Han Dynasty Flashcard

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Compared with the Qin dynasty, the Han dynasty...

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lasted much longer.

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How did the Han emperors gradually change the way China was ruled?

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They moved from Legalism to Confucian ideals.

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What new technology most helped the Han in warfare?

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advances in working iron

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What Han invention would the Chinese use to complete the items on this list? Options: kite, scroll, cross bow, fish-scale armor

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kite

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Which of these men would most likely be hired for the Han bureaucracy? Options: one who did well on an exam, one who was born in the capital, one who had an important family, one who inherited a lot of money

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one who did well on an exam

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How did the Han emperors keep civil servants from doing special favors for their friends?

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placed them away from their home districts

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The chain pump increased harvests by helping farmers...

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bring water up to their fields.

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What change made silk production more efficient? Options: a kind of tree that was better for silkworms, an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel, a road on which trade goods could be carried safely, a law that all farmers must weave for one month a year

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an invention that wound fibers onto a large reel

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What was one effect of the invention of the drill?

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more wealth from trade

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Which tool did ancient Chinese scribes use for writing?

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a brush