Governance and Expansion in Han China, Rome, and the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 6 and 7 Homework Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. How did Gaozu change the centralized government created by the Qin? a. He disbanded the army. b. He gave most imperial powers back to local rulers. c. He reduced taxes. d. He abandoned its bureaucratic structure. 2. How did Rome solve the problem of feeding its growing population? a. Emperors provided free bread, oil, and wine to the population. b. Leaders started subsidizing the cost of basic commodities. c. Emperors combined small tenant farms into huge agricultural operations. d. The Senate forced thousands of residents out of the city to colonize the frontiers. 3. What title did Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gain when he defeated the Turks in 630 C.E.? a. Second Emperor b. Son of Heaven c. Sultan d. Great Khan 4. What, according to Roman jurists, was ius naturale? a. A council composed of lifetime appointments that oversaw the military b. Statutes that regulated the lives of citizens, especially in property c. Rules that governed the behavior of all humans based on reason rather than customs d. A patriotic slogan meant to infer a close link between the Senate and the people 5. What defensive barrier was built by the Qin emperor using conscripted labor? a. The Grand Canal b. The First Wall c. The Silk Road d. The Great Wall 6. In the third century B.C.E., the main challenge to Roman control of the Mediterranean came from which of the following? a. Ptolemaic Egypt b. Carthage c. Alexandria d. Macedonia 7. Which Buddhist school of thought appealed to laypeople during the Tang era? a. Theravada school b. Chan school c. Zen school d. Pure Land school 8. According to legend, who founded Rome? a. Latium b. Romulus and Remus c. Domitian d. Silla and Gaulius 9. What did the mystery religions offer adherents in the Roman Empire? a. Access to political power b. The promise of eternal life c. Independence from the state d. Veneration of the state 10. According to Map 7.2, "The Silk Trade in the Seventh Century C.E.," the western end of the Silk Road terminated in the middle of territory that was once a part of which ancient civilization? a. Egypt b. Greece c. Persia d. Mesopotamia 11. What was the native religion of Japan? a. Zen b. Shinto c. Yamato d. Mahayana 12. The Mahayana Buddhism that spread to China was more a. sacrificial. b. inclusive. c. ritualistic. d. monastic. 13. In Roman families, what was the paterfamilias? a. The oldest dominant male in a family, who had near absolute power b. A family council that was composed of all adult males c. The marriage contract between husband and wife d. The male family member who was entitled to vote for public ofÏce 14. What significant political change did Diocletian enact? a. He used the titles Augustus and Caesar. b. He adopted the court ceremonies of the Persian Empire. c. He converted to Christianity and made it the state religion. d. He divided the Roman Empire into two parts. 15. Han coins and jewelry were usually made of what metal? a. Bronze b. Iron c. Gold d. Silver 16. What was the main feature of the reform program proposed by Tiberius Gracchus? a. To provide free bread to the poor of Rome b. To redistribute public land to poor Romans c. To abolish the class distinctions of patricians and plebeians d. To establish colonies populated by ex-soldiers and their families 17. Which year marked the beginning of a unified China under the Qin state? a. 206 C.E. b. 581 C.E. c. 221 B.C.E. d. 764 C.E. 18. Who established the Nam Viet kingdom in the third century B.C.E.? a. A Buddhist monk b. A Confucian scholar c. A former Qin general d. A Viet prince 19. What Chinese dynasty was founded in 581? a. Qin b. Sui c. Ming d. Han 20. What did Romans, like the Persians, do once they conquered an area? a. They killed the men and took the women as slaves. b. They built large temples to please the gods and ensure success. c. They forced the men to serve in the Roman military. d. They built roads to facilitate communication and trade. 21. Which of the following was true of the emperor Constantine? a. He supported Christianity. b. He abdicated his power. c. He raised taxes on clergy. d. He was assassinated by the army. 22. What was the key to the Han tributary system? a. Exchanging gifts via envoys b. Sending royal children as hostages c. Frequently sending armies to invade d. Sending Confucian scholars as teachers 23. What did Paul of Tarsus advocate with regard to Christian ideals? a. That Christ's teachings should be proclaimed to all b. That Christianity should be used to defeat Rome c. That Christ's message applied only to Jews d. That Christians should avoid contact with pagans 24. After Augustus, what regions became prime grain producers for the empire? a. Gaul and Italy b. Southern Spain and Italy c. Egypt and Syria d. Britain and Belgium 25. Ban Zhao's Admonitions for Women promoted the ideal virtues for Han women, particularly the virtue of a. pride. b. humility. c. physical strength. d. piety. 26. What was an important difference between the political systems of the Romans and Greeks? a. Some Greek city-states had monarchies, while Roman city-states never did. b. Rome extended citizenship to its conquered peoples, while the Greeks did not. c. Rome had written laws, while no Greek city-states did. d. Greeks endured civil war, while Romans did not. 27. What does the phrase Roma et Augustus mean? a. It is the title of a historical account of Augustus's reign by Tacitus. b. It is an epic poem of Augustus's deeds written by Virgil. c. It means that the empire was divinely ordained. d. It refers to the cult of the emperor and the state. 28. Who became China's main military threat in the fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E.? a. Koreans from the Silla kingdom b. Nomadic horsemen of the north c. Internal rebels trying take control of trade d. Bactrian merchants on the Silk Road 29. According to Map 6.2, "Roman Expansion, 262 B.C.E.–180 C.E.," which region was home to the largest number of land trade routes? a. Germania b. Britain c. Spain d. Gaul 30. How did Confucian scholars seek to make the Confucian classics more useful? a. Made them freely available to all b. Published them in inexpensive editions c. Revised them d. Wrote commentaries on them 31. How do the Han and Roman empires compare in terms of how they handled peoples on their borders? The upward push of the Roman Republic can be compared to the upward push of the Qin nation to prominence in a few methods. Both had been withinside the western margin of the civilized ecumene (the Greek states and the jap Chinese states, respectively) and had been regarded as semi-barbaric. Their geographical role preferred a focal point on army capability. Both Rome and Qin had been militaristic states. Both had been capable of increasing way to being shielded with the aid of using their geographical role from the brilliant powers within the east. Eventually, they had benefited from hegemonic electricity over an extensive zone of the ecumene, Italy for Rome and Sichuan for Qin. Then, in a chain of excessive stake wars, Rome and Qin conquered their regarded ecumene. 32. How was the Roman road system used to create, expand, and maintain the empire? The road system was key to Rome’s military might. As the legions blazed a path through Europe, the Romans constructed new highways to hyperlink captured towns with Rome and set up them as colonies. These routes ensured that the Roman navy ought to out-tempo and out-maneuver its enemies; however, they aided with inside the regular renovation of the Empire. Reduced tour time and marching fatigue allowed the fleet-footed legions to transport as speedy as twenty miles an afternoon to reply to outdoor threats and inner uprisings. Roads had been incredibly efÏcient, expertly engineered, clean to navigate, and had been well-covered and patrolled.