Vocabulary Matching - Ch. 6, Section 4 - The Han dynasty

the first emperor of the Han dynasty

• Liu Bang (Gaozu)

• Wudi

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

this Han emperor created a strong central government and made Confucianism the official government philosophy

• Liu Bang (Gaozu)

• Wudi

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

the belief that a king or emperor received permission to rule from heaven

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Ancestor Worship

• Daoism

this belief preached a return to moral values and strong family ties; it was made the official government philosophy

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Ancestor Worship

• Daoism

the dynasty that followed the Qin dynasty and lasted 400 years

• Xia

• Shang

• Zhou

• Han

An individual, often wealthy, could take an exam on Confucianism to become a government official during the Han rule.

• True

• False

a Han dynasty innovation that uses the position of shadows by the sun to tell the time of day

• sundial

• seismograph

• acupuncture

• paper

a Han dynasty innovation that measure the strength of an earthquake

• sundial

• seismograph

• acupuncture

• paper

a Han dynasty medical innovation where needles are inserted in the skin at points to cure disease or relieve pain

• sundial

• seismograph

• acupuncture

• paper

a Han dynasty innovation where plant fibers would be ground and dried into sheets, then rolled into scrolls

• sundial

• seismograph

• acupuncture

• paper