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100
This prince becomes the first person to become emperor during the Qin dynasty.
Who is Prince Zheng?
100
A line of rulers descended from one family.
What is a dynasty?
100
This was the group of people that the emperor typically chose before the civil service exams existed who typically had wealth.
Who are the aristocrats?
100
This dynasty started the civil service exams.
What is the Tang dynasty?
100
Who influenced Genghis Khan to become a warlord and essentially "Seek Revenge" for the death of his father and people?
Who is his mother?
200
This man led armies across much of Asia and into Europe. He also terrorized the North area of China.
Who is Genghis Khan?
200
DAILY DOUBLE: An organized group of government officials.
What is a bureaucracy?
200
This is the belief and the reason for why most emperors were allowed to remain in power. People could overthrow an emperor id he/she ruled badly. Signs such as floods, plagues, earthquakes, etc. would indicate they are not doing their job. If all was well China would be prospering and the people happy.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
200
Members were mainly chosen from the aristocrats during this dynasty. Corruption during this period led to high taxes on the poor, loss of land, and ultimately the fall of the dynasty. The next major dynasty after was the Tang.
What is the Han Dynasty?
200
This group of people were considered the 4th and lowest group in China under the Mongolian rule of Kublai Khan.
Who is the Southern Chinese?
300
This mans teachings became important to the formation of the civil service exams and helped to establish much of the government system that existed throughout Imperial China.
Who is Confucius?
300
A military leader operating outside the control of the government who often would raise their own armies.
What is a warlord?
300
This is a government usually ruled by a class of noble or wealthy families.
What is a aristocracy?
300
This dynasty brought back the civil service exams. However these tests failed to test things like math, science and engineering. This was the last dynasty of the imperial age in China.
What is the Ming Dynasty
300
DAILY DOUBLE: This is the number one reason why people wanted government jobs in China during the imperial age.
What is excused from taxes?
400
This man lived during the Song Dynasty and it was important to study his work first in order to prepare to become a scholar official. He also the "Four Books."
Who is Zhu Xi?
400
Were scholars who were given government jobs only after passing a civil service exam to prove they were qualified.
Who are scholar-officials?
400
This is the type of government in which foreigners ruled the country. This was the case when the Mongolians ruled china.
What is Nepotism?
400
This dynasty was ruled my the Mongols. Foreigners received government jobs, the civil service exams were taken away, and four social classes were created here in this dynasty.
What is the Yuan dynasty?
400
This is what Kublai Khan wanted the most from his government officials above anything else.
What is loyalty/trust?
500
This person ruled China during the Yuan dynasty and ran a government ruled by foreigners in China. He also ended the civil service examinations.
Who is Kublai Khan?
500
Rule by officials of proven merit. Any class, not just the rich, could take the civil service exams.
What is a meritocracy?
500
These people helped the emperor to decide who to pick to help run their government.
Who are the chancellors?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: This dynasty continued the civil service exams but made it more open to the people such as the lower classes. This was possible due to state run schools.
What is the Song dynasty?
500
These people/groups were some of those excluded from holding government jobs during the imperial age of China. (At least 3)
Who are the Merchants, beggars, highly educated and actors?