Qin Dynasty
How many years did the Qin Dynasty empire last?
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15 years.
Which dynasty took over after the Qin?
The Han Dynasty
What was the silk road?
Trade routes from China to Europe
Who was the scholar that started his own philosophy?
Confucius
How did the Qin Dynasty unite China?
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Military Force/War
To keep out raiders from the north
What is the meaning of Shih Huangdi?
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The first Emperor
How did the Han emperors differ from the Qin?
They believed in Confucianism and supported educating people
How did the silk road contribute to the greatness of the Han dynasty?
It provided a route for trade and ideas
Believed in the Yin and Yang in order to achieve balance and peace.
Daoism (Taoism)
What did the Han adopt that the Qin did not?
Confucianism ideals and a standardization of the government.
About how long is it?
13,000 miles
What did the Qin standardize to make trade easier across China?
Currency
What did people who wanted to work in the government have to do?
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A civil service test
What religion was spread to China because of the silk road?
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Buddhism
Believed that people are essentially selfish and need strict laws.
Legalism
How did Han emperors keep the economy stable?
They bought and stored goods to create a stable economy
Who started the Great Wall and how many years was it under construction?
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Qin and 1,800 years
What monument did this dynasty build to keep invaders out of China?
The Great Wall Of China
What invention would change warfare in the future?
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black powder
What are three goods China produced that they traded?
Spices, Silk goods, paper, pottery, tea...
Which Dynasty denied Confucianism and burned books to censor people?
Qin Dynasty
How did the Qin dynasty create its own destruction?
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inflexible laws and consequent unrest of the working population
About how many people died during the construction?
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400,000
How did the Qin emperor rule?
He ruled autocratically, he was harsh and censored the population. He kept a strict and tight control of the land.
Name 3 inventions made during the Han dynasty.
Sundials, Water Clocks, Paper, and using gun powder...
How did the Han dynasty order the social classes?
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Emperor with government officials,
peasants
artisans
soldiers
merchants
slaves
Which dynasty returned to Confuscianism?
Han
What Han craft required many stages of work, but allowed for books to be written?
paper
What was used for the mortar?
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sticky rice