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Which of the following describes how the Shang Dynasty was similar to the Xia Dynasty?

Both ended by being overthrown by a subsequent dynasty.

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

Innovations of the Shang Dynasty

- Bronze spearheads - Horse-drawn chariots - The lunar calendar

Some of the main characteristics of the Warring States period.

- The development of iron tools and weapons. - Many years of fluctuating, inconclusive warfare among the states. - The invention of the crossbow, which led to the use of peasants as infantry.

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.

Which innovations emerged under the legendary rulers of China's Mythical Period?

Houses, Fire, Language

What might a member of the Zhou Dynasty who believed in the Mandate of Heaven infer about a tyrannical emperor?

That he had lost the Mandate of Heaven—the favor of the gods—and so would be overthrown.

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

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

How was the Zhou Dynasty able to overthrow the Shang Dynasty?

The Shang Dynasty became cruel and corrupt, and the Zhou had alliances among the Shang nobility.

Which of the following describes the Xia Dynasty?

The Xia Dynasty's existan ve may have been fabricated to justify the Zhou's Mandate of Heaven.

The Eastern Han period was a time of _________.

reunification, military success, prosperity, and innovation