6th - SS Chapter 9 Study Guide

Question 0

What are envoys?

Answer 0

Representative of a government sent to another country

Question 1

What is legalism?

Answer 1

A ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not morals values, are needed to create social order.

Question 2

What is lacquerware?

Answer 2

A protective coating (armor) made from the Sap of a special tree

Question 3

What is a seismometer and what is it for?

Answer 3

It is a tool to detect and measure earthquakes

Question 4

Why did the Han dynasty keep iron production and salt mining under government control?

Answer 4

The government control (monopolies) of the iron and salt had two purposes (1) brought in money that helped support their military adventures and (2) it kept the producers nod merchants from becoming too powerful.

Question 5

What are monopolies?

Answer 5

Is when a single group controls the production of a good or service.

Question 6

To what does civil service refer?

Answer 6

Is a system of government employees mainly selected for their skills and knowledge. People who work for the government (mailman).

Question 7

Which group conquered more territory, the Han or the Qin?

Answer 7

The Han

Question 8

How did the Silk Road contribute to the greatness of the Han dynasty?

Answer 8

During the Han dynasty contact between China and regions to the west increased. The Chinese exchanged silk and other luxury goods for a wide range of other products. It was also a path for the spread of ideas.

Question 9

Why did people in the Han dynasty become slaves?

Answer 9

When one committed a serious crime or if one fell into deep debt

Question 10

Which group of people was not respected in the Han dynasty?

Answer 10

Merchants

Question 11

Did the Han or the Qin dynasty emperors adopt Confucianism?

Answer 11

The Han

Question 12

Under the Legalist government how should minor offenses be dealt?

Answer 12

Harshly - a less serious theft might carry the punishment of hard labor

Question 13

How did Zheng and the Qin unite China?

Answer 13

By taking down rival kingdoms (lands)

Question 14

What benefit did a standardized currency bring to China?

Answer 14

It helped connect the Chinese through trade and travel. Replaced Zhou coin with the Qin coin

Question 15

What were the threats to the Qin dynasty (3)?

Answer 15

1. Nomadic people
2. Language
3. Rebellions

Question 16

How did the Han emperors prevent noblemen from becoming too powerful?

Answer 16

Unlike the past, when Han emperors conquered new lands, they administered this land directly rather than giving it to a nobleman.

Question 17

What is calligraphy?

Answer 17

The art of beautiful writing

Question 18

Who was Zhang Qian?

Answer 18

He was an envoy sent by Wudi to find the Yuezhi, another country, to try to persuade them to be allies

Question 19

How were officials for the Han civil service chosen?

Answer 19

They had to take an exam which was created to find talented people for the civil service

Question 20

Name three inventions of the Han dynasty?

Answer 20

1. Wheel barrow
2. Rudder
3. Suspension bridges
4. Seismometer

Question 21

Why was it illegal to export silk worms from China?

Answer 21

Only the Chinese knew how to make silk and they guarded the secret closely. The silk worm was part of that secret.

Question 22

Using Legalist principles, the First Emperor imposed ________________ taxes.

Answer 22

Heavy

Question 23

How did the Han emperors keep the economy stable?

Answer 23

By controlling production and prices. Setup graineries to store surplus grain which they would sell at reasonable price when production was down

Question 24

What did Zheng call himself after the Qin defeated their last enemy and unify China?

Answer 24

Shi Huangi or First Emperor

Question 25

What was one reason the Han Dynasty made the iron production and salt mining state monopolies

Answer 25

To bring money for the emperor.