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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
  • What did the Chinese write on before they invented paper?
    silk and bamboo
    seaweed and straw
    hides and leather
  • 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
  • Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy?
    one who had an important family
    one who did well on an exam
    one who was born in the capital
  • 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
  • Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?
    a feather
    a brush
    a reed
  • 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
  • The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers
    plow the soil for planting.
    more heavy goods.
    bring water up to their fields.
  • Which shape best illustrates the structure of the Han bureaucracy?
    rectangle
    upside down triangle
    pyramid
  • Compared with the Qin Dynasty, the Han dynasty
    was much smaller.
    lasted much longer.
    had far fewer inventions.
  • Ancient Chinese healers used the technique of acupuncture to
    rebalance the forces of yin and yang.
    teach people to live with pain.
    achieve immortality.
  • 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.
  • What was one effect of the invention of the drill?
    more wealth from trade
    better earthquake prediction
    more oil for heat
  • 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?
    steam-powered riverboats
    invention of the wheel
    advances in working iron
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