Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to understand content and feature usage to drive site improvements over time. To learn more, review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Empires and Belief Systems (600 BCE to 700 CE): Unit 4 Overview (6:34)

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:34 How does Duke Xiang of Lu’s capping ceremony connect to belief, empire, and life today?
  2. 02:16 How did belief systems begin to change from about 3,000 years ago?
  3. 03:18 What elements of Confucianism made it popular in China and where did this belief system spread?
  4. 05:00 How did empires use belief systems?
  5. 07:00 How were Han Dynasty China and the Roman Empire similar?