Chapter 3 - Classical Civilization: China Flashcards

5612459501	The Great Wall constructed under Qin Shi Huangdi was made of ________.	mud	0
5612462946	The Great Wall was actually________.	several walls	1
5612462947	The famous army of terra-cotta warriors (Figure 3.3) was created for the burial of ________.	Qin Shi Huangdi	2
5612466213	The ________ dynasty was founded in 202 B.C.E.	Han	3
5612468766	The main external threat to the Han Empire were the ________.	Xiongnu	4
5612468767	By the late Han dynasty, the Chinese government employed about ________ bureaucrats.	130,000	5
5612490290	Which of these was a philosopher who built on the teachings of Confucius?	Mencius	6
5612490291	Which of these was the chief rival for Confucian philosophy in the Qin and Han eras?	Legalism	7
5612492778	The destruction of many texts under Qin Shi Huangdi illustrates the emperor's ________.	desire for complete control	8
5612496098	Which of these was arguably the greatest legacy of Qin Shi Huangdi's reign?	the imperial government	9
5612498776	The period following the end of the Qin dynasty proved that Qin Shi Huangdi was unsuccessful in which of these goals?	creating a stable government	10
5612498777	Han Wudi, unlike Qin Shi Huangdi, ________.	favored the Confucians	11
5612503904	Public works such as canals fell into disrepair in the Later Zhou era primarily because of ________.	political chaos	12
5612507486	Han government ________ trends developed during the Qin dynasty.	continued and elaborated	13
5612511349	Which of these was the most important requirement for success in the examination system?	education	14
5612511350	Under the reforms suggested by Xunzi, the honor of individual warriors was replaced by ________ as a motivation in warfare.	the needs of the state	15
5612514509	Which of these was the primary goal of Confucianism?	order	16
5612514511	Unlike Mencius, Legalism the supremacy of the ________.	law	17
5612517270	Chinese science in the Han era differed most from modern science in its ________.	goals	18
5612520689	Under the Han, the Forbidden City at Xi'an was ________.	an extension of imperial power	19
5612520690	Compared to earlier eras, changes in women's roles in the Han period ________.	were a slight change from the general trend	20
5612523168	The shoulder collar is an example of ________ in the Han era.	technological innovation	21
5612526757	Which of these connections was well developed at the height of the Han dynasty?	urbanization and manufacturing	22
5612526758	84. The mother of Mencius illustrates which of these developments of the first century B.C.E.?	women's path to power through their male relatives	23
5612530049	How did Xunzi's concept of war fit in with the goals of Qin and Han rulers?	War became the monopoly of the state, weakening the role of vassals.	24
5612532992	Confucianism represented a ________ earlier social patterns.	stricter formulation of	25
5612537722	Unlike Confucius, Legalists ________.	believed the government should take an active role in shaping Chinese society	26
5612540419	Confucianism favored monarchs because the philosophy held that ________.	subjects owed obedience to rulers	27