Front

Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty...

Back

lasted much longer.

Front

How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

Back

They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.

Front

What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?

Back

advances in working iron

Front

What Han invention would the Chinese use to complete the items on this list? Options: kite, scroll, cross bow, fish-scale armor

Back

kite

Front

Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy? Options: one who did well on an exam, one who was born in the capital, one who had an important family, one who inherited a lot of money

Back

one who did well on an exam

Front

How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?

Back

placed them away from their home districts

Front

The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers...

Back

bring water up to their fields.

Front

What change made silk production more efficient? Options: a kind of tree that was better for silkworms, an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel, a road on which trade goods could be carried safely, a law that all farmers must weave for one month a year

Back

an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel

Front

What was one effect of the invention of the drill?

Back

more wealth from trade

Front

Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?

Back

a brush