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Chapter 7

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What did the first Qin emperor standardize, enabling China to operate more efficiently?
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The Chinese script, weights, measures, and coinage were standardized to facilitate trade.
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What did the Han emperor Gaozu do to reestablish stability after the fall of the Qin Dynasty?
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He retained the centralized government created by the Qin.
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Which statement is true of the Confucian classics?
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They were the ancient books recovered after the book burning of the third century B.C.E.
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What was significant about Sima Qian's writings?
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Hey included a comprehensive history of China and set a standard for historical writing
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Why did Han officials encourage peasants to be independent and productive?
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Peasants made up the bulk of the population and contributed vital taxes and labor services to the state
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Who became China's main military threat in the fifth to fourth centuries BCE?
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Nomadic horsemen of the north
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Bhan Zhao's admonitions for women promoted the ideal virtues for Han women , particularly the virtue of
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Humility
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The Mahayana Buddhism that spread to Central Asia was influenced by Iranian religions to become more
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devotional
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What attracted Chinese women to Buddhism?
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It encouraged women to pursue salvation and serve the faith on terms nearly equal to men.
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Who established the Nam Viet Kingdom in the third century B.C.E?
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A former Qin general
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Why were the Yamato rulers of Japan able to come to power?
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They had a strong military and claimed to be descended from the sun-goddess.
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Which of the following was a result of increased Japanese contact the Asian mainland in the eighth century C.E.?
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A smallpox epidemic