Question

6. Which term refers to the concentration of power under one authority?
7. A dynasty is best described as:
8. Which system involved government officials managing state affairs?
9. Which philosophy stressed respect for elders and social harmony?
10. Daoism teaches that people should:
11. Which emperor is known for standardization of weights, measures, and currency?
12. Which innovation was key in early Chinese warfare?
13. Bronze casting was important for making:
14. Ancestor worship in China involved:

Answer 1

6. Centralization (a centralized government — concentration of power under one authority)
7. A ruling family whose members hold power in succession (a line of hereditary rulers)
8. Bureaucracy (the civil service system of government officials administering state affairs)
9. Confucianism
10. Live in harmony with the Dao (the Way) — follow naturalness and simplicity, practice wu wei (effortless action)
11. Qin Shi Huang (the First Emperor of Qin)
12. The chariot (later important innovations included the crossbow and iron weapons)
13. Weapons and ritual bronze vessels (ceremonial objects used in rituals)
14. Making offerings and performing rituals for deceased relatives, believing ancestors could influence and protect the living