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AP World history chapter 8 multiple choice Flashcards

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5158026235In 99 B.C.E the great historian of China , Sima Qian, suffered from castration becauseC.) his view contradicted the emperor's judgement0
5158026236Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society asA.) an educator and political advisor1
5158026237by junzi or "superior individuals," Confucius meantD.) Superior individuals with a broad view of public affairs2
5158026238Confucius never composed formal writings, but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called theD.) Analects3
5158026239Mencius, the principal spokesman for the Confucian school, advocated thatB.) Government should be organized through benevolence and humane action4
5158026240The concept dao meansB.) the original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world.5
5158026241An individual who practiced the Daoist virtue of wuwei wouldD.) Go with the flow of the cosmos and liv in harmony with nature6
5158026242Individuals in traditional China could live as "Confucians by day . . . and Daoists by night." This refers to the notion thatB.)Confucianism and Daoism were not mutually exclusive but, in many people's eyes, complemented each other.7
5158026243To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministersD.)encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service.8
5158026244The First Emperor Qin ShihuangdiE.)All these answers are correct9
5158026245The excavation site of the First Emperor's tomb near modern Xi'an is a great tourist attraction. When you visit the tomb, you can seeA.)a great terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry.10
5158026246The great Qin empire only lasted a few years. It was ended byB.) waves of revolt11
5158026247Liu BangC.)constructed the most highly decentralized state in China's history up to that point.12
5158026248Han Wudi, the greatest and most energetic emperor of the Han dynasty, was remembered by later generationsB.)as the "Martial Emperor."13
5158026249In preparing government officials, the imperial university of the Later Han enrolled more than three thousand students, with its curriculum primarily based onD.) Confucianism.14
5158026250Han Wudi decided to go on the offensive against the Xiongnu primarily becauseA.)he wanted to pacify them and create a central Asian corridor to trade.15
5158026251Which of the following is NOT true with regard to Chinese silk?A.)Sericulture was first discovered by the Chinese during the Han dynasty.16
5158026252After 100 C.E. most Chinese writing was onC.) Paper17
5158026253After Wang Mang usurped the throne of the Han, he attempted toA.)restore land that had been taken from the royal family.18
5158026254An event leading to the collapse of the Han dynasty wasA.)the Yellow Turban uprising.19

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