Question
Emperor Gāozǔ stopped ripping off these peoples’ hats and peeing in them after Lù Jiǎ outlined how he should rule in the New Discourses. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these people who typically wore the Liáng Guān crown. The phrase “fénshū kēngrú” describes how Qín Shǐ Huáng would burn books and bury these people alive.
ANSWER: scholars [or Confucian scholars; or literati or wénrén; or mandarins or guān; prompt on civil servants or officials or bureaucrats; prompt on elites or gentry]
[10e] Lù criticized the Qín for failing to peacefully unify “all under [this place],” thus failing to achieve a “mandate” to rule named for this place.
ANSWER: heaven [accept the Mandate of Heaven; accept Tiān or Tiānxia]
[10h] Description acceptable. Lù convinced Gāozǔ that he could not rule in this physical manner. At the end of Ögedei’s conquests, Yēlǜ Chǔcái told the warlord not to rule in this physical manner and instead create a civil government.
ANSWER: from horseback [accept obvious equivalents such as ruling from the saddle or from the back of a horse]
<Ganon Evans, History - World - Asian> ~22958~ <Editor: Hari Parameswaran>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 18.06 | 100% | 75% | 6% |