6th - SS Chapter 9 Notes

Question 0

Who declared himself to be Shi Huangi?

Answer 0

King Zheng

Question 1

What means “First Emperor”?

Answer 1

Shi Hunangi

Question 2

What type of government did Shi Huangi build?

Answer 2

A strong authorities government

Question 3

How did he unify China?

Answer 3

By banning feudalism and replacing feudal states with 36 military districts

Question 4

What was the capital during the Qin dynasty?

Answer 4

Xiaanyang

Question 5

Name some examples of how Shi Huangi promoted unity.

Answer 5

1. Standardize weights and measures

2. Replaced diverse coins of the Zhou with Qin coins

Question 6

How did Shi Huangi crack down on opposition to his rule?

Answer 6

1. He jailed, tortured and killed people who opposed him.

2. He also had many books burned, only sparing those on medicine and agriculture

Question 7

What was Shi Huangi most remarkable and costly project?

Answer 7

The Great Wall of China

Question 8

Describe how the Great Wall was built.

Answer 8

Hundreds of thousands of labor so worked over the years though bitter cold and burning heat to build it. Laborer a pounded mud and stone together to form a wall 25 feet high with a brick road. Eventually the wall would snake its way through miles of northern China.

Question 9

What did the wall become for the Chinese people?

Answer 9

An important symbol

Question 10

What did Shi Huangi think about his empire?

Answer 10

That it would last forever

Question 11

After Shi Huangi death in 210BC, what caused a revolt to explore?

Answer 11

Anger happened, more taxes, forced labor and cruel policies

Question 12

Describe Shi Huangi tomb.

Answer 12

Quite impressive

Question 13

Who was an illiterate peasant leader who defeated rival armies and founded the Han dynasty?

Answer 13

Lou Bang

Question 14

How did Liu Bang claim power?

Answer 14

Based on the Mandate of Heaven

Question 15

Who were Liu Bang’s advisors?

Answer 15

Confucian scholars

Question 16

How long did the Han dynasty last?

Answer 16

From 206BC to 220AD - about 400 years

Question 17

Who was the most famous Han dynasty emperor?

Answer 17

Wudi

Question 18

What were some of Wudi’s achievements?

Answer 18

1. Strengthen the government economy
2. Chose officials from Confucian scholars
3. Setup an imperial university at Xianyang

Question 19

How was economic growth increased during the Han dynasty?

Answer 19

By building canals and roads

Question 20

Why did Wudi setup granaries across the empire?

Answer 20

So that the government could buy surplus grain and sell it for a reasonable price.

Question 21

What were some of the sources of income during Wudi’s rein?

Answer 21

1. Setup monopolies on iron and salt

2. Taxed peasants

Question 22

What did Wudi’s expansion policy do?

Answer 22

Increased the amount of territory under China’s control

Question 23

Who did Wudi fight beyond the Great Wall?

Answer 23

Nomadic people

Question 24

Where did the Chinese armies setup outposts?

Answer 24

Mancharn, Korea, North Vietnam, Tibet, and Central Asia

Question 25

Who spread the Chinese cultural influences across these outposts?

Answer 25

Soldiers, traders and settlers

Question 26

What did Wudi open that linked China to the west for centuries?

Answer 26

The Silk Roads

Question 27

What did the Chinese trade silk for in the west?

Answer 27

Grapes, fruits, cucumbers, walnuts and furs

Question 28

Where did the Silk Road eventually go (what place) and how long was it?

Answer 28

It eventually stretched to the Fertile Crescent about 4000 miles.

Question 29

How were goods traded?

Answer 29

Goods were relayed in stages from one trader to another

Question 30

What was the Han dynasty belief system?

Answer 30

Confucianism

Question 31

How did the Han emperors believe a government official should get his job?

Answer 31

Based on merit not family background

Question 32

What was a scholar expected to know?

Answer 32

1. Confucianism ideas of gentlemen - courteous and dignified 2. Know history, music, and poetry 3. Confucianism teachings