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5976642329Liu Bangwho started the Han Dynasty0
5976642332frugal, surplusthe Han dynasty was economically ____ and kept a food ____ in case of shortages1
5976642333LegalismWhat kind of belief did the Han dynasty adopt from the Qin2
5976642336central governmentwhere did power reside in literally all of china except for the East3
5976642343ConfucionismWu established what as the primary Chinese ideaology4
5976642345familywhat was the fundamental unit of Chinese society5
5976642346ancestorswho did Chinese beliefs credit with controlling luck6
5976642347reproductionhow was `immortality` received according to Chinese beliefs7
5976642348elder malewho held power in Chinese families8
5976642349lifehow long did parents hold responsibility over their children for9
5976642350familythe government hierarchy mimicked what other hierarchy10
5976642351social statuswhat determined women`s role in society11
5976642352parentsunmarried women submit to their....12
5976642353husbandmarried women submit to their...13
5976642354sonwidowed women submit to their...14
5976642360capitolwhere were scholar-officials housed15
5976642362small citieswhere were bureaucrats housed16
5976642363military service and taxesscholar officials were exempt from...17
5976642364their sonswho took over scholar officials position after their death18
5976642365Confuscianistwhat ideals did scholar officials have19
5976642367two yearsChinese men had ___ years of required military service20
5976642370hired by themscholars were unable to criticize their government because they were...21
5976642371paperinvention of Han China (P)22
5976642372water millsinvention of Han China (W)23
5976642373horse collars and breeding techniquesinvention of Han China (H)24
5976642374astronomyHan China was known for expanding the science of _____25
5976642375seisomometercreated to measure earthquakes26
5976642376natureaccording to Han beliefs, divinity resided in ___27
5976642377Daoismbelief system which originated in commoners- rejected Confucianist ideas- advocated humility and religious piety- caused uprisings28
5976642378Buddhismsystem of beliefs which emphasized detachment from material things29
5976642379Silk RoadBuddhism reached China through the ____ ____30
5976642380cultural traditionsBuddhism was able to take root in China because it reflected Chinese ____ _____31
5976642381monk abstention and isolationwhat aspect of Buddhism contrasted traditional Chinese values for families32
5976642385Yellow River floodwhat natural disaster ruined the economy during the rule of Wang Mang33
5976642389Hanwhat group took power after Wang Mang`s death34
5976642390weak leadership, power struggleswhat problems were found in Han dynasty after they retook the throne succeeding Wang Mang35
5976642391political corruptionduring the two centuries following the reestablishment of Han leadership, what was the main subject of poety (this reflected the feelings of the people)36
5976642392barbarianswho began attacking Han-era china in the last two centuries of it rule37
5976642393the militaryover funding of what group contributed to the end of Han rulership38
5976642394tax moneydue to peasant uprisings in the last two centuries, Han government became deprived of what major economic resource39
5976642396land and wealthunequal distribution of what led to the economic collapse of the Han40
5976642398220 CEWhen was the Han empire formally terminated41
5976642400Qin and Hanwhat two dynasties designated Chang`an as their capital42
5976642401Qinfirst Chinese empire43
5976642402Shi Huangdiruler of the Qin dynasty44
5976642403commerceroad systems led to increased levels of ______45
5976642407Qin-what group won after the Warring States Period -first dynasty to create a unified China46

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