Chapter 04 Self-Assessment

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. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Banpo Village, located on the outskirts of Xi'an?

It is perhaps the most studied of Neolithic sites across China. correct incorrect

It was a "painted pottery" culture that flourished from 5000 to 3500 BCE. correct incorrect

Its inhabitants produced implements such as axes, chisels, and knives. correct incorrect

It was surrounded by a wall, as protection against its neighbors. correct incorrect

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. The most extensive distinctive culture found south of the Yangzi River basin in central China is:

Erlitou correct incorrect

Dapenkeng correct incorrect

Yin correct incorrect

Hangzhou correct incorrect

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. The most far-reaching agricultural innovation in the area south of the North China Plain was the development of:

barley correct incorrect

millet correct incorrect

rice correct incorrect

corn correct incorrect

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. Wanguo is the Chinese term describing its mythical period down through the end of the third millennium BCE as the land of:

ten thousand states. correct incorrect

milk and honey. correct incorrect

five thousand kings. correct incorrect

a unified monarchy. correct incorrect

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. One of the earliest compilations of ancient Chinese writings available, the Shujing or Book of History, is an important documentary source of information regarding China's:

First three emperors. correct incorrect

Construction of the Great Wall. correct incorrect

Adoption of Buddhism. correct incorrect

First three dynasties. correct incorrect

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. The Shujing acclaims Yu, the last sage King, as:

the founder of Taoism. correct incorrect

the tamer of the Yellow River. correct incorrect

the tamer of the Mongol hordes. correct incorrect

the tamer of the Harappans. correct incorrect

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. The following was not one of the idealized rulers known as the Sage Kings:

Pu-Yi correct incorrect

Shun correct incorrect

Yao correct incorrect

Yu correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was the first dynasty in China's recorded history?

Shang correct incorrect

Zhou correct incorrect

Xia correct incorrect

Ming correct incorrect

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. The following was not a characteristic of the Shang Dynasty:

Its social and political organization was kinship-based. correct incorrect

Its rulers were idealized as sages. correct incorrect

It emphasized military power and efficiency of command. correct incorrect

Local leaders were employed by the ruling families as regional officials. correct incorrect

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. The Shang dynasty was responsible for importing which of the following military technological advances into China?

The cannon correct incorrect

Gunpowder correct incorrect

Land mines correct incorrect

The chariot correct incorrect

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. Client States are:

states that are independent from more powerful ones correct incorrect

states that are constantly at war with more powerful ones correct incorrect

states that are dependent on or partially controlled by more powerful ones correct incorrect

states that seek to compete with more powerful ones correct incorrect

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. The historical and philosophical concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" arose from the recorded practices of:

The Zhou Dynasty correct incorrect

The Xia Dynasty correct incorrect

The Shang Dynasty correct incorrect

The Sage Kings correct incorrect

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. The Zhou system of decentralized government, in which rule was conducted by landowners who owed loyalty and military service to their superiors and protection to those under them, was called fengjian, meaning:

imperialism correct incorrect

republicanism correct incorrect

feudalism correct incorrect

Confucianism correct incorrect

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. The decline of the Zhou Dynasty was described in:

The Book of the Dead correct incorrect

The Spring and Autumn Chronicles correct incorrect

The Shujing correct incorrect

The Book of Odes (Shijing) correct incorrect

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. The system of state relations in which less powerful states directly or implicitly agree to defer to the lead of the most powerful state is called:

republicanism correct incorrect

feudalism correct incorrect

filial piety correct incorrect

hegemony correct incorrect

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. The capital city at Erligang was characteristic of the:

late Xia or early Shang period correct incorrect

late Shang or early Zhou period correct incorrect

late Zhou period correct incorrect

early Xia period correct incorrect

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. Which of the following ranks devised by Zhou rulers for governing their territories referred to commoners?

hou correct incorrect

shi correct incorrect

shuren correct incorrect

qing correct incorrect

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. In the "well-field system" of land division:

each square li is approximately one square mile correct incorrect

each square li consists of 900 mou correct incorrect

each mou is approximately half an acre correct incorrect

each square li was divided into a grid of five plots correct incorrect

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. The principal deity in Shang religion was known as:

shi correct incorrect

Wu Ding correct incorrect

jing correct incorrect

Shangdi correct incorrect

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. The concept of tian or "Heaven" which had, by the end of the Zhou era, become the guiding force in nearly every major Chinese religious and philosophical tradition:

represented a turning point toward a less abstract and a more personalized approach to religion. correct incorrect

was of minor importance in the evolution of religious thought in China. correct incorrect

represented a turning point toward a more abstract and universal approach to religion. correct incorrect

had its origins in the Xia era. correct incorrect

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. Of all the innovations commonly associated with Chinese culture, the following is perhaps the one with the longest-lasting impact:

paper correct incorrect

writing system correct incorrect

gunpowder correct incorrect

compass correct incorrect

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. Shang characters found on oracle bones:

are composed of roughly 26 distinct symbols. correct incorrect

are considered to be the most advanced examples of Chinese writing. correct incorrect

have no relation whatsoever to modern Chinese characters. correct incorrect

are considered to be the earliest known examples of Chinese writing. correct incorrect

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. Ancient Chinese writing consisted of two basic types of characters:

pictographs and ideographs correct incorrect

mimeographs and hectographs correct incorrect

pictographs and hectographs correct incorrect

ideographs and mimeographs correct incorrect

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. The ancient Chinese written language:

was rejected as a means of presentation by non-Chinese speakers. correct incorrect

had a very loose association with court ceremonial functions. correct incorrect

enjoyed a kind of spiritual dimension usually lacking in other world languages. correct incorrect

required only a short time to master, given the small number of characters. correct incorrect

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. Bronze casting techniques prevalent in China originated in:

Western Asia correct incorrect

Southeast Asia correct incorrect

Egypt correct incorrect

Japan correct incorrect