6 The Han Dynasty

Multiple Choice

Define Meritocracy

Unlike an aristocracy where power is inherited, the Han valued their leaders to have skills and knowledge, so they used a Meritocracy.

• Meritocracy is a political system that selects leaders through random selection.
• Meritocracy is a system where leadership is based on merit.

• Meritocracy is way of deciding what type of government leaders should use.

• Meritocracy is a system where leaders are chosen based on their family heritage.

Multiple Choice

Which statement shows that Confucianism influenced the Han government?

• People were selected for government positions based on their merit and virtue.

• High taxes funded government projects.

• Government policies aimed to control people through rewards and punishments.

• Members of aristocratic families inherited leadership positions.

Categorize

Options (4)

were required to do construction work

produced cloth

farmed when their spouses were away

trained in the military

Place each item under the group that experienced it.

Han Men

Han Women

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Open Ended

Which dynasty did it better, Han or Qin? Why do you think this?