Ancient China

What characterized the religious traditions of ancient China?

• worshipping the sun god

• worshipping their ancestors

• worshipping the kami

• worshipping the emperor

What philosophy was adopted by emperor Shi Huangdi of the Qin dynasty?

• Taoism

• Legalism

• Shintoism

• Confucianism

Emperor Wu Di of Han dynasty required government officials to learn what philosophy?

• Taoism

• Legalism

• Shintoism

• Confucianism

The building of Great Wall was started during the ________ while the Silk Trade began during the ___________.

• Shang dynasty; Zhou dynasty

• Zhou dynasty; Qin dynasty

• Qin dynasty; Han dynasty

• Zhou dynasty; Han dynasty

The idea of the Mandate of Heaven states that

• all dynasties go through the same phases as they rise and decline

• the leaders of dynasties receive divine approval which can also be taken away

• the ancestors of Chinese families help the living communicate with the gods

• only the family that comes from the direct lineage of their god could lead the dynasty

Which among the following was NOT part of Shi Huangdi's effort to unify China through centralization?

• standardization of writing system

• standardization of weights

• standardization of coinage

• standardization of houses

What natural phenomenon prompted the development of governments in ancient China?

• volcanic eruption

• flooding of river

• strong earthquakes

• rise and fall of tides

What separates China from the Central and South Asia?

• Gobi desert

• Pacific Ocean

• Himalayas mountain range

• Yangtze River

What did the priests use to interpret the messages of their god?

• oracle bone

• clay tablet

• candle wax reading

• burning papers

The following are products that the Chinese acquire through the Silk Trade EXCEPT for:

• slaves

• horses

• gunpowder

• glasswares