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Vocabulary
Economy,Agriculture, and Urbanization
Methods of Selecting Officials
Dynasties
Concept Questions
100
This man is ruler of territory containing several countries or groups of people
What is emperor?
100
A new variety of rice, Diversification of crops, the new use of tea leaves
What are three agricultural changes?
100
A complicated series that proved a person that was qualified for a government job
What is the civil service examination?
100
The bureaucracy became corrupt and dishonest making the rule inefficient
What happened in 220CE to bring about the end of the Han Dynasty?
200
Emperors ensured that their family would have the throne by naming a relative (usually a son) to become emperor after their death
What is a dynasty?
200
Copper coins and paper money
What type of currency did the Chinese people use?
200
Officials selected by merit and others by relations to the emperor or noble classes
What is the difference between meritocracy and aristocracy?
200
The Sui dynasty
What dynasty reunified China?
300
During the Song and Tang dynasty trade greatly increased as a result of this
What is commerce?
300
The Chinese could make livings as merchants, traders, peddlers, and shopkeepers in the city
Why were people encouraged to move to the city?
300
The poetry, Chinese classics, and Confucius thinking
What was the civil service examination based on?
300
It was the first dynasty to unify China under and emperor
What did the Qin dynasty do?
400
Every single dynasty relies on this to carry out and enforce the rule
What is bureaucracy?
400
Chain pump, irrigation system, and flat areas called terraces
What are some new improved farming tools?
400
The Song and Tang used meritocracy and Yuan (Mongols) didn't
What are two dynasties that used meritocracy and one that didn't?
400
Qin Han Six Sui Tang Song Yuan
List the dynasties of China in the order
400
Civil Service examination (meritocracy) can be considered as the best way to select leaders because it ensured that leaders and officials were qualified for the job
Which method of selecting officials led to the nest leaders for China
500
This form of government to ensure qualified officials
What is meritocracy?
500
People could move goods up and down the rivers cheaper and faster
How did water transportation help commerce?
500
The tests were fair because it did't matter what class you were in but your level of knowledge and merit
Why did the civil service examination promote fairness?
500
The Song opened up the civil service examinations to far more candidates from different classes
Why did the idea of scholar officials reach its hight during the Han dynasty?
500
Diversification, Surplus, of food (Agriculture) which led to Urbanization and a greater population. This led to growth and trade and commerce because the standard of living in china was higher than anywhere in the world
How did the Chinese improve their economy during the Tang and Song dynasties?