Chinese Dynasties

What were the time periods in ancient China broken up into?

• Dynasties
• Decades
• Cycles
• Kingdoms

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

• Obeys the priests
• controlled an army
• governed justly and truly
• conquered new territories

Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?

• Huang He (Yellow)
• Indus
• Yangtze
• Nile

What is the name for the system of rise and fall of Chinese ruling families?

• Dynastic Cycle
• Mandate of Heaven
• Dynastic Change
• Mandate of Dynasties

How did the Zhou king control his large empire?

• He killed all nobles.
• He set up a vast spy network.
• He set up a huge bureaucracy.
• He placed family members in charge of regions.

What occurred durn the end of the Zhou dynasty?

• Warlords fought throughout China.
• Crop production decreased.
• Cities declined in importance.
• Weak states conquered stronger ones.

According to the Mandate of Heaven, what happened if a ruler governed poorly?

• Nothing.  There is nothing anyone can do.
• If a ruler governed poorly, heaven withdrew its support and the ruler lost power.
• The ruler must undergo a rigorous training course to get better.
• The ruler must meditate and ask the heavens for answers.

Which Dynasty came directly before the Qin Dynasty?

• Shang
• Xia
• Zhou
• Han

largest public works project put in place by Shi Huangdi

• Great Pyramid
• Shaolin Temple
• Taj Mahal 
• Great Wall

Which of these is NOT a part of Legalism?

• strong leader
• strong legal system
• harsh laws
• treat others with respect