A) They were also philosophers.
B) They were considered to be gods.
C) They were the dynasty's most important merchants.
D) They were military chieftains.
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A) Hard-packed earth difficult to dig into
B) An iron-rich soil with a reddish tint
C) A loose, wind-driven soil that is easy to till
D) A loose, sandy soil that is not very fertile
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A) Anyang
B) Chang-an
C) Beijing
D) Luoyang
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A) A concept of complementary poles, one of which represents the feminine, dark, and receptive, and the other the masculine, bright, and assertive.
B) One of the earliest Chinese books, containing documents, speeches, and historical accounts about early Zhou rule.
C) A powerful mechanical bow developed during the Warring States Period.
D) A stylized animal face commonly seen in Chinese bronzes.
E) Political theorists who emphasized the need for rigorous laws and laid the basis for China's later bureaucratic government.
F) The theory that Heaven gives the king a mandate to rule only as long as he rules in the interests of the people.
G) The earliest collection of Chinese poetry; it provides glimpses of what life was like in the early Zhou Dynasty.
H) Soil deposited by wind; it is fertile and easy to work.
I) Humanity, the ultimate Confucian virtue; it is translated as perfect goodness, benevolence, humanity, human-heartedness, and nobility.
J) Reverent attitude of children to their parents extolled by Confucius.
K) The Way, a term used by Daoists to refer to the natural order and by Confucians to refer to the moral order.
L) A system of writing in which each word is represented by a single symbol, such as the Chinese script.
M) One of the Shang Dynasty capitals from which the Shang kings ruled for more than two centuries.
N) The lower ranks of Chinese aristocracy; these men could serve in either military or civil capacities.
O) The time in Chinese history between 403 B.C.E. and 221 B.C.E. when states fought each other and one state after another was destroyed.
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A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Seven
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A) Gunpowder
B) Siege engines
C) Bronze swords
D) The crossbow
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A) An ancient legal philosophy
B) A mythical Chinese ruler
C) The Shang capital for more than two centuries
D) A vision of the unity of nature
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A) All three were logographic systems.
B) Each symbol in all three systems represented a spoken syllable.
C) Each of the three was an early alphabetical system.
D) It was impossible to express abstract concepts in any of the three systems.
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A) The Yalu River
B) The Ganges River
C) The Yangzi River
D) The Yellow River
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A) He controlled all trade.
B) He was a master of the healing arts.
C) He served as the high priest.
D) He was considered a reincarnation of Di.
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A) A man of noble birth and status
B) A religious priest
C) A man of moral cultivation
D) A successful merchant
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A) Government should be bureaucratic and authoritarian.
B) Government should put an end to social hierarchy.
C) All governmental leaders should be highly moral and pious.
D) Government should be small and weak.
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A) 9000 B.C.E.
B) 5000 B.C.E.
C) 1000 B.C.E.
D) 750 B.C.E.
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A) A concept of complementary poles, one of which represents the feminine, dark, and receptive, and the other the masculine, bright, and assertive.
B) One of the earliest Chinese books, containing documents, speeches, and historical accounts about early Zhou rule.
C) A powerful mechanical bow developed during the Warring States Period.
D) A stylized animal face commonly seen in Chinese bronzes.
E) Political theorists who emphasized the need for rigorous laws and laid the basis for China's later bureaucratic government.
F) The theory that Heaven gives the king a mandate to rule only as long as he rules in the interests of the people.
G) The earliest collection of Chinese poetry; it provides glimpses of what life was like in the early Zhou Dynasty.
H) Soil deposited by wind; it is fertile and easy to work.
I) Humanity, the ultimate Confucian virtue; it is translated as perfect goodness, benevolence, humanity, human-heartedness, and nobility.
J) Reverent attitude of children to their parents extolled by Confucius.
K) The Way, a term used by Daoists to refer to the natural order and by Confucians to refer to the moral order.
L) A system of writing in which each word is represented by a single symbol, such as the Chinese script.
M) One of the Shang Dynasty capitals from which the Shang kings ruled for more than two centuries.
N) The lower ranks of Chinese aristocracy; these men could serve in either military or civil capacities.
O) The time in Chinese history between 403 B.C.E. and 221 B.C.E. when states fought each other and one state after another was destroyed.
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A) He had considerable political experience.
B) He offered broad ideas that were less developed and detailed.
C) He trained to be a priest and thought heaven should be involved in human affairs.
D) His father had been a philosopher as well.
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A) A concept of complementary poles, one of which represents the feminine, dark, and receptive, and the other the masculine, bright, and assertive.
B) One of the earliest Chinese books, containing documents, speeches, and historical accounts about early Zhou rule.
C) A powerful mechanical bow developed during the Warring States Period.
D) A stylized animal face commonly seen in Chinese bronzes.
E) Political theorists who emphasized the need for rigorous laws and laid the basis for China's later bureaucratic government.
F) The theory that Heaven gives the king a mandate to rule only as long as he rules in the interests of the people.
G) The earliest collection of Chinese poetry; it provides glimpses of what life was like in the early Zhou Dynasty.
H) Soil deposited by wind; it is fertile and easy to work.
I) Humanity, the ultimate Confucian virtue; it is translated as perfect goodness, benevolence, humanity, human-heartedness, and nobility.
J) Reverent attitude of children to their parents extolled by Confucius.
K) The Way, a term used by Daoists to refer to the natural order and by Confucians to refer to the moral order.
L) A system of writing in which each word is represented by a single symbol, such as the Chinese script.
M) One of the Shang Dynasty capitals from which the Shang kings ruled for more than two centuries.
N) The lower ranks of Chinese aristocracy; these men could serve in either military or civil capacities.
O) The time in Chinese history between 403 B.C.E. and 221 B.C.E. when states fought each other and one state after another was destroyed.
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A) Ethics
B) Morality
C) Religion
D) Education
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A) A priest who lived in a temple
B) A message intended for a god
C) A tool used to write
D) A stylized animal face image
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A) Around 3150 B.C.E.
B) Around 2250 B.C.E.
C) Around 1400 B.C.E.
D) Around 1050 B.C.E.
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