Module 7: Chinese Civilization Pt. 1

"Power" is ...

• Commitment

• Control

• Strength

• Electricity

Two types of power are...

• Physical and Influential

• Influential and Manipulative

• Spiritual and Metaphysical

• Physical and Atomic

Force is a tool of ________ power

• Physical

• Influential

Manipulation is a tool of ________power

• Physical

• Influential

Military conquest is an example of what kind of power?

• Physical Power

• Influential Power

Religious/ Spiritual ideas are an example of what kind of power?

• Physical Power

• Influential Power

On which continent is China located?

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

• Asia

Which of the following best describes "the dynastic cycle"?

• an unpredictable set of events and circumstances that sometimes explains the rise and fall of dynasties in medieval China.

• a cyclical series of events and circumstances that helps to explain the rise and fall of dynasties in medieval China.

• a linear series of events and circumstances that helps to explain the rise and fall of dynasties in medieval China.

Which of the following best summarizes, The Dynastic Cycle ?

• 1. New leader takes over a religion.

  2. New dynasty heavily enforces new laws.

  3. New dynasty becomes old one.

  4. Leaders attempt to improve infrastructure and feed the people.

  5. Natural disaster kills the leader.

• 1. New dynasty seizes power / claims mandate of heaven

  2. New dynasty secures people / builds infrastructure

  3. New dynasty becomes old one.

  4. corruption sets in /infrastructure decays

  5. Natural disasters leads to the removal of the leader/dynasty by the people.

Who is the person that seized power in China after 400 years of civil war starting in 581 AD

• Wendi

• Confucius

• Yangdi

• Taizong