4 China

___________was the first emperor of the Han dynasty.

• Confucious

• Liu Bang

Confucius taught that the _____________was the head of the family

and had absolute power.

• father

• grandfather

The government established under the Han dynasty was based on the ideas of_____________

.

• Legalism

• Confucius

The social order of Han China was based _______________on the

system, which divided society into four social classes.

• Legalist

• Confucian

_________________is the practice of inserting fine needles through the

skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain.

• acupuncture

• needlism

A ____________uses the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell

the time of day.

• Compass

• sundial

Emperors were very interested in knowing the movements of the earth because

they believed that earthquakes were signs of ________________events

• future evil

• destructive

The ______________, a device that measures the strength of an

earthquake, was invented during the Han dynasty.

• Earthquake meter

• seismograph

The Han Chinese made one item that we use everyday:____________

• paper

• pens

To get a government job in China under Han rule, a person had to pass a test

based on the teachings of ___________.

• Liu Bang

• Confucius