Imperial China
The first dynasty of Imperial China
What is Qin?
The significance of the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty
What is opened trade routes and brought in foreign goods and cultures?
The duration of the Sui Dynasty
What is 581 to 618 AD or 37 years (almost 40 years)?
The first emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Who is Emperor Gaozu (Li Yuan)?
The three main philosophies of China
Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism
The emperor who unified China during the Qin Dynasty
Who is Qinshi Huangdi or the Yellow Emperor?
Founder of the Han Dynasty
Who is Liu Bang?
He established the Sui Dynasty
Who is Emperor Wen (Yang Jian)?
The only female ruler of China
Who is Wu Zetian (pronounced "Woo Zuh Tee-en")?
Define Legalism
What is a philosophy that emphasizes strict laws and harsh punishments (to maintain social order)?
A major public work project started during the Qin
What is the Great Wall?
An invention credited to the Han Dynasty
What is paper?
A major construction project completed during the Sui Dynasty
What is the Grand Canal?
Two famous poets from the Tang Dynasty
Who are Li Bai and Du Fu?
How does Daoism view harmony with nature?
What is humans should live in accordance with the natural order and accept life's opposites?
The philosophy Emperor Qin upheld.
What is Legalism?
Major rebellion that weakened the Han Dynasty
What is the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
The cause of Emperor Wen's death
What killed by his son, Yang Guang?
Major rebellion that weakened the Tang Dynasty
What is the An Lushan Rebellion (pronounced "On Loo-shahn")?
The five basic relationships in Confucianism
What is ruler and subject, husband and wife, father and son, older sibling and younger sibling, friend and friend?
A reason for the fall of the Qin Dynasty
Rebellion due to high taxes and harsh rule
Role of Confucianism during the Han Dynasty.
What is emphasized moral governance or established the imperial examination system?
Legend composed during the Sui Dynasty
What is Mulan?
The significance of Xuanzang’s journey to India
What is he brought back important Buddhist texts to China?
The different view of human behavior between Confucianism and Legalism
What is Confucianism believes humans are inherently good and should be guided by moral examples and Legalism says humans are inherently selfish and need strict laws to behave properly?