AP World history chapter 8 multiple choice Flashcards

5158026235	In 99 B.C.E the great historian of China , Sima Qian, suffered from castration because	C.) his view contradicted the emperor's judgement	0
5158026236	Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as	A.) an educator and political advisor	1
5158026237	by junzi or "superior individuals," Confucius meant	D.) Superior individuals with a broad view of public affairs	2
5158026238	Confucius never composed formal writings, but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called the	D.) Analects	3
5158026239	Mencius, the principal spokesman for the Confucian school, advocated that	B.) Government should be organized through benevolence and humane action	4
5158026240	The concept dao means	B.) the original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world.	5
5158026241	An individual who practiced the Daoist virtue of wuwei would	D.) Go with the flow of the cosmos and liv in harmony with nature	6
5158026242	Individuals in traditional China could live as "Confucians by day . . . and Daoists by night." This refers to the notion that	B.)Confucianism and Daoism were not mutually exclusive but, in many people's eyes, complemented each other.	7
5158026243	To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministers	D.)encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service.	8
5158026244	The First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi	E.)All these answers are correct	9
5158026245	The excavation site of the First Emperor's tomb near modern Xi'an is a great tourist attraction. When you visit the tomb, you can see	A.)a great terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry.	10
5158026246	The great Qin empire only lasted a few years. It was ended by	B.) waves of revolt	11
5158026247	Liu Bang	C.)constructed the most highly decentralized state in China's history up to that point.	12
5158026248	Han Wudi, the greatest and most energetic emperor of the Han dynasty, was remembered by later generations	B.)as the "Martial Emperor."	13
5158026249	In preparing government officials, the imperial university of the Later Han enrolled more than three thousand students, with its curriculum primarily based on	D.) Confucianism.	14
5158026250	Han Wudi decided to go on the offensive against the Xiongnu primarily because	A.)he wanted to pacify them and create a central Asian corridor to trade.	15
5158026251	Which of the following is NOT true with regard to Chinese silk?	A.)Sericulture was first discovered by the Chinese during the Han dynasty.	16
5158026252	After 100 C.E. most Chinese writing was on	C.) Paper	17
5158026253	After Wang Mang usurped the throne of the Han, he attempted to	A.)restore land that had been taken from the royal family.	18
5158026254	An event leading to the collapse of the Han dynasty was	A.)the Yellow Turban uprising.	19