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How did the emperors of the Han Dynasty encourage and protect Chinese culture?
They mandated daily religious rituals.
They revived Chinese literature and poetry.
They taught the art of silk making to foreigners.
They sought experts on the art of paper making.
They mandated daily religious rituals.
They revived Chinese literature and poetry.
They taught the art of silk making to foreigners.
They sought experts on the art of paper making.
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Answer: True — they revived Chinese literature and poetry, and True — they sought experts on paper making. The other two are false or misleading.
- They revived literature and poetry: Han emperors (especially under Emperor Wu) promoted Confucian learning, funded scholars, established the Imperial University, and sponsored histories and literary work (e.g., Sima Qian’s Records).
- They sought experts on paper making: in the Eastern Han the court supported improvements in papermaking (Cai Lun’s paper was presented at court in 105 CE), helping preserve and spread writing.
- They mandated daily religious rituals: misleading — emperors performed and enforced state rites (ancestor worship, sacrifices to Heaven) and promoted Confucian ritual norms for officials, but they did not literally impose a mandated daily religious practice on all people.
- They taught silk making to foreigners: false — silk production was a guarded Chinese monopoly; the state tried to keep sericulture secret rather than teach it abroad.
- They revived literature and poetry: Han emperors (especially under Emperor Wu) promoted Confucian learning, funded scholars, established the Imperial University, and sponsored histories and literary work (e.g., Sima Qian’s Records).
- They sought experts on paper making: in the Eastern Han the court supported improvements in papermaking (Cai Lun’s paper was presented at court in 105 CE), helping preserve and spread writing.
- They mandated daily religious rituals: misleading — emperors performed and enforced state rites (ancestor worship, sacrifices to Heaven) and promoted Confucian ritual norms for officials, but they did not literally impose a mandated daily religious practice on all people.
- They taught silk making to foreigners: false — silk production was a guarded Chinese monopoly; the state tried to keep sericulture secret rather than teach it abroad.
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