Chapter 6 Section 4

What was unique about the emperor Liu Bang?

• He was given the title "First Emperor"

• He was a peasant that became an emperor of China.

What belief system did Emperor Wudi promote?

• Legalism

• Confucianism

What was different about the social pyramid in the Han Dynasty?

• The merchants were more toward the bottom of the pyramid.

• The soldiers had more social power in the Han Dynasty.

About what percent of the people under the Han Dynasty were peasants?

• 50%

• 90%

The belief system of Confucianism had a system of honor in the family as well as the government.

• True

• False

Under the Han Dynasty girls were more respected than boys.

• True

• False

Paper was made from the bark of Mulberry trees in Ancient China.

• False

• True

What is a sundial?

• Uses the positions of the shadows cast by the sun to tell the time of day.

• Uses the positions of the stars and moons to tell the time of day.

A seismograph helps detect tornadoes.

• True

• False