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Chapter 9 China's Flourishing Civilization
  1. Of the following, which describes an accomplishment of the Zhou dynasty?
   A) They began developing a Chinese alphabet.
   B) They invented the iron plow.
   C) They established a law code throughout China.
   D) all of the above
  2. Under which dynasty was the Great Wall of China built?
   A) Qin
   B) Zhou
   C) Shang
   D) Han
  3. What factor limited the civil service's fairness?
   A) corruption in government
   B) the expense of education
   C) the size of the population
   D) the emperor's bias
  4. The Silk Road was ____________
   A) a network of routes to the Mediterranean Sea.
   B) limited to caravans carrying only silk.
   C) the path a single caravan followed to the end.
   D) wholly in Chinese territory.
  5. Mainly, Confucianism stresses ____________
   A) the importance of moral behavior in human relationships.
   B) living in harmony with nature.
   C) two opposing forces, yin and yang.
   D) all of the above
  6. Legalists ____________
   A) opposed Confucian ideas.
   B) emphasized the importance of strict laws.
   C) believed in harsh punishments.
   D) all of the above
  7. To be a Daoist, one had to ____________
   A) renounce Confucianism.
   B) reconcile opposites.
   C) renounce worldly ambitions.
   D) join a religious group.
  8. Which of the following classes was at the bottom of the social hierarchy?
   A) landowners
   B) peasants
   C) government workers
   D) merchants
  9. Which of the following was a Chinese invention?
   A) the wheelbarrow
   B) acupuncture
   C) silk
   D) all of the above
  10. Before the invention of paper, Chinese government workers used ____________
   A) cloth.
   B) animal hides.
   C) wooden strips.
   D) bronze.



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