1 Based upon our class discussion, Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese emperor who united Chinese and non-Chinese tribes and states to form a truly centralized nation.
True
False
2 The Buddhism that Japan adopted from China and Korea became a more secular religion that directly involved in people's lives.
True
False
3 One of the principles of the Zen Buddhism that developed in Japan is that people can see Buddha inside of themselves rather than searching for it outside.
True
False
4 It is safe to say that Neolithic Chinese tribes replaced bronze using Shang and Xia Dynasty.
True
False
Answer
1 Based upon our class discussion, Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese emperor who united Chinese and non-Chinese tribes and states to form a truly centralized nation.
True
(It is true that Qin Shi Hung was the first Chinese emperor who united the Chinese and Non-Chinese tribes. He pulled all of China together as one country.)
2 The Buddhism that Japan adopted from China and Korea became a more secular religion that directly involved in people's lives.
False
(The Mahayana form of Buddhism was adopted by the Japanese that came from Japan to China by way of Korea.)
3 One of the principles of the Zen Buddhism that developed in Japan is that people can see Buddha inside of themselves rather than searching for it outside.
True
(Zen Buddhism's essence is that all human beings are Buddha and there is no need to search outside, instead we must search within ourselves to see Buddha.)
4 It is safe to say that Neolithic Chinese tribes replaced bronze using Shang and Xia Dynasty.
False
(Neolithic Chinese tribes replaced stone for use as tools and weapons.)
1 Based upon our class discussion, Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese emperor who united...
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