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| 236988193 | why did the number of states and empires grow dramatically? | the number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where previously there had been competing states. | 0 | |
| 236988194 | what is Key concept 2.2? | 1) the number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by imposing political unity on areas where previously there had been competing states. 2) Empires and states developed new techniques of imperial administration based in part on the success of earlier political forms. 3) unique social and economic dimensions developed in imperial societies in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas. 4) the Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta empires created political, cultural, and administrative difficulties that they could not manage, which eventually led to their decline, collapse, and transformation into successor empires or states. | 1 | |
| 236988195 | what happened during the classical age, related to Key Concept 2.2? | * civilizations advanced and became more formalized * Governments became centralized - small tribes and states would become unified into large empires - governments would establish large and complex bureaucracies - expand on code of laws i.e Roman Law, Legalism | 2 | |
| 236988196 | From what date did the Zhou begin and what date did it end? | (1029 b.c.e to 258 b.c.e) | 3 | |
| 236988197 | what is important about the Zhou to remember? | - Increased Chinese Territory to include the Yangtze river valley, led to increased rice growing area. * Rule by the Mandate of Heaven - approval from the gods for rule, natural disasters would show disapproval from gods - rulers were called the "sons of heaven" * Centralized Chinese Government - Developed first Chinese Bureaucracy ^ divided China into states, ruled by local lords/ dukes ^ Led to competition between states | 4 | |
| 236988198 | Who is Qin Shi Huangdi? And what important things does he do? | He is the ruler or emperor of the Qin Dynasty and he ends the Warring States Period when he united the Chinese states into one nation. | 5 | |
| 236988199 | who is Lui Bang? | Founder of the Han Dynasty | 6 | |
| 236988200 | what kind of government does The Qin Dynasty have? | - Strong Centralized Government * Legalist political philosophy | 7 | |
| 236988201 | who developed the first Chinese Bureaucracy ? | The Zhou | 8 | |
| 236988202 | what dynasty dislike Confucianist Texts? | the Qin Dynasty they even burned Confucianist texts. | 9 | |
| 236988203 | what empire/dynasty had rulers that were called the "sons of heaven"? | The Zhou | 10 | |
| 236988204 | What important things happen during the Qin Dynasty? what important things do they do? | - Begin construction of the Great Wall of China QIN WILL FORMALIZE INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA: - Written Chinese Language - Chinese Culture is centralized -coinage -weights and measure | 11 | |
| 236988205 | When did Governments become centralized? | The Classical Age | 12 | |
| 236988206 | What are the dates of the Han Dynasty? | (221 b.c.e to 220 c.e) | 13 | |
| 236988207 | What happened after the death of Shi Huangdi? | - The Qin will not last after the death of Shi Huangdi - His son will take control and will prove to be incompetent ^ raised taxes to work on internal improvements ^His advisers fought amongst themselves * Chinese states will break apart and civil begins | 14 | |
| 236988208 | What happens during the Han Dynasty? | * Institutions in China become more formalized ^Bureaucracy grew larger ^Civil service exams began * Han encourages the Silk Road Trade * Increase in Iron Production for tools and weapons ^ Iron Industry taken over by the government in 117 b.c.e - later repealed * made early steel * Government build irrigation and canals | 15 | |
| 236988209 | What kind of society did the Han have? | Patriarchal Society ^ Women were not allowed to have high places in government or the economy ^ Child emperors were often assisted by their mothers who became Dowager Empresses * Social structure ^ Emperor was at the top of society ^ Governmental Elites ^Peasants, Artisans, Unskilled Labor | 16 | |
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| 236988211 | what were civil service exams and what could they do? | civil service exams existed during the time of the Han and they could raise the status of a poor family. | 18 | |
| 236988212 | who founded the Han Dynasty? | Lui Bang | 19 | |
| 236988213 | How was Classical India organized politically, and socially? | they were organized according to Vedic customs | 20 | |
| 236988214 | who establishes Bactria? | Alexander the Great | 21 | |
| 236988215 | How does Han agriculture work? | ... | 22 | |
| 236988216 | What time in Classical China is considered to be the high point in China's history? | During the time of the Han Dynasty | 23 | |
| 236988217 | what did the collapse of the Zhou lead to? | The Warring States Period - when states in China fought for control of the land. | 24 | |
| 236988218 | Who are Dowager Empresses? | mothers of child emperors | 25 | |
| 236988219 | what is the Warring States Period? | When States in China fought for control of the land. | 26 | |
| 236988220 | What important thing happened during the Zhou Dynasty? | - Formalized Chinese Language | 27 | |
| 236988221 | what were the dates of the Qin Dynasty? | 221 b.c.e to 202 b.c.e | 28 | |
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