Shi Huangdi Unifies China
this powerful ruler of the state of Qin rose to unify all of China
Who is SHI HUANGDI
The emperor Wudi opened up trade routes, later called
What is The Silk Road
A Chinese scientist invented a _______ to detect and measure earthquakes
What is a Seismograph
Servants tasted the food for Chandragupta to protect him from ________.
Poisoning
Shi Huangdi was the originator of The Great Wall of China
What is True
Hanfeizi insisted that the only way to achieve order was to
pass strict laws and impose harsh punishments
To train scholars, he set up an imperial university at Xian (shyahn).
Who is Wudi
the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods.
What is the Mandate of Heaven
The most honored Maurya emperor was Chandragupta's grandson
Who is Asoka
Acupuncture is the use of cups heated with a small fire and placed on the skin to rise up and remove all toxic spirits from the body.
What is False, The doctor inserts needles into the skin at specific points to relieve pain or treat various illnesses.
•Peasants had to ___ ___ ___ to support Shi Huangdi's armies and building projects.
pay high taxes
Han emperors adopted the idea that ___ ____ should gain their positions by merit, rather than through family background
What is Civil Servants
Cai Lun (ky loon), an official in the Han court, invented a method for making paper out of
What is wood pulp
Asoka had ______ ______ set up across India, announcing laws and a just government.
Stone Pillars
The Great Wall was built to make it easier to attack rival groups.
What is False, the Great Wall was built as a defense mechanism.
was based on the teachings of Hanfeizi (hahn fay dzuh), who died in 233 b.c.
Books of _____ and ________ were spared from the campaign of book burning by ruthless Shi Huangdi.
Medicine and Agriculture
During The Han Golden Age, scientists wrote texts on
what is chemistry, zoology, botany, and other subjects
Lessons for Women, a handbook of behavior written by
Who is Ban Zhao
Gao Zu an illiterate peasant leader, defeated rival armies and founded the new Han Dynasty four years later.
What is True
Who said, “The nature of man is evil. His goodness is acquired.”
Hanfeizi
Wudi had ______ set up across the empire so the government could buy an abundance and sell it at stable prices
What is Granaries
Wudi reorganized Chinas finances and improvised a government ______ on iron and salt.
Monopoly
Most Indian Goods Shipped overseas came from cities in the ______.
Deccan.
The network of trade routes later called the Silk Road was opened up by the emperor ___.
Who is Wudi