Ancient History Chapter 7 Quizzes 1-6 – Flashcards
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The year, _______ marks the beginning of the unified China under the Qin state.
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221 BCE
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To limit the power of the nobility, the First Emperor ordered them to move where?
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The Capital City
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What happened to the Qin Dynasty after the death of Shihuangdi?
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the Qin state collapsed
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In 2 CE, the Han Emperor ordered a ______, a counting of the population.
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census
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The Ancient writer Sima Qian is rembered as what?
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A Historian
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The Confucian scholar-offical system began during the
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Han Dynasty
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The Legalist minister of the First Emperor was _____.
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Li Si
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(True or False) Paper was invented in 105 CE.
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True
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(True or False) A life size terra-cotta army protects the tomb of Emperor Wu
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False
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(True or False) Han art and literature focused on nature and the material world.
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False
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The early Han policy for dealing with the Xiongnu was to
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make peace with gifts and brides
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The period after the Han Dynasty is often referred to as the
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Age of Division
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In the fifth century, what dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang?
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The Wei Dyansty
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Who arranged marriages in a typical Han family?
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The parents
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How did the inheritance system in Han China usually work?
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land was divided equally among the sons in a family
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Han coins and jewelry were usually made of what metal?
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Bronze
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By taking over what city-states in Central Asia, the Han under Emperor Wu were taking control of what trans regional route?
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Silk Road
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(True or False) The eunuchs were difficult to manage for the Han emperors.
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True
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(True or False) China and Russia had similar social and economic strucure.
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False
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(True or False) The most glorified virtue in Han times was Filial piety.
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True
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Buddhist monasteries quickly became popular throughout northern and southern China and included among their patrons
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court eunuchs
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Mahayana translates as "_____________."
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Great Vechile
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Under ______ in India Buddhism began to spread to Central Asia.
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Ashoka
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The Mahayana Buddhism that spread to Central Asia influenced by Iranian religion to become more
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devotional
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What attracted Chinese women to Buddhism?
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it encouraged women to pursue salvation and serve the faith on terms nearly equal to men
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A "Buddha-to-be" or ___________ was very important to the growth of Buddhism in Central Asia
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Bodhisattva
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In the religion of central Asia, what really influenced the way the Buddha was pictured in art and sculpture?
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Greek Culture
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(True or False) Sense family was so important, so becoming a monk was an easy decision.
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False
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(True or False) Women were never involved in Buddhism
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False
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(True or False) Buddhism would not be accepted in China.
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False
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During the 570's and 580's, China was re-united under the rule of what dynasty?
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Sui
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What leader saw the re-unification of China during the 570's and 580's
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Yang Jian
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What was the capital city of the Tang dynasty?
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Chang'an
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Which Buddhist school of thought appealed to laypeople during the Tang era?
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Pure Land
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The ___________ was the greatest achievement of the Sui dynasty.
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Grand Canal
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During Tang times, what institution ran schools for children, provided lodging for travelers, and acted as a bank for monasteries?
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Buddhist Monasteries
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In 755, a rebellion against the Tang government was led by
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An Lushan
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(True or False) Women never played a role in the Tang Dynasty.
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False
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(True or False) The Tang dynasty marked the great age of Chinese poetry.
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True
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(True or False) Empress Wu was a consort of Emperor Gaozong
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True
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Who established the Nam Viet kingdom in the third century BCE?
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a former Qin general
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In Chinese sources, the Vietnamese are known as _______.
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Nam Yue
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Under what kingdom would Korea become unified?
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Silla
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The most famous rebellion in Vietnam was led by whom?
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Trung Sisters
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Korea and Vietnam got Chinese culture form what group of people?
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Han Armies
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From the eighth century on, throughout East Asia the language of the educated was?
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Chinese
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In 194 BCE, _____, fled to Korea and set up the stat of Choson.
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Wiman
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(True or False) The language of Korea was related to Chinese.
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False
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(True or False) Vietnam has strong ties to Korea
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False
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(True or False) Buddhism did not help connect different societies. If anything was a major dividing line between China, Korea, and Vietnam.
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False
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What name was given to the native religion of Japan?
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Shinto
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What was Japan's capital and first true city?
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Nara
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What name was given to the great Buddhist temple in the Japanese capital?
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Todaiji
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The reforms of Prince Shotoku that were to better Japan came from what other Asian Empire?
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China
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In what year did Japan establish their first capital city?
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710 CE
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Which of the following was a result of increased Japanese contact with Asian mainland in the eighth century CE?
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small pox epidemic
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Why were the Yamato rulers of Japan able to come to power?
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they had a strong military and claimed to be descended from the sun-goddess
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(True or False) The Yamato rulers used their religion to subordinate the gods of their rivals.
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True
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(True or False) The first identifiable culture in Japan was the Jomon.
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True
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(True or False) Yayoi was the first culture of Japan.
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False
