Humanities 8

An Emerging Empire

Read pages 192 to 197 from Across the Centuries

1. In the three centuries after the end of the Han dynasty, what did China experience in the following areas:  Government, Economy, Religion

2. What did Emperor Wen do during the Sui Dynasty to achieve the following results:

Result                                                       Technique

a sense of common history

a sense of common goals

preservation of the classics

efficient government

Chinese unity

3. Summarize the three belief systems:  Confucianism,  Buddhism,  Daoism
4. Which belief system appeals the most to you and why?
5. What were the natural barriers that protected China on the east, west and southwest?

The Great Wall

Read pages 198 and 199

1. What were the benefits of constructing the Great Wall?
2. What were the costs of constructing the Great Wall?
3. Depending on whether you believe that there was more benefit than cost or vice versa, create a poster that would be used by a public relations firm either to promote or discourage the building of the wall.