Chapter 7: Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 BCE-300 CE Reading Quiz

In the Han Empire, a cluster of natural calamities, prodigies, and heavenly omens usually meant:

The emperor had lost the Mandate of Heaven.

To spread and consolidate their rule, the Han:

Used large armies armed with crossbows, and drafted laborers for public works projects.

All of the following characterize Roman family life except:

As Roman imperial society expanded, the importance of family units diminished in urban centers as children were able to act more independently.

All of the following characterize the Han social order except:

Monumental architecture in China became associated with sites of mass entertainment such as theaters and sporting arenas.

Which of the following groups was Rome's opponent in the Punic Wars (First, Second, and Third)?

Carthaginians.

Which one of the following accurately compares the Han and Roman armies?

The Han armies were substantially larger than the Roman armies, with the Han standing army reaching above 1 million men.

Authoritarian rule in Rome was initiated by:

Octavian.

Hannibal

Was an expert military tactician and planner who attacked Italy by marching elephants over the Alps.

The Qin Empire attempted to secure lands that they seized from the Xiongnu by all of the following methods except:

Kidnapping sons and daughters of Xiongnu leaders and holding them as political hostages.

Which of the following officials seized power during the Han dynasty and attempted to implement reforms?

Wang Mang.

Early Christianity contained all of the following elements except:

The waning influence of Zoroastrianism.

The Han and Roman empires shared all of the following characteristics except:

Both empires honored civil magistrates as the ideal and representative public servant.

The Han and the Roman views of mass entertainment:

Differed, in that the Han believed entertainment should be for the elite, and Romans believing it should be for all.

Under Liu Bang, when the Han seized power after the fall of the Qin:

The Han depicted the Qin as immoral despots while adopting many of their bureaucratic and legal practices.

All of the following were elements of the Roman world except:

The Romans relied on a labor force of free workers since slavery violated Roman conceptions of citizenship.

The German and Goth populations to the north of the Roman Empire only had one major commodity that the Romans desired. Which of the following was this desired commodity?

Slaves.

The emergence of the class of scholar-officials:

Was promoted by the central state, which established schools to promote the ideal of an educated class of officials.

In order to establish stability, the Qin:

Established an elaborate administrative hierarchy with officials directly responsible to the emperor.

All of the following statements characterize the Roman military except:

The Roman army's inability to gain clear dominance in the southeast Mediterranean against the Egyptians remained the one weakness of their empire.

Who is considered the first female Chinese historian? (Hint: Among her works included completing her brother's "History of the Former Han Dynasty" and "Lessons for Women.")

Ban Zhao/Madame Gao

The Later Han Empire suffered from all of the following problems except:

Centralized political authority that fell into the hands of the scholar-officials.

In order to help secure the frontier along the desert regions, Emperor Wu:

Established military and farming settlements in which soldiers and their families could develop agricultural communities.