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AP World History Exam : China ( Latest 2023 – 2024 ) Actual Questions and Answers ( Verified Answers )

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1. Describe the stages in Chinese dynastic cycle. (dynasty): family that passed imperial title from generation to generation. When dynasty grew weaker & tax revenues declined>social divisions>inte... rnal rebellions &sometimes invasions. As ruling dynasty declined, another emerged, usually from family of a successful general, invader, or peasant rebel & pattern would repeat. Many Chinese view history in terms of cycles, in contrast to Western view of steady progress from past to present. 2. Describe the politicalstructure of the Zhou dynasty (1029-258 B.C.E.) that displaced the Shang rulers.: The Zhou didn't establish a powerful government; ruled through alliances with regional princes /noble families. Rulers couldn't con- trol territories directly>gave regional estates to members of their families & other supporters who were to provide central government with troops & tax revenues. = China's feudal period:rulers depending on network of loyalties & obligations to & from their landlord-vassals. 3. What caused the decline of the Zhou?: regional land-owning aristocratsincreased their power base/disre¬garded central govt. 4. Identify/significance: Middle Kingdom: Zhou extended territory of China- took Yangtze River valley from Huanghe R. to Yangtze R. =China's core— the "Middle Kingdom." >wheat-growing in north, rice-grow¬ing in south>pop. growth. Communication/transport from capital to out-lying regions difficult>>Zhou relied soheavily on loyalty of regional supporters. 5. Identify/significance: Mandate of Heaven (Sons of Heaven): Zhou rulers claimed direct links to Shang rulers & asserted heaven had transferred its mandateto rule China to Zhou emperors =key justification for Chinese imperial rule from Zhou onward.These "Sons of Heaven" lived in world of awe-inspiring pomp/ceremony. 6. How did the Zhou provide greater cultural unity in their empire?: promotedlinguistic unity>> standard spoken language (Mandarin Chinese)in Middle Kingdom =largest single group of people speaking same language in world at this time. Regional dialects/languages remained; educated officials began to rely on Mandarin. Oral epics/stories in Chi¬nese> gradually recorded in written form>development of common culture [Show More]

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