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100

China's geography has many climates and geographic features, making it....

Diverse


100

Merchants in China were considered to be part of this social class

Lower


100
Han Chinese government and culture largely revolved around this philosophy

Confucianism

100

The supreme leader of Han China was ___________

Emperor

100

For 200 years between 1 CE to 220 CE, Han China experienced several _____________.

Natural Disasters

200

Ocean that is to the east of China

Pacific Ocean

200
This person was the top of the Han Chinese social order

Emperor

200

In order to qualify for a civil servant position, scholars had to take a ______________ based on Confucianism

Civil Service Exam

200

A large government divided into different adminstrations that is responsible to for a goverment duty or role is known as a _______________.

Bureaucracy


200
The Xiongnu people later became invaders known as the _____________

Huns

300

This mountain range southwest of China separates China from its neighbor India

Himalayas


300

Farmers and Artisans were part of this social class in Han China

Middle Class

300

This invention led to an increase in the literacy rate and education in Han China

Paper


300
The emperor could rule as long as they did not lose authority known as the __________________.

Mandate of Heaven

300
The Han Government attempted to fix its financial issues by _____________

Increasing taxes

400

Large desert that provides a natural barrier to invaders in the north of China

Gobi

400

Besides farmers and artisans, who else was included in the Han Chinese middle class?

Craftsmen


400

The dead were often buried in ____________

Jade Suits

400

A command from the emperor that had to be obeyed was known as an _____________.

Edict

400

The Han Dynasty collapsed because many of its Emperors came to power ____________.

As children

500

This mountain range separates the Yellow and Yangtze River basins of China

Qingling


500

The wife of the previous emperor of China was known as the __________.

Dowager
500

The obedience to ones elders and honoring ancestors is known as ____________.

Filial Piety

500

Hiring civil servants based on talent and education is known as a ______________.

Meritocracy

500

This emperor became emperor as a child and was assassinated by being forced to drink poison

Emperor Shao