Ch. 2-3-4

Question 1

Qin Dynasty

Answer 1

Established in 221 B.C.E. at the end of the Warring states period following the end of the Zhou Dynasty. Ended in 207 B.C.E.
The First Emperor of China
Great Wall is begun
Single basic language (writing + speaking)

Question 2

Han Dynasty

Answer 2

Chinese Dynasty that succeeded the Qin dynasty in 202, ruled for the next 400 years.
Increased bureaucracy, civil service examinations, spread of Confucianism.

Question 3

Zhou Dynasty

Answer 3

Originally a vassal family of Shang China, possibly Turkic in origin, overthrew the Shang and established second Chinese dynasty that flourished from 1122 to 256 B.C.E.

Question 4

How did the Zhou Dynasty rule china? How did this contribute to its eventual downfall?

Answer 4

As China’s “feudal period”, the Zhou dynasty relied on an alliance system with local rulers, making the central government weak. Eventual downfall was caused by regional disloyalties, when land-owning aristocrats solidified power base and disregarded the central gov.

Question 5

Contributions of the Zhou Dynasty

Answer 5

• extended territory by encouraging settlers to move into the Yangzi River Valley, which would become the “Middle Core” or the center of China.
• invented Mandate of Heaven
• promoted greater cultural unity by discouraging primitive religious practices, and setting a standard spoken language (Mandarin)z

Question 6

Shi Huangdi

Answer 6

Founder of the Brief Qin Dynasty in 221 B.C.E.

Brutal Leader