Wudi System Of Bureaucracy Benefited The Chinese Civilization

Micayla Starnes
AP World History
21 Aug 2014
APWH Summer Assignment 2014
Chapter 1
1. The key factor that provoked civilizations to develop was agriculture. Once discovered, agriculture allowed humans to settle in one place for a long period of time and become less migrant, therefore creating bigger cities. Some of the key characteristics that were critical for civilizations to develop were advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping and advanced technologies. Agriculture allowed for advanced cities and some advanced technologies, like bronze tools, enabled humans to progress.
2. Compared to noncivilized societies, some major drawbacks of civilizations include the implementation of social classes or caste systems.
Wudi’s system of bureaucracy benefited the Chinese civilization by strengthening its government. Workers were given examinations in order to receive their jobs, this way only the qualified could do certain occupations. Loyal followers were rewarded with government jobs, and even taxes were levied in order to pay for the system of bureaucracy. Bureaucracy insured that only the most qualified could complete civil service jobs correctly.
8. Daoism and Confucianism were widely accepted throughout China, because although they were almost the complete opposite, their beliefs did not conflict with each other. Daoism was mostly a set of religious beliefs that were based off of harmony and peace. Like Daoism, Confucianism was also a set of ethics, but applied to government and not so much religion.
9. Classical China was a civilization based entirely off of social class and hierarchy. Women, like in all agricultural civilizations, played the submissive role to men. In China, not only was family life mainly patriarchal, but so was their government. Social status had much value to the Chinese and often had influence over every aspect of their lives. The emperor, obviously, held the most power, with government officials below him, then peasants and
Feudalism was a concept in the Middle Ages that was based on the exchange of land for military service or protection. The concept of feudalism was simplified into a pyramid of hierarchy were peasants or serfs were at the bottom. Pieces of land, or fiefs, were given to serf in exchange for their loyalty. An unhealthy amount of taxes were imposed on the serfs and on top of that serfs were not allowed to leave the place that they were born. During this time religion became very important because it gave humans during this sad time hope.
48. The Middle Ages were a very gloomy part of our planet’s history and because of that religion became a crucial factor in everyday life. The most significant epidemic our world has ever seen was the spread of the bubonic plague that wiped out almost two-thirds of Europe’s population. Because of this people looked to religion to save them and give them hope during this bad time. During this time, people believed in many strange superstitions, even though the church turned them