1. Classical China Exam Review
Exam Next Wednesday - 11/21/18

2. Confucianism Confucius
Improve and maintain government and society
Establish peace and harmony - proper behavior
Follow a moral code and respect authority
Responsibility / Duty to family and society
Scholars have a high status
Filial Piety – respect parents and family obligations
Civil Service Positions & right to participate in government – based upon merit

3. Qin Dynasty Legalism was used to unite and rule China
Legalism forced people to behave properly through the use of restrictive regulations
Shi Huangdi ordered the construction of the Great Wall, his tomb, and the Terra Cotta Army.

4. Taoism / Daoism
Tao/Dao – “The Way”
Establish peace and harmony

5. Ethnocentrism
The Chinese rejected other cultures as inferior to their own.

6. Achievements
Paper
Glazed Pottery
Acupuncture
Pagoda

7. Which Dynasty??? Zhou, Qin, or Han
Selected government officials by administering civil service exams
Was known as the “Time of the Warring States”
The Silk Road was formally established
Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of books because he feared that knowledge of China’s past would hamper his efforts to establish a centralized government.
Is credited by many as establishing the Mandate of Heaven which gave them justification for overthrowing the Shang Dynasty—What is the Mandate of Heaven???
The government set up granaries and imposed a government monopoly on iron and salt.

8. 25 point Short Answer Question
Use the historical evidence that addresses the question:
“How did Emperor Shi Huangdi treat his opponents during the Qin Dynasty”.
You must include 4 detailed pieces of evidence