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The Chinese invented the magnetic compass to show which way was south. What was their earliest reason for wanting to know directions?
 
to position buildings correctly for good fortune
 
to navigate ships safely out of sight of land
 
to know the best time to plant their crops
Which of these discoveries did the Chinese make, more than one thousand years before people in Europe did?
 
the blood circulates through the body
 
that comets can be seen in the night sky
 
that wheeled carts can be pulled by oxen
Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to
 
rebalance the forces of yin and yang.
 
teach people to live with pain.
 
achieve immortality.
What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
 
silk and bamboo
 
hides and leather
 
seaweed and straw
Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?
 
a brush
 
a reed
 
a feather
What was one effect of the invention of the drill?
 
more wealth from trade
 
more oil for heat
 
better earthquake prediction
What change made silk production more efficient?
 
an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel
 
a kind of tree that was better for silkworms
 
a road on which trade goods could be carried safely
The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers
 
bring water up to their fields.
 
plow the soil for planting.
 
more heavy goods.
How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?
 
placed them away from their home districts
 
executed their friends and relations
 
made them file a weekly report
Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
 
one who did well on an exam
 
one who was born in the capital
 
one who had an important family
Which shape best illustrates the structure of the Han bureaucracy?
 
pyramid
 
rectangle
 
upside down triangle
What invention would be used to send a message from one part of the army to another and to frighten enemies with strange noises at night?
 
kite
 
fish-scale armor
 
crossbow
What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?
 
advances in working iron
 
steam-powered riverboats
 
invention of the wheel
How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?
 
They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.
 
They returned most power to local nobles.
 
They put more emphasis on family connections.
Compared with the Qin Dynasty, the Han dynasty
 
lasted much longer.
 
was much smaller.
 
had far fewer inventions.