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What statement offers the complete analysis of the decline of the Han dynasty?

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  1. Migrations of Germanic people from the north; lack of citizen participate in government; unemployment due to excessive numbers of slaves.

  2. Attacks by militarily superior horse-mounted steppe tribesmen equipped with strong bows; regional political rivalries taking advantage of a weak central government; diseases/plagues devastating the populations of major cities.

  3. Attacks by militarily superior horse-mounted steppe tribesmen equipped with strong bows; internal revolts due to increased taxes and weakening central authority; weak emperors and corrupt bureaucracy.

  4. Disruption of trade networks by well-equipped tribesmen from the steppes; exhausted of local agriculture lands due to overfarming; decline in the available number of slaves due to military defeats and slave revolts.

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Correct Option: C

What statement accurately compares the government of the Han dynasty with that of the Roman Republic?

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  1. Power in the Han dynasty was concentrated in a centralized bureaucracy dominated by Confusion scholars while power in the Roman Republic was shared among the landowning families of Rome.

  2. Power in the Han dynasty rested solely with the emperor while in Rome all citizens were able to express their opinions and influence government.

  3. Power in the Han dynasty was concentrated in a centralized bureaucracy dominated by Confusion scholars while in the Roman Republic all citizens shared power in governmental decisions.

  4. Power in the Han dyd nasty rested in the hands of the military generals and their successors, who had helped defeat the previous Qin dynasty, while power in the Roman Republic rested in the hands of legion commanders and provincial governors.

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following Chinese dynasties instituted the first civil service examination?

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  1. Tang

  2. Zhou

  3. Sui

  4. Qin

  5. Han

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The Han Dynasty people were the first to use examinations as a way to choose government officials. The civil service examinations were used as a way to select officials based on merit and ability, rather than family lineage or political connections. This idea came from Confucian philosophy, which seeked a state ruled by men of ability and virtue. This selection process based on merit, meant that even the poorest family could have a member claim a high-ranking position in the government.

Which of the following shows the characteristic of the Han dynasty in China?

the empires of mongol, mali, china and japan medieval world: centres of power the classical world history

  1. The creation of a terracotta army

  2. The standardization of state currency

  3. The completion of the Grand Canal by linking the Yangtze and Yellow rivers

  4. The development of a civil service, open to anyone who could pass the requisite examinations

  5. The invention of the block printing system

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The characteristic of the Han dynasty in China was the development of a civil service open to anyone who could pass the requisite examinations.

The dynasty that re-established political order in China after the fall of the classical-era Han Dynasty was the ________________.

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  1. Song

  2. Sui

  3. Qin

  4. Tang

  5. Ming

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Correct Option: B,E

The creation of laws of early Roman Republic, circa 500 B.C.E. was the responsibility of the __________.

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  1. Consuls

  2. Plebians

  3. Dictator

  4. Senate

  5. Estruscans

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following was NOT a reason that led to the decline of the Roman Republic?

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  1. Mass support for military generals rather than for the Republic

  2. An increase in wealth and opportunities for the plebians

  3. Expansionist policies that mainly benefitted the aristocracy

  4. The breakdown of Roman society due to civil wars

  5. Lack of response from the Roman Senate to the problems facing Rome

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Correct Option: A

All of the following were responsibilities of government during the Han Dynasty EXCEPT:

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  1. Increasing literacy and education among Chinese males

  2. Control of important industries such as iron and salt production

  3. Promotion of Confucian values

  4. Continued focus on gender equality in China

  5. Collecting of taxes to ensure societal stability

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Correct Option: A

In The Republic, Plato proposed _____________________.

the empires of mongol, mali, china and japan medieval world: centres of power the classical world history

  1. Direct democracy as the best form of government

  2. A Republic based on democratic ideals

  3. A hierarchy based on skills needed to make political decisions

  4. A benevolent monarchy

  5. A democracy organized into separate lawmaking bodies

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is a major difference between the social structure of Han China and that of Classical India?

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  1. The Han dynasty believed that all citizens should strive for upward social mobility while India only stressed mobility for the poor

  2. In India, social mobility was based on education while in China, social mobility was based on wealth

  3. In China, women were considered to be high on the social status ladder while in India, all women were at the bottom

  4. The social hierarchy in India was completeLY eliminated during the Classical era while Classical China retained its social hierarchy

  5. In Indian society, higher social status was awarded to merchants than in China

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Correct Option: A