World Civilizations Online Chapter 5 -- Short Answer

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

1	The dynasty that eventually succeeded the Zhou dynasty was the __________ dynasty. Need a hint?

2	The most successful emperor of the brief Qin dynasty was __________. Need a hint?

3	The most important of the Chinese political philosophers to arise in the sixth century B.C. was __________, the author of the Analects. Need a hint?

4	Meng Ko or __________ was a disciple of Confucius who believed in the essential goodness of mankind. Need a hint?

5	Confucius's disciple __________ believed in the essential laziness and evil of mankind and stressed the need for an authoritarian government. Need a hint?

6	The Chinese philosopher who disregarded the significance of government and suggested that people ought to seek oneness with nature was __________. Need a hint?

7	The Chinese philosophy that emerged as an alternative to Confucianism and which urged the need for alignment with the cosmic force was __________. Need a hint?

8	The Chinese school of political philosophy that achieved prominence with the rise of the Qin dynasty and which advocated strict government according to harsh laws was the __________ school. Need a hint?

9	The Qin emperor Shi Huangdi, renowned for his program of public building, was responsible for beginning the construction of the __________ as a defense against northern nomads. Need a hint?

10	The political philosopher who advocated a scientific approach to warfare as a diplomatic option of the unified state was __________. Need a hint?

11	The book in which the new philosophy of scientific warfare was proposed was __________. Need a hint?

12	The founder of the dynasty that followed the Qin was __________, later called officially Gaozu. Need a hint?

13	The dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 B.C.E. was the __________ dynasty. Need a hint?

14	The Chinese class created by the intermarriage of the local landholding aristocracy with the office-holding shi was called the __________. Need a hint?

15	__________ were peasant organizations that provided financial support and physical protection in case of disputes with local strongmen or governors. Need a hint?

16	Inside the capital city was located a separate walled compound for the imperial family referred to as the __________. Need a hint?

17	The family responsible for the temporary overthrow of the Han dynasty in 9 C.E. was the __________. Need a hint?

18	Castrated males or __________, who served within the households of Chinese emperors to guard the imperial concubines, struggled with the relatives of imperial wives and the local governors to gain dominance during the later Han dynasty. Need a hint?