Question | Answer |
What is and "empire"? | An extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single government/ruler |
Why do Empires rise and fall? | Rise: -Trading - Winning wars - Expanding land - Having military/administration genius as leaders - Installing governors in territories - resourceful Fall: - bad leaders - revolution/revolt/rebellion - War - Natural disasters - Weak economy and administration - Unable to control all the territory (over confidence and ambition) |
How did China Unite? | - Used legalist ideas - stopped internal conflict/invaders w/ military force - eliminated rivals, divided China into 36 districts - burned books on Confucianism/killed remaining scholars - built great wall of China |
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