Silk Road History/ Ancient China

The Warring States Period lasted until __________ __________ emerged victorious and established the __________ __________.

• Shi Huangdi; Qin Dynasty;

• Han Dynasty; Han state; Han Empire

• Zhou Dynasty; Zhou state; Zhou Empire

• Tang Dynasty; Tang state; Tang Empire

During these years of conflict a _______ __________ philosophy emerged in China called _______________.

• new governing; Legalism

• Confucian; Confucianism

• Daoist; Daoism

• Buddhist; Buddhism

Qin Dynasty: _____________ of Legalism argued that humans were innately ____________-____________ and ____________ therefore ______ ______ had to be maintained with ______ _____ and harsh punishments.

• Proponents; self-serving; destructive; societal order; strict laws

• Scholars; kind; generous; lenient rules; rewards

• Emperors; wise; moral; flexible laws; guidance

• Officials; loyal; honest; minimal laws; trust

Qin Dynasty: Shi Huangdi, prescribed to these ____________ and __________ a highly ____________ ____________ around these tenants.

• principles; created; centralized government

• laws; destroyed; democratic society

• beliefs; ignored; feudal system

• customs; abolished; decentralized rule

While the __________ __________ was short-lived it is given ____________ for ____________ politically, economically, and culturally.

• Qin Dynasty; credit; unification

• Han Dynasty; blame; division

• Tang Dynasty; praise; expansion

• Song Dynasty; recognition; fragmentation

Qin Dynasty: Under the Qin, weights, measures, coinage, _______, writing, and axle length were all _______________.

• laws; standardized

• taxes; abolished

• roads; privatized

• customs; ignored

The state directed the ____________ of extensive ____________ and ____________, work on the ____________ of China began, and land reform broke up the power of ____________ ____________.

• construction; roads; walls; Great Wall; feudal lords

• destruction; bridges; towers; Silk Road; merchant guilds

• expansion; canals; palaces; Forbidden City; royal families

• renovation; railways; gates; Terracotta Army; military generals

Qin Dynasty: These reforms laid the foundations for the effective administration of the vast ____________ of the ____________ that followed.

• territory; empire

• population; dynasty

• resources; kingdom

• cities; republic

Silk Roads: The vast open steppe land of ____________ ____________ was home to numerous ___________________________.

• Central Asia; nomadic societies

• East Asia; agricultural communities

• South America; urban civilizations

• Western Europe; feudal kingdoms

Silk Roads: These societies __________ on a ______________ ______________ that ____________ the ____________ ____________ of the open steppe.

• depended; pastoral economy; suited; environmental conditions

• relied; agricultural system; matched; climatic features

• thrived; trading network; adapted; social structures

• focused; urban lifestyle; ignored; cultural aspects