Chapter Ten: Early China

What was the rudder useful for?

• Figuring out the four cardinal directions

• Helping sea shipping merchants

• Grinding corn and other grains

• Detecting Earthquakes

Why did Wu Wang lead a rebellion against the Shang government?

• There were too many aristocrats

• He hated Daoism

• The last of the Shang rulers was a cruel tyrant

• Shang rulers forced the people to worship too many gods

Name a religion that spread from India to China

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

According to Confucianism, husbands and wives should support each other

• True

• False

What ancient Chinese invention helped grind corn and other grains?

• Paper

• Gunpowder

• Waterwheel

• Rudder

Which of the following was a result of Zhang Qian's exploration of the West?

• China's trade increased

• Literature and the arts blossomed

• Chinese medicine advanced

• Mongols invaded China

Name China's 1st dynasty

• Zhou

• Shang

• Ming

• Song

Confucianism, Daoism; and legalism all had the same goal: the creation of a well-run and peaceful society.

• False

• True

Chinese system of beliefs that describes the way a king must rule

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Dao

For a natural source of protection, ancient Chinese civilizations developed near mountain ranges.

• True

• False