Question
How was transportation standardized under the Qin?
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Responses
Roads were the same width.
Roads were the same width.
Carriages were the same height.
Carriages were the same height.
Everyone paid the same road tax.
Everyone paid the same road tax.
Axles of carriages were the same length.
Axles of carriages were the same length.
All of the responses are correct. Under the Qin dynasty, transportation was standardized in several ways. Firstly, roads were standardized to have the same width, allowing for easier and more efficient travel. Additionally, carriages were required to be the same height, which also helped with standardizing road conditions. To ensure fairness and consistency, everyone paid the same road tax, regardless of their social status or wealth. Lastly, the axles of carriages were also standardized to be the same length, further promoting uniformity in transportation.
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My apologies for the repetition in the responses. The correct response to the question is:
- Everyone paid the same road tax.
This was one of the ways transportation was standardized under the Qin dynasty.
Which of these phrases best summarizes Legalism?
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Responses
Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
Moral values are the key to social order.
Moral values are the key to social order.
Citizens are capable of governing themselves.
Citizens are capable of governing themselves.
Educating people leads to a strong society.
The correct response to summarize Legalism is:
- Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
Question
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
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Responses
to separate warring states
to separate warring states
to keep out nomads to the north
to keep out nomads to the north
to standardize Chinese roads
to standardize Chinese roads
to make trade and transportation easier
The purpose of the Great Wall was:
- to keep out nomads to the north.
This massive fortification was built to defend China's northern borders from invasions by nomadic groups such as the Xiongnu.
why is filial piety the “source of all virtues” in Confucianism?
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Responses
because Confucius believed it is the model for the other four relationships
because Confucius believed it is the model for the other four relationships
because Confucius believed soldiers should be honored for their duty above the family
because Confucius believed soldiers should be honored for their duty above the family
because Confucius believed equality in relationships was the basis for the other four relationships
because Confucius believed equality in relationships was the basis for the other four relationships
because Confucius believed people should behave properly in order to avoid punishments
The correct response to explain why filial piety is considered the "source of all virtues" in Confucianism is:
- because Confucius believed it is the model for the other four relationships.
Confucius emphasized the importance of filial piety, or respect and obedience to one's parents and ancestors, as the foundation for cultivating virtues such as loyalty, righteousness, and benevolence in other relationships, such as those between ruler and subject, husband and wife, older sibling and younger sibling, and friend and friend.
. . . our kings of Zhou treated the people well . . . and presided over services to spirits and to Heaven. Heaven therefore instructed the Zhou kings, chose them . . . and gave them the decree to rule.
—Book of History
Based on this quote, why did Heaven give the Zhou kings the Mandate of Heaven? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
because they instructed the people
because they instructed the people
because they treated the people well
because they treated the people well
because they sacrificed to the spirits
because they sacrificed to the spirits
because they devoted riches to Heaven
because they devoted riches to Heaven
because they won battles in the name of the spirits
because they won battles in the name of the spirits
because they presided over services to spirits and to Heaven
because they presided over services to spirits and to Heaven