Imperial China: Chapters 15 and 16

Imperial

• belonging or related to an emperor

• a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

bureaucracy

• belonging or related to an emperor

• a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

aristocracy

• ruling class of noble families

• a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

meritocracy

• ruling class of noble families

• a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority

• rule by officials of proven merit

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

economy

• ruling class of noble families

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• rule by officials of proven merit

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

commerce

• ruling class of noble families

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• rule by officials of proven merit

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

urbanization

• ruling class of noble families

• a system of managing the wealth and resources of a community or region

• rule by officials of proven merit

• buying and selling of goods

• growth of cities

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it alright to overthrow an emperor?

• never

• when he ruled badly

• when he became unpopular

• when the citizens were ready for a change

How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

• It adopted a different religion.

• It was governed by harsh tyrants.

• It grew rich through foreign trade.

• It broke into separate kingdoms.

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

• the engineering of roads

• the laws of other nations

• the teachings of Confucius

• the languages of Europeans