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Traditions and Encounters 3Rd Edition Bentley Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Traditions and Encounters 3Rd Edition Bentley Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Traditions and Encounters 3Rd Edition Bentley Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
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Student:
1. The legendary founder of the Xia dynasty, who constructed dikes and dams and organized flood control
projects, was
A. Confucius.
B. Erlitou.
C. King Yu.
D. Prince Wu.
E. Prince Shun.
2. King Yu was famous for founding the
A. Qin dynasty.
B. Chu dynasty.
C. Zhou dynasty.
D. Xia dynasty.
E. Tang dynasty.
3. The legendary early Chinese sage-king who ordered the four seasons and who established uniform
weights, measures, and units of time was
A. Qin Shihuangdi.
B. Shun.
C. Confucius.
D. Yu.
E. Moksha.
4. Human beings made their appearance in East Asia as early as
A. one million years ago.
B. five hundred thousand years ago.
C. two hundred thousand years ago.
D. fifty thousand years ago.
E. ten thousand years ago.
5. Which river takes its name from loess soil?
A. Yangzi
B. Xi Jiang
C. Chengdu
D. Meking
E. Huang He
6. The Huang He River was given the nickname
A. China's Sorrow.
B. Mandate of Heaven.
C. China's Father.
D. Yellow Terror.
E. Old Man.
7. "China's Sorrow" was the nickname for
A. King Yu.
B. the Huang He River.
C. the Qin tribes.
D. the Zhou dynasty.
E. smallpox.
8. Which of the following groupings of early societies and their rivers is correct?
A. Mesopotamia—Tigris and Euphrates; Egypt—Indus; Harappan—Nile; China—Huang He
B. Mesopotamia—Nile; Egypt—Tigris and Euphrates; Harappan—Indus; China—Huang He
C. Mesopotamia—Tigris and Euphrates; Egypt—Nile; Harappan—Huang He; China—Indus
D. Mesopotamia—Tigris and Euphrates; Egypt— Nile; Harappan—Indus; China—Huang He
E. Mesopotamia—Tigris and Euphrates; Egypt—Nile; Harappan—Indus; China—Yangzi
9. Which Neolithic society flourished in China between 5000 and 3000 B.C.E.?
A. Xia
B. Yangshao
C. Shang
D. Zhou
E. Yu
10. The most important archaeological site from the Neolithic Yangshao culture is
A. Banpo.
B. Huang He.
C. Xia.
D. Ao.
E. Shun.
11. Which of the following answers is correct chronologically?
A. Xia, Zhou, Shang, Qin
B. Shang, Yangshao, Xia, Zhou
C. Yangshao, Xia, Shang, Zhou
D. Yangshao, Shang, Xia, Zhou
E. Zhou, Shang, Yangshao, Xia
12. The first attempt to organize public life in China on a large scale occurred during the
A. Shang dynasty.
B. Yangshao culture.
C. Xia dynasty.
D. Zhou dynasty.
E. Banpo period.
13. The capital of the Xia dynasty was
A. Ao.
B. Banpo.
C. Beijing.
D. Erlitou.
E. Mohenjo-daro.
14. The Shang rulers were strengthened by their control over the technological advantage of
A. iron.
B. bronze.
C. tin.
D. copper.
E. steel.
15. The Chinese copied their chariots from the
A. Egyptians.
B. Harappan Indians.
C. Japanese.
D. Koreans.
E. the Indo-Europeans.
16. The Shang enjoyed a military advantage with armies as large as
A. two thousand troops.
B. eight thousand troops.
C. thirteen thousand troops.
D. forty-two thousand troops.
E. one-hundred thousand troops.
17. Ao was an important early capital of the dynasty.
A. Qin
B. Xia
C. Zhou
D. Shang
E. Harappan
18. The last capital of the Shang dynasty, which featured lavish tombs for the kings, was
A. Yin.
B. Beijing.
C. Erlitou.
D. Banpo.
E. Shun.
19. Which dynasty laid the foundation for principles of government and political legitimacy?
A. Xia B.
Zhou C.
Shang D.
Qin
E. Yangshao
20. The mandate of heaven
A. gave the Chinese emperors unlimited power.
B. created the notion of the Chinese emperors as gods.
C. positioned China as a theocracy ruled by priests.
D. allowed the ruler to serve as a link between the heavens and the earth.
E. originated with the Indo-Europeans before they reached China.
21. Because of the immense size of the Zhou state, its emperors were forced to
A. institute a feudal system of government.
B. rule through the use of incredible terror.
C. establish a rule based on the accepted divinity of the ruler.
D. bring in troops from their Indian allies.
E. practice a rudimentary form of democracy.
22. One of the reasons for the eventual collapse of the Zhou dynasty was the inability of its emperors to
control the production of
A. bronze.
B. iron.
C. tin.
D. copper.
E. steel.
23. The Period of Warring States refers to the
A. early war between China and India.
B. conquest of later Shang emperors by the rising Zhou military forces.
C. chaotic last centuries of the Zhou dynasty.
D. period of disunity before Xia unification.
E. political disunity during the Qin dynasty.
24. In ancient China, which group presided at the rites and ceremonies honoring ancestors' spirits?
A. members of the official priesthood
B. women represented the nurturing earth goddess
C. the Buddhist hierarchy
D. the patriarchal heads of the families
E. Shinto priests
25. Which group retained much more influence on family structure in China than in other lands?
A. the extended family
B. the nuclear family
C. the matriarchal heads of the families
D. members of the cult of Isis
E. slaves
26. In regard to gaining or losing the mandate of heaven, the Chinese spoke of
A. tian, an impersonal heavenly power.
B. the influence of the great god Luoyang.
C. the influential decisions of the official priesthood.
D. the intervention of the Buddha.
E. military might.
27. The Chinese began to make extensive use of writing during the dynasty.
A. Xia
B. Zhou
C. Qin
D. Shang
E. Yangshao
28. In an effort to foretell the future, the Shang made use of
A. a careful examination of the movements of the planets.
B. a sheep's entrails.
C. oracle bones.
D. prophetic visions brought about by consuming soma.
E. tea leaves.
29. Writing during the Shang period was made up of around
A. twenty-two letters.
B. fifty letters.
C. five-hundred characters.
D. two-thousand characters.
E. six-thousand characters, including an alphabetic component.
30. The lines, "This young lady is going to her future home, And will order well her chamber and house."
come from
A. Confucius.
B. the Book of History.
C. the Book of Songs.
D. ancient texts discussing the unthinking obedience called for in the mandate of heaven.
E. Lawbook of Manu.
31. Many of the early Chinese literary works were destroyed by
A. a major fire in the main Zhou library.
B. order of the first Qin emperor.
C. the incompetence of the later Zhou emperors.
D. Mongol raids during the Shang dynasty.
E. the wreck of a ship carrying the emperor's personal library.
32. Which of the following works was not one of the Zhou classics?
A. Book of Changes
B. Book of Songs
C. Book of the Emperors
D. Book of History
E. Book of Rites
33. Early China enjoyed lasting direct long-distance trade with
A. India.
B. Mesopotamia.
C. Egypt.
D. Persia.
E. none of the choices are correct.
34. The early Chinese shipped textiles and metal goods to the ancestors of the Turks and Mongols in the
steppes and received what in return?
A. horses
B. grain
C. raw materials
D. military protection
E. silk
35. The nomadic tribes to the north and west of China traded with the Zhou
A. and eventually completely copied Chinese culture.
B. but did not imitate Chinese ways.
C. and were conquered by the Zhou emperors.
D. and brought profound cultural influences to the Chinese.
E. and eventually brought China under their control.
36. The powerful southern rival to the Zhou were the
A. Xia.
B. Yangzi.
C. Chu.
D. Huang He.
E. Yu.
Match the terms
a. Book of Songs
b. Yin
c. Banpo
d. Mandate of heaven
e. Chu
f. Shang
g. Huang He
h. Zhou
i. Xia
j. Oracle bones
k. Tian
l. Luoyang
37. Legendary first dynasty in Chinese history
43. Chinese dynasty (1122-256 B.C.E.) that laid foundations for Chinese thought
46. Chinese dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) that relied on use of bronze technology
Students should be able to describe the following key terms, concepts, individuals, and places, and
explain their significance.
49. Mandate of heaven
50. Tian
61. King Yu
62. Confucius
65. Fu Hao
71. Ao
72. Yin
73. Banpo
74. Erlitou
75. Luoyang
76. Chu
77. A poem from the Book of Songs contains the lines, "Large rats! Large rats! Do not eat our wheat." Who
are the rats in this poem? What was life like for the Chinese peasants during the Zhou dynasty? How
common was this type of protest from any peasants of the ancient world?
78. The following lines are drawn from the Book of Songs: "Of all the men in the world there are none equal
to brothers." How does this reflect the importance of the family in ancient China? Was there a connection
between the structure of the family and the structure of the state?
79. Early Chinese society has been described as being uniquely secular. Is this a fair assessment? Why or
why not? Explain your answer by comparing the importance of religion in China to its importance in
other early societies.
80. In what fundamental ways was the mandate of heaven different from other governmental systems in the
ancient world? What were the limitations of the mandate of heaven?
81. What can the Book of Songs tell us about life in ancient China? Compare the Book of Songs to other
literary works of the ancient world. How does life in China differ from life in other societies?
82. What could the use of oracle bones tell us about the ancient Chinese Shang dynasty? Was this practice
nothing more than superstition? Did other ancient societies attempt to foretell the future?
83. What does the mandate of heaven tell us about the philosophy, religion, and social structure of the ancient
Chinese?
84. How important was the development of writing to the ancient Chinese? Trace the evolution of this
practice.
85. Discuss the influence of ancient China. What ancient innovations continued to shape Chinese thought
over the centuries? How did the ancient Chinese influence their neighbors?
86. Examine the social structure of early China. Describe the lives of the peasants and slaves. Did the concept
of the mandate of heaven help or hurt the plight of the peasants?
87. Examine the Xia and Shang dynasties. What influence did these early dynasties have on later Chinese
history?
88. Discuss the role of women in early Chinese society. Why was China such a strongly patriarchal society?
How did the role of women change over the centuries?
89. Examine the role that changing technology played in the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
90. In what ways was the Zhou dynasty the foundation for Chinese thought and society?
91. Discuss the nature of the mandate of heaven. What were the foundations of this governmental view?
What was its long-term significance?
92. Examine Chinese political history from the Yangshao society through the decline of the Zhou dynasty.
What were the major themes and turning points during this period?
93. Look at the map of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties on page 112. Trace the expansion of Chinese
political power. How did the major contributions of these three dynasties relate to their geographical
location?
94. Examine the map of the Period of the Warring States on page 115. Why were the Zhou rulers losing
control over China? In what ways did this period of confusion set the stage for true unification under the
Qin dynasty?
95. Look at the picture of peasants preparing their field for cultivation on page 121. What was the life of the
Chinese peasant like? Did the mandate of heaven help the plight of the peasants?
96. Examine the picture of the Shang oracle bone on page 125. What was the idea behind the oracle bones?
Was there more to this practice than simple superstition? Compare it to other methods for foretelling the
future practiced in the ancient world.
97. Look at the representation of the evolution of Chinese characters on page 126. How did the characters
evolve from the early figures to the later ones? What role did writing play in the advancement of Chinese
society?
98. Examine the section from the Book of Songs on page 120. In what ways does this poetry serve as social
criticism? How unusual would such criticism be in the ancient world?
99. Examine the section from the Book of Songs on page 122. How does this poem reflect the Chinese
emphasis on family?
05 Key
1. The legendary founder of the Xia dynasty, who constructed dikes and dams and organized flood
(p. 109) control projects, was
A. Confucius.
B. Erlitou.
C. King Yu. D.
Prince Wu. E.
Prince Shun.
Bentley - 005 Chapter... #1
2. King Yu was famous for founding the
(p. 109) A. Qin dynasty.
B. Chu dynasty.
C. Zhou dynasty.
D. Xia dynasty.
E. Tang dynasty.
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