The qin Dynasty was famous for its
destruction of the books of Confucianism and other schools, harsh laws, societal order and stability
The Great Wall of China was built
to protect settled lands against nomadic raiders
The qin Dynasty collapsed
because its harsh rule and burdensome demands alienated most people
Which of the following best describes the Qin Dynasty
It produced great achievements but at great human cost
In the view of Confucian historians, the last rulers of any dynastic cycle tended to be
politically weak and morally culpable
The chinese ruler that best fits the confucian description of the second phase of the dynastic cycle
Han Wudi
The first emperors of the Han Dynasty were different from the Qin Dynasty because they
cultivated popular support by reducing taxes and legal penalties
What was not among the economic policies initiated by Emperor Wudi
taxes levied on government officials
The so-called "Salt and Iron Debate" was concerned with
whether the government should have monopolies over certain goods
What policy is would characterize every strong Chinese dynasty?
agressive expansion of borders
Military commanders were less powerful in the Chinese court than they were in imperial Rome because
an appointment to command a Han army was given only for a specific campaign
Wang Mang is important in early Chinese history because
his career and policies reflect the decline of the Former Han Dynasty
Wang Mang's rule proved unsuccessful because
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
Confucian ideas were considered useful under the Former Han Dynasty for all of the following reasons except
Confucian eunuchs served as tutors
The great romantic epic, Tale of the Three Kingdoms, relates stories about
the warriors and statesmen after the fall of the Han Dynasty
During the so-called Six Dynasties era
nomadic people repeatedly overran much of northern China
What was not a major development in southern china after the fall of the Han Dynasty from 220 to 5898 C.E
economic stagnation and riots especially in the capital of Nanking
During the Later Han's decline in the second century C.E., many peasants turned to
Neo-Daoist religious movements
A major concern of Neo-Daoism was
immortality
Buddhism contributed to
improved relations between barbarians and Chinese by acting as a bridge between cultures
A primary tenet of Buddhism is
life is suffering
Buddhism was introduced to China
during the later Han dynasty
Chinese Buddhism was distinct from Buddhism in India for all of the following reasons except
Indian Buddhism was more focused on the sutras and meditation
Chronological sequence for the following dynasties
Qin, Han, Six Dynasties
For thousands of years, the Chinese population has referred to itself as
the Han people
