lesson 3 unit 5 ancient civilization in china
1. Which of the following is one of the notable achievements of early China? (1 point)
A. a complex system of writing**************
B. a single spoken language
C. cotton textiles
D. copper ore technology
2. How did the Zhou dynasty come to rule a large part of China? (1 point)
A. by establishing a wide trading network
B. as a result of elections among feudal warlords
C. because no other family sought to rule China
D. through military defeat of the previous rulers*********************
3. In what way did China's isolated geography contribute to its development as a country? (1 point)
A. Isolation allowed China to develop on its own, without too much interference from foreign invasion.
B. Isolation caused the Chinese people to lag behind the world in technological and cultural advancements.
C. Isolation kept the Chinese people from creating trade routes for the exchange of goods and ideas.******************
D. Isolation created barriers between the Chinese people and their rulers, causing turmoil in the social
structures.
4. In both the Shang and Zhou societies, how were diyerent regions governed? (1 point)
A. Kings controlled every aspect of their own areas.
B. Noble landowners governed their own regions.
C. Each peasant had control of one piece of land.************************
D. Governors sent representatives to each region.
5. What aspect of Confucianism contributed to its long-lasting influence? (1 point)
A. its detailed history, as recorded by Confucius himself
B. its emphasis on yielding to the ways of the universe***************
C. its philosophy of ensuring social order and good government
D. its emphasis on creating relationships that did not have set roles
6. How did China become a feudal state under the Zhou? (1 point)
A. The Shang shared regional power over lands with the Zhou.
B. Warlords overran regions and set up their own kingdoms.
C. The Zhou awarded control over lands to their supporters.************
D. Groups of regional villages requested Zhou protection.
7. How did the Shang civilization in the Yellow River valley give rise to the Zhou dynasty? (1 point)
A. The Shang honored and awarded lands to loyal Zhou kings.
B. When the Zhou faced famine, the Shang helped them.
C. When the Shang economy collapsed, the Zhou took over.
D. The Zhou rebelled and then conquered the Shang kingdom.*************
8. How did loess influence the development of early Chinese civilizations? (1 point)
A. To prevent invaders from using loess bridges to cross the Huang, soldiers had to be posted to keep watch.
B. To limit erosion caused by loess, people had to plan to regularly clear public paths and roads.**************
C. To avoid flooding caused by settled loess raising the Huang’s water level, peasants had to maintain dikes.
D. To protect crops against destructive loess storms, farmers had to set up networks of windbreaks.
9. Why did the Zhou kings use the idea of the Mandate of Heaven? (1 point)
A. to replace the Shang idea of dynastic cycles with their own favorable concept
B. to convince the gods to strengthen and protect their new dynasty
C. to persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule
D to provide an explanation for famines and other natural disasters***********
10. Why did Daoist painters choose water to represent Daoist beliefs? (1 point)
A. Water was a symbol of nature and the virtue of yielding.
B. Water represented the societal structures that Daoists promoted.************
C. Daoists felt that water presented a very soothing image of nature.
D. Daoist painters felt that other forces of nature were too violent for their works.
I just finished the test the answers are.
1) a. A complex system of writing
2) d. Through military defeat
3) a. Isolation allowed China to develop on its own, without too much interference from foreign invasion.
4) b. Noble landowners governed their own regions.
5) c. It's philosophy of ensuring social order and good government.
6) c. The Zhou awarded control over lands to their supporters.
7) d. The Zhou rebelled and then conquered the Shang kingdom
8) c. To avoid flooding caused by settled loess raising the Huang's water level, peasants had to maintain dikes.
9) c. To persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule.
10) a. Water was a symbol of nature and the virtue of yielding.
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I just finished the test the answers are.
1) a. A complex system of writing
2) d. Through military defeat
3) a. Isolation allowed China to develop on its own, without too much interference from foreign invasion.
4) b. Noble landowners governed their own regions.
5) c. It's philosophy of ensuring social order and good government.
6) c. The Zhou awarded control over lands to their supporters.
7) d. The Zhou rebelled and then conquered the Shang kingdom
8) c. To avoid flooding caused by settled loess raising the Huang's water level, peasants had to maintain dikes.
9) c. To persuade their people to believe that the gods favored their rule.
10) a. Water was a symbol of nature and the virtue of yielding.
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1. a
2.d
3.a
4.b
5.c
6.c
7.d
8.c
9.c
10.a