived during the __ century in what is now the ___ province

Answer 11

4th BC; Shandong

Question 12

Mencius developed Confucianism with respect to human nature (xing), believing that humans are originally __

Answer 12

good and inclined toward good by nature, but must work back toward their original goodness to appease and serve the heavens

Question 13

Mencius believed humans have four moral senses:

Answer 13

benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and right and wrong

Question 14

Xia Dynasty replaced __ period

Answer 14

neolithic

Question 15

Xia dynasty characterized by…

Answer 15

development of settled communities that relied on farming and domesticated animals rather than hunting and gathering

Question 16

Xia Dynasty grew in the ___

Answer 16

Henan Valley

Question 17

enabled the first emperors to rule over multiple people, ensuring food and protection; an early example of emerging monarchy

Answer 17

Erlitou Palace

Question 18

cradle of Chinese civilization

Answer 18

Henan Valley

Question 19

the Xia were conquered by the ___ in ___

Answer 19

Shang; 1600 BC

Question 20

characteristics of this dynasty’s economy: agricultural society, introduction of slavery, trading of silk worms

Answer 20

Shang

Question 21

characteristics of the dynasty’s technology: bronze metallurgy, bronze chariots, ceremonial bronze vessels with inscriptions

Answer 21

Shang

Question 22

Lady Fu Hao’s Tomb

Answer 22

tells about the lifestyles of royalty and illustrates burial customs for Shang monarchs

Question 23

Writing of the Shang dynasty:

Answer 23

oracle bones which a shaman interprets, logographic writing used for divination ceremonies - has one picture for each word

Question 24

Shang Dynasty used housing of __

Answer 24

rammed earth housing; walls made of earth

Question 25

how many kinds were in the Shang dynasty?

Answer 25

27-28

Question 26

Shang dynasty sacrificed:

Answer 26

sometimes humans (usually captives, 300-400 at one time), dogs and horses

Question 27

the Shang Dynasty was replaced by the __ in __

Answer 27

Zhou; 1027 BC

Question 28

Two periods of the Zhou:

Answer 28

western and eastern

Question 29

under this dynasty, city-states became more centralized with more political and economic institutions

Answer 29

Zhou

Question 30

Zhou implemented __ on commoners

Answer 30

consistent taxation

Question 31

Zhou dynasty sacrifices:

Answer 31

offerings performed to keep the ancestors alive, not for the sake of gaining personal advantage

Question 32

the Zhou inaugurate a transition from tribal to __ society

Answer 32

feudal

Question 33

Mandate of Heaven

Answer 33

self-existent moral law whose constant, reliable factor was virtue

Question 34

Li

Answer 34

ritual or ritual propriety; any social responsibility that helps to bind society together

Question 35

Ren

Answer 35

humaneness, selflessness in order to dwell in harmony with others; showing concern for the well-being of others

Question 36

Dao

Answer 36

way or path

Question 37

Dien

Answer 37

heaven, master of all things, implies transcendence

Question 38

Shu

Answer 38

treat others as if their hearts were your own

Question 39

De

Answer 39

virtue or integrity

Question 40

Junzi

Answer 40

noble-minded gentleman or refined person