1. Ch. 2,5,10

2.  Which geographic feature has helped isolate China? 

3.  Himalaya Mountains

4.  The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the

5.   Qin dynasty

6.  Filial piety and the five relationships are most often associated with 

7.  Confucianism

8.  Confucius believed that political and social harmony 

9.  arose from the proper ordering of human relationships.

10.  The traditional founder of Daoism is considered to be 

11.  Laozi.

12.  What was the Chinese political philosophy that called for clear and strict laws? 

13.  Legalism

14.  The founder of the Han dynasty was 

15.  Liu Bang.

16.  Before 600 C.E., large centralized empires, such as the Han, Persian, and Roman empires, extended their military power by 

17.  developing supply lines and building infrastructure, including defensive walls and roads

18.  China under the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire were similar in that both grew wealthy because they 

19.  developed extensive trade networks

20.  The most powerful Han emperor, known for his administrative centralization and imperial expansion, was 

21.  Wudi.

22.  Between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., the Silk Roads facilitated commodity trade between which of the following pairs of empires? 

23.  The Roman and Han

24.  Because of the influence of Confucian ethics, Chinese values emphasized 

25.  obedience and proper conduct.

26.  In order to supply administrators for the empire, the Han used officials from the gentry class and adopted 

27.  a version of Confucianism to guide government.

28.  The important Han innovations include the development of 

29.  the horse collar, the watermill, and the crossbow.

30.  The spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to China and Southeast Asia was the result of 

31.  cultural diffusion

32.  The leading export commodity of China during the Han was

33.  silk.

34.  Block printing, gunpowder, and the abacus were developed.  Porcelain making and black-ink painting on silk paper were perfected.  The compass was discovered and used to improve the determination of direction when sailing.   These advances are associated with the 

35.  Tang and Sung dynasties of China

36.  To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern China, the Sui built the 

37.  Grand Canal.

38.  During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations 

39.  were expanded and allowed posts to be filled with officials of genuine intellectual ability.

40.  The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was 

41.  fast-ripening rice.

42.  Confucianism had a strong impact on the development of China mainly because this philosophy 

43.  provided a basis for social order