Why might the reference to Chinese calling themselves 'descendants of the Yellow Emperor' serve a symbolic function in the narrative?
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[Author's Purpose]
What role does the chronological inversion—mentioning 3000 BC after 2200 BC—play in the structure of the second paragraph?
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[Textual Structure and Rhetorical Strategy]
How does the phrase 'he organized people from different tribes' contribute to the portrayal of Yu the Great’s leadership?
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[Inference from Language Choice]
Given the sequence of events, what can be inferred about the relationship between ecological stability and political legitimacy?
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[Causal Inference]
What is the effect of repeating that the Shang Dynasty lasted 'over six hundred years' despite already stating its dates (1600–1050 BC)?
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[Rhetorical Emphasis]
In what way does the characterization of Tang as someone people 'respected' and who promoted 'cooperation' serve the broader ideological message?
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[Ideological Function]
What does the statement 'The Xia Dynasty marks the beginning of the class society and it was a period of slavery' imply about the author’s view of early state formation?
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[Authorial Assumption]
How does the mention of breeding ducks and geese after flood control function within the larger narrative arc?
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[Symbolic Development]
What is the significance of stating Yu the Great spent 'thirteen years' controlling the flood?
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[Temporal Detail and Implication]
What does the conflation of Yu the Great as both the 8th grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the founder of the imperial dynasty reveal about the text’s construction of authority?