Transcript China Review

Ch. 2,5,10
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Which geographic feature has helped isolate
China?
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Himalaya Mountains
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The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the
tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely
associated with the
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Qin dynasty
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Filial piety and the five relationships are most
often associated with
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Confucianism
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Confucius believed that political and social
harmony
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arose from the proper ordering of human
relationships.
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The traditional founder of Daoism is
considered to be
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Laozi.
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What was the Chinese political philosophy
that called for clear and strict laws?
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Legalism
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The founder of the Han dynasty was
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Liu Bang.
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Before 600 C.E., large centralized empires,
such as the Han, Persian, and Roman
empires, extended their military power by
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developing supply lines and building
infrastructure, including defensive walls and
roads
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China under the Han dynasty and the Roman
Empire were similar in that both grew
wealthy because they
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developed extensive trade networks
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The most powerful Han emperor, known for
his administrative centralization and imperial
expansion, was
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Wudi.
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Between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., the Silk
Roads facilitated commodity trade between
which of the following pairs of empires?
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The Roman and Han
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Because of the influence of Confucian ethics,
Chinese values emphasized
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obedience and proper conduct.
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In order to supply administrators for the
empire, the Han used officials from the
gentry class and adopted
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a version of Confucianism to guide
government.
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The important Han innovations include the
development of
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the horse collar, the watermill, and the
crossbow.
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The spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to
China and Southeast Asia was the result of
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cultural diffusion
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The leading export commodity of China
during the Han was
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silk.
• Block printing, gunpowder, and the abacus
were developed.
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• Porcelain making and black-ink painting on
silk paper were perfected.
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• The compass was discovered and used to
improve the determination of direction when
sailing.
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These advances are associated with the
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Tang and Sung dynasties of China
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To facilitate communication and trade
between northern and southern China, the
Sui built the
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Grand Canal.
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During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil
service examinations
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were expanded and allowed posts to be filled
with officials of genuine intellectual ability.
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The most important new crop introduced into
China during the Tang and Song periods was
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fast-ripening rice.
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Confucianism had a strong impact on the
development of China mainly because this
philosophy
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provided a basis for social order