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WorksheetsAncient China - Qin and Han
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Zhou governed their empire
through vassals in a feudal system
through a vast Confucian bureaucracy
through fear and terror
through Daoist principles
What prompted the Zhou to relocated their capital eastward in 771 BCE?
a terrible plague
devastating floods
barbarian invasion
drought and famine
This kingdom in the Yangtze Valley was the Qin's primary rival during the era of the warring states
Wu
Han
Shang
Chu
How did Qin Shi Huangdi react to Confucian criticism of his rule?
He met with Confucian scholars and initiated reforms
He executed scholars and burned books
He simply ignored his critics
He abandoned legalism and pursued a Doaist life of meditation
All of the following are characteristic of Legalism EXCEPT
strong centralized authority
an extensive system of laws
rigid adherence to traditional class structures
a powerful army
Qin Shi Huangdi seemed to have a peculiar obsession with which element?
Potassium
Mercury
Iodine
Neon
The Han Dynasty was founded by
Gaixia
Liu Bang
Xiang Yu
Wang Man
The strategically located capital of the Han was
Chang’an
Anyang
Erlitou
Luoyang
He wrote the "Records of the Grand Historian"
Liu Bang
Wang Man
Sima Qian
Xiang Yu
He usurped power from the 2 year old Han emperor in 9 CE and started the short-lived Xin Dynasty
Sima Qian
Quin Er Huangdi
Liu Xiu
Wang Man
