GH1 - HW#23      GH3   -   HW#23                  11/20/2002
Read pages 93-99

1. Identify: Shi Huangdi; Great Wall; Gao Zu; Wudi; Silk Road; Ban Zhao; Wang Chong

2. Define: monopoly

3. What were three steps Shi Huangdi took to unify China?

4. How did Han emperors increase the influence of Confucianism in China?

5. Why is the Han period considered a golden age of Chinese civilization?

6. Critical Thinking: How did the ideas of Wang Chong challenge the ancient Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven?

Silk Road Websites

 Read pages 543-546

1. Define or identify: racism; Social Darwinism; anti-Semitism; ghetto; Dreyfus
Affair; pogrom; Zionism

2. How did extreme nationalism differ from the nationalism of the early nineteenth century?

3. Why did racist ideas take hold in Europe in the 1800's?

4. How did Social Darwinism tie in with racist ideas?

5. How was anti-Semitism expressed in Europe during the late nineteenth century?

6. Critical thinking: How did extreme nationalists use racism in seeking goals?