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China 7.3

China 7.3. Lesson #3 “ The Qin and Han Dynasties”. Section #1 Emperor Qin Shihuangdi. Question # 1. What dynasty followed the “Period of the Warring States?”. Answer : The Qin Dynasty. Question # 2. How did Qin Shihuangdi become so powerful in China?. Answer :

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China 7.3

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  1. China 7.3

  2. Lesson #3 “The Qin and Han Dynasties”

  3. Section #1 Emperor Qin Shihuangdi

  4. Question # 1 What dynasty followed the “Period of the Warring States?” Answer: The Qin Dynasty

  5. Question # 2 How did Qin Shihuangdi become so powerful in China? Answer: He took over neighboring lands and punished or killed anyone who opposed him.

  6. Question # 3 What Chinese philosophy did Qin Shihuandgi embrace (believe in)? Answer: Legalism

  7. Question # 4 What was the job of “censors” in China? Answer: To make sure government officials did their jobs.

  8. Question # 5 Name 2 ways that China was unified during the Qin dynasty. • Answer: • A single currency (type of money) was developed • A series of roads was built • Strong central government was formed • A canal built to help ship supplies • Laws and taxes were the same throughout the country

  9. Question # 6 Why were the first parts of the Great Wall built in Ancient China? Answer: To keep out the nomads who would attack Chinese villages and farms.

  10. Question # 7 True or False? The Great Wall of China actually started off as a series of small walls made out of stone, sand and rubble. Answer: true

  11. Question # 8 What types of people actually constructed the Great Wall? Answer: Farmers

  12. Question # 9 What would happen to the bodies of workers who died while working on the Great Wall? Answer: They were buried in the wall

  13. Question # 10 Why didn’t aristocrats like Qin Shihuangdi? Answer: He took away some of their power.

  14. Question # 11 Why didn’t scholars like Qin Shihuangdi? Answer: He would burn their writings.

  15. Question # 12 Why didn’t farmers like Qin Shihuangdi? Answer: He forced them to leave their farms to build roads and the Great Wall.

  16. Question #13 What part of China is the Great Wall located in; north, south, east or west? Answer: north

  17. Section #2 The Han Dynasty

  18. Question #14 How was Liu Bang different from previous Chinese rulers? Answer: He was born as a poor peasant

  19. Question # 15 What were the tests called that people had to take to get a government job starting in the Han Dynasty? Answer: Civil Service

  20. Question # 16 How was it decided who would get a job, based on the civil service test? Answer: The person with the highest score

  21. Question # 17 How did civil service exams “favor” the rich over the poor? Answer: The wealthy could educate their sons to help them prepare for the tests.

  22. Question #18 Why were the civil service exams created? Answer: To get the best people to fill the government jobs.

  23. Question # 19 What do you call a farmer that farms on land owned by someone else and pays the “rent” in crops? Answer: Tenant farmer

  24. Question # 20 List 3 Chinese inventions or advancements from the Han Dynasty. • rudders on ships • Answer: • waterwheels • steel • paper

  25. Section #3 The Silk Road

  26. Question #21 What was the purpose of Zhang Qian’s expedition to the west? Answer: To find allies for China

  27. Question #22 What group of people was China’s biggest “enemy” during the Han dynasty? Answer: The Xiongnu (nomads from the north)

  28. Question # 23 What fighting advantage did the Xiongnu have over the Chinese warriors? Answer: The Xiongnu were experts at fighting on horseback.

  29. Question # 24 What were the main types of items the Chinese traded along the Silk Road? Answer: Silk, spices, tea and porcelain.

  30. Question # 25 Why was it expensive to travel on the Silk Road? Answer: Merchants had to pay taxes to many kingdoms along the way.

  31. Question # 26 What made it dangerous to travel on the Silk Road? Answer: Bandits would steal people’s money or possessions.

  32. Question # 27 The Silk Road was established during this dynasty. Answer: Han

  33. Question # 28 A single monetary system was established during this dynasty. Answer: Qin

  34. Question # 29 The longest lasting dynasty in China Answer: Zhou.

  35. Question # 30 The Chinese written language was created during this dynasty. Answer: Shang

  36. Question # 31 Advancements in sea travel were made during this dynasty. Answer: Han

  37. Question #32 The Great Wall was originally built during this dynasty. Answer: Qin

  38. Section #4Major Changes in China

  39. Question # 33 How did Buddhism spread from India to China? Answer: Through trading between the areas.

  40. Question # 34 What was happening in China that caused the people to seek out the ideas in Buddhism? Answer: The government was weak and people were scared.

  41. Question #35 The followers of which Chinese philosophies were the first to embrace Buddhism? Answer: Confucianism and Daoism

  42. Question # 36 How did Buddhism help the Chinese during the time of instability? Answer: The Buddhist ideas helped them feel safe.

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