Do Now World History Han China

The ideas of _______ included a duty to participate in government.

• Daoism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Legalism

Which dynasty created civil service exams?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

• Xia

What was the point of the civil service examinations?

• To choose who should have positions in government

• To choose who should be the next emperor

• To help decide what family line should have power of the local government

• To help decide who should become soldiers or generals in the army

What allowed the Han to expand their dynasty?

• their great wealth which allowed them to buy land

• their military methods and new weapons

• their skill in negotiating treaties

• their ability to build alliances with their neighbors

How did Han emperors rule their vast empire?

• They made all decisions personally to avoid having to share power.

• They used a large, complex bureaucracy to run the government.

• They shared control with local governments run by their male relatives.

• They divided the duties of government between themselves and their wives.