Week 9

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the significance of the Battle of the Red Cliffs?

Cao Cao wanted to reunite the Han Empire but was defeated; China splintered into 3 kingdoms.

Choose the correct order of the philosophies founded during the Spring and Autumn period to match these main values: (A) society; (B) the individual; (C) universal love; (D) the government

(A) Daoism; (B) Confucianism; (C) Mohism; (D) Legalism

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the feudal system?

A class-based social system structured around nobles' ownership of land and loyalty to the king.

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the significance of the Three Kingdoms period?

China had split into three factions; it was a time of warfare but also great innovation.

Why might the Qin Dynasty be described as one of the most important periods of China's Classical Age, despite its short duration?

It was characterized by a strong sense of cultural unity and vital technological inventions.

Which of the following was one of the main accomplishments of the Western Zhou period?

New irrigation systems.

Select the most accurate comparison of the Han Dynasty with the earlier Qin Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty allowed more freedom than did the Qin Dynasty, which led to prosperity and growth, The Han Dynasty saw greater expansion than the Qin Dynasty and established crucial trade routes.

Choose which of the following was NOT one of the main characteristics of the Warring States period.

The fracturing of the Chinese language into Mandarin and Cantonese dialects.

Silk Road

ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West

Great Wall of China

barrier constructed during the Qin dynasty

Tao Te Ching

classic text traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Lao-tzu

The Terracotta Army

collection sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang

Analects

document in which the students of Confucius recorded his teachings

Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.

family, society

Legalism

formed the ideological basis of the Qin dynasty

Battle of Red Cliffs

fought at the end of the Han dynasty, about twelve years prior to the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period

Gaozu

founder of the Han dynasty

Shi Huangdi

founder of the Qin dynasty

Four Occupations

hierarchy in which aristocratic scholars had the highest social status, followed by farmers, then craftsmen and artisans, and finally merchants

Hundred Schools of Thought

philosophies that flourished during the Warring States period of ancient China

Emperor Wu

regarded as the Han dynasty's greatest ruler who elevated Confucianism to a cultural philosophy, royal religion and state cult

Battle of Muye

resulted with the victorious Zhou issuing the Mandate of Heaven

Select the most accurate description: The Eastern Han period was a time of ______.

reunification, military success, prosperity, and innovation.

Xiongnu

tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe