The Rise and Fall of the Han Empire

What was the primary reason for the brief interruption of the Han Dynasty?

• The Three Kingdoms Period

• The Xiongnu Invasion

• The Red Eyebrow Rebellion

• The Yellow Turban Rebellion

How did Liu Bang initially gain the loyalty of his followers?

• By promising them wealth

• By freeing them from imprisonment

• By defeating the Qin army

• By offering them land

What was a significant factor in Liu Bang's rise to power?

• The establishment of the Silk Road

• The invention of paper

• The death of Qin Shi Huang

• The support of the Xiongnu

What was one of Emperor Gaozu's key reforms?

• Establishing a new capital city

• Expanding the empire into Korea

• Promoting common people to high government positions

• Increasing taxes on the nobility

Which external threat did Emperor Wu successfully defeat?

• The Three Kingdoms

• The Yellow Turbans

• The Red Eyebrows

• The Xiongnu Confederation

What led to the downfall of Wang Mang's regime?

• Natural disasters and famine

• Successful military campaigns

• Support from the merchant class

• Peace with the Xiongnu

How did the Red Eyebrow Rebellion impact the Han Dynasty?

• It restored the Han Dynasty under Emperor Guangwu

• It resulted in the rise of the Three Kingdoms

• It led to the permanent fall of the Han Dynasty

• It caused the empire to split into two

What was a major consequence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion?

• The expansion of the Silk Road

• The unification of China under a single ruler

• The fragmentation of the empire into three kingdoms

• The establishment of a new dynasty

What was a key factor in the Eastern Han's second golden age?

• The rise of the civil servant class

• The invention of gunpowder

• The establishment of the Silk Road

• The defeat of the Xiongnu

What ultimately led to the end of the Han Dynasty?

• The rise of a new dynasty

• The fragmentation into three kingdoms

• The defeat of the Xiongnu

• The unification of China