World Civ I Quiz 4 – Flashcards
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The qin Dynasty was famous for its
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destruction of the books of Confucianism and other schools, harsh laws, societal order and stability
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The Great Wall of China was built
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to protect settled lands against nomadic raiders
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The qin Dynasty collapsed
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because its harsh rule and burdensome demands alienated most people
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Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty
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It produced great achievements but at great human cost
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In the view of Confucian historians, the last rulers of any dynastic cycle tended to be
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politically weak and morally culpable
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The chinese ruler that best fits the confucian description of the second phase of the dynastic cycle
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Han Wudi
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The first emperors of the Han Dynasty were different from the Qin Dynasty because they
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cultivated popular support by reducing taxes and legal penalties
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What was not among the economic policies initiated by Emperor Wudi
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taxes levied on government officials
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The so-called "Salt and Iron Debate" was concerned with
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whether the government should have monopolies over certain goods
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What policy is would characterize every strong Chinese dynasty?
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agressive expansion of borders
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Military commanders were less powerful in the Chinese court than they were in imperial Rome because
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an appointment to command a Han army was given only for a specific campaign
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Wang Mang is important in early Chinese history because
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his career and policies reflect the decline of the Former Han Dynasty
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Wang Mang's rule proved unsuccessful because
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he alienated merchants and landowners, nature conspired against him, producing floods and famines, he had tried to found a new dynasty from within without the support of an independent military
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Confucian ideas were considered useful under the Former Han Dynasty for all of the following reasons except
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Confucian eunuchs served as tutors
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The great romantic epic, Tale of the Three Kingdoms, relates stories about
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the warriors and statesmen after the fall of the Han Dynasty
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During the so-called Six Dynasties era
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nomadic people repeatedly overran much of northern China
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What was not a major development in southern china after the fall of the Han Dynasty from 220 to 5898 C.E
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economic stagnation and riots especially in the capital of Nanking
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During the Later Han's decline in the second century C.E., many peasants turned to
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Neo-Daoist religious movements
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A major concern of Neo-Daoism was
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immortality
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Buddhism contributed to
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improved relations between barbarians and Chinese by acting as a bridge between cultures
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A primary tenet of Buddhism is
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life is suffering
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Buddhism was introduced to China
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during the later Han dynasty
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Chinese Buddhism was distinct from Buddhism in India for all of the following reasons except
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Indian Buddhism was more focused on the sutras and meditation
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Chronological sequence for the following dynasties
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Qin, Han, Six Dynasties
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For thousands of years, the Chinese population has referred to itself as
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the Han people
