Chapter 5 Section 3 The Qin And Han Dynasties Flashcards

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What style of government did the Qin emperor use?

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Legalism everyone who opposed him was punished are killed, books with opposing views were burned central government stronger than before.

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Who was Qin Shihuangdi?

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The Qin ruler who declared himself the first Qin emperor into 221 BC after taking over neighboring states one by one.

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What are censors?

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Government officials appointed to make sure other government officials that their jobs in the Quinn empire

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How did Qin unify China?

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He created one currency, he ordered the construction of roads and a huge canal.

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What is Guangzhou?

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City in southern China that was connected by the new canal to the Chang Jiang in central China

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Why did the Qin emperor build the Great Wall of China?

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To keep the Xiongnu out of China. These masters of fighting on horseback left in the Gobi desert and would attack Chinese farms and villages.

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What happened to the Quinn dynasty?

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It was overthrown four years after the emperor died in 210 BC. Aristocrats were angry because he reduce their power. Scholars hated him for burning the writings. Farmers headed in for forcing them to work on the wall.

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Why did Qin face little opposition during most of his reign?

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He was a ruthless ruler who had his enemies killed

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Who founded the Han dynasty?

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Liu Bang founded the Han dynasty in 202 BC

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Who was Han Wudi?

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Ruler of the Han dynasty who devise the civil-service examinations.

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Which Inventions helped Chinese society during the Han Dynasty?

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Waterwheels to grind more grain, new iron drillbits to mine more salt, steel, paper, herbal treatment, acupuncture, The writer and a new way to move sails of ships.

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What is acupuncture?

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A treatment to ease pain by sticking needles into patient’s skin

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What was the silk Road?

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A large network of trade routes stretching from western China to Southeast Asia. merchants use camels to carry expensive goods to kingdoms along the Mediterranean Sea. They carried mostly silk, spices, tea, porcelain

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Why did emperor Han Wudi send out General Zhang Qian to explore areas west of China?

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Zhang had been sent on a mission to find allies for China against its enemies especially the Xiongnu of the north. He found the kingdom far to the west where there were horses of exceptional strength and size. The Emperor wanted to try to get these horses so his Calvary could defeat the Xiongnu.

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Why did merchants carry mostly expensive goods on the silk Road?

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Merchants had to pay taxes too many kingdoms as they move the goods Easton West. Each person who bought goods then charge higher prices to the next person.

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What groups in China were the first to adopt in Buddhism?

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Merchants and scholars

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Why did Qin Shihuangdi have the great wall built?

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You keep out nomadic invaders known as the Xiongnu from the Gobi desert who often attacked Chinese farms and villages.

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What was the purpose of the civil-service examinations?

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Emperor Han Wudi wanted talented people to fill government post, so jobseekers had to take a long difficult test to qualify for the bureaucracy. Those with the highest score is got the job.

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What geographic features made using the silk Road difficult?

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There were high snowy mountains, vast deserts, and long regions of Rocky land, as well as river it’s a long planes to cross.

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What were the causes of the Han Dynasty’s fall?

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The Honda emperors after would be where we can foolish. The central government lost respect and power. Aristocrats began grabbing more Land as well. Dishonest officials and greedy aristocrats caused unrest among the farmers. War is rebellion some plots against the hamper put an end to the Han dynasty.

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How did Qin Shihuandi make China’s society more stable?

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He organize the land into districts with governors and representatives who reported directly to him, he made laws and taxes uniform throughout the country. He standardize weights and measurements. he built The great wall, and created one unified currency and created roads and a canal.