Chapter 8-classical China

Question 1

In 99 B.C.E. the great historian of China, Sima Qian, suffered from castration because

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his view contradicted the emperor’s judgment.

Question 2

Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as

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an educator and political advisor.

Question 3

By junzi, or “superior individuals,” Confucius meant

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superior individuals with a broad view of public affairs.

Question 4

Confucius never composed formal writings, but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called the

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The analects

Question 5

Mencius, the principal spokesman for the Confucian school, advocated that

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government should be organized through benevolence and humane action.

Question 6

The concept dao means

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the original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world.

Question 7

An individual who practiced the Daoist virtue of wuwei would

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go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature.

Question 8

Individuals in traditional China could live as “Confucians by day . . . and Daoists by night.” This refers to the notion that

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Confucianism and Daoism were not mutually exclusive but, in many people’s eyes, complemented each other.

Question 9

To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministers

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encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service.

Question 10

The First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi

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ordered the burning of most books.
ordered workers to link defensive walls into one barrier.sentenced scholars to be buried alive.
standardized the written script laws and measured weights

Question 11

The excavation site of the First Emperor’s tomb near modern Xi’an is a great tourist attraction. When you visit the tomb, you can see

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a great terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry.

Question 12

The great Qin empire only lasted a few years. It was ended by

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Waves of revolt

Question 13

Liu Bang

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constructed the most highly decentralized state in China’s history up to that point.

Question 14

Han Wudi, the greatest and most energetic emperor of the Han dynasty, was remembered by later generations

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As the “martial emperor”

Question 15

In preparing government officials, the imperial university of the Later Han enrolled more than three thousand students, with its curriculum primarily based on

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Confucianism

Question 16

Han Wudi decided to go on the offensive against the Xiongnu primarily because

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he wanted to pacify them and create a central Asian corridor to trade.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true with regard to Chinese silk?

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Sericulture was first discovered by the Chinese during the Han dynasty.

Question 18

After 100 C.E. most Chinese writing was on

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Paper

Question 19

After Wang Mang usurped the throne of the Han, he attempted to

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restore land that had been taken from the royal family.

Question 20

An event leading to the collapse of the Han dynasty was

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Yellow turban uprising

Question 21

Confucius

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Aristocratic roots
Teachings the analects
Unemployment and then died

Question 22

Confucius ideas

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Ethics and politics avoided religion and metaphysics

Question 23

Ren, li and xiao were Confucian values

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Ren-benevolence
Li-discipline,harsh punishment, obedience
Xiao- filial piety

Question 24

Mencius (fist Confucius ruler)believed in what principle

And was very what like

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Ren
He was very optimistic
Not influential

Question 25

Zuni

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Believed in li believed in fundamental selfishness of humanity(all humans were selfish little people)

Question 26

Daoism was

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Daoism was the critics of Confucianism and was founded by Laozi

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The Sao was like

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Water(soft yet yielding) like empty cavity

Question 28

Doctoring of wuwei

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Attempt to control the universe when in chaos
Living a simple life in harmony with nature (disengaging)
No ambition or education

Question 29

Legalism

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Emphasis on state
Ruthless ends justifies the means
Struck punishment for violators
Han feign forced to drink poison suicide

Question 30

According to legalist doctorine the two strengths of the state were also it distrusted

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Military and agriculture
Distrusted pure intellectual or cultural pursuits
Often imitated but rarely praised

Question 31

After unification of China came the win dynasty what did the first emperor do

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Centralized bureacracy= precedent
United the Great Wall of china
China Qin was xiangyang
Ordered scholars to be buried alive (460)
Burned most books
Executed all who didn't agree with him

Question 32

The first emperor standardized what

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Weights and measures
Script
Laws
Currencies
Roads and bridges

Question 33

Tomb of first emperor

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Conscripted laborers

Slaves,concubines,were buried

Question 34

Lou banged formed the what dynasty

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Han dynasty which he believed had the Mandate of Heaven