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Section Quiz
Ancient China
Section 4
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from the
word pair that best completes each sentence.
1. The government established under the Han dynasty was based on the ideas of
________________________. (Buddha/Confucius)
2. The social order of Han China was based on the ________________________
system, which divided society into four social classes. (Confucian/Buddhist)
3. The Han Chinese made one item that we use every day:
________________________. (cloth/paper)
4. To get a government job in China under Han rule, a person had to pass a test
based on the teachings of ________________________. (Zhou/Confucius)
5. ________________________ was the first emperor of the Han dynasty.
(Liu Bang/Ying Zheng)
6. Confucius taught that the ________________________ was the head of the
family and had absolute power. (mother/father)
7. The ________________________, a device that measures the strength of an
earthquake, was invented during the Han dynasty. (pictograph/seismograph)
8. Emperors were very interested in knowing the movements of the earth because
they believed that earthquakes were signs of ________________________
events. (past evil/future evil)
9. A ________________________ uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to
tell the time of day. (sundial/jade)
10. ________________________ is the practice of inserting fine needles through
the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.
(fasting/acupuncture)
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