Question

Which of the following best explains how the Zhou and Qin Dynasties impacted China?(1 point)ResponsesNeither dynasty had a long-term impact on Chinese history.Neither dynasty had a long-term impact on Chinese history.The Zhou Dynasty created a large bureaucracy, while the Qin Dynasty used Confucian principles of government.The Zhou Dynasty created a large bureaucracy, while the Qin Dynasty used Confucian principles of government.Both dynasties contributed to a trend toward centralized government and the creation of infrastructure.Both dynasties contributed to a trend toward centralized government and the creation of infrastructure.The Zhou Dynasty created a precedent for decentralized rule, while the Qin Dynasty destroyed much of the infrastructure built by the Zhou.

Answer 1

Both dynasties contributed to a trend toward centralized government and the creation of infrastructure.

Explanation: The Zhou established political ideas (like the Mandate of Heaven) and the framework of regional rule that later reforms and state-building grew out of, while the Qin unified China, centralized authority, standardized systems (writing, weights, laws) and built major infrastructure (roads, sections of the Great Wall, canals).