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Ap History Chapter 8
Classical China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 99 B.C.E. the great historian of China, Sima Qian, suffered from castration because | his view contradicted the emperor's judgment |
| Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as | an educator and political advisor |
| Confucius never composed formal writings, but his disciples collected his remarks into a work called the | Analects |
| Analects | book of Confucius' teachings and sayings that has influenced the political and cultural traditions of China |
| The great Qin empire only lasted a few years. It was ended by | waves of revolts |
| The Elusive Concept | Eternal Principle governing all the workings of the world |
| Han Wudi, the greatest and most energetic emperor of the Han dynasty, was remembered by later generations | as the "Martial Emperor" |
| Confucius? | Educator and political advisor, his sayings have been put in the Analects by his disciples |
| After 100 C.E. most Chinese writing was on | Paper |
| An event leading to the collapse of the Han dynasty was | the Yellow Turban uprising |
| After Wang Mang usurped the throne of the Han, he attempted to | restore land that had been taken from the royal family. |
| Junzi | Chinese philosophical term often translated as "gentleman" or "superior person" |
| The concept dao means | he original force of the cosmos, an eternal and unchanging principle that governs all the workings of the world |
| Spokesman for Confucius School | Mencius |
| An individual who practiced the Daoist virtue of wuwei would | go with the flow of the cosmos and live in harmony with nature |