Why might the reference to Chinese people calling themselves 'descendants of the Yellow Emperor' serve a symbolic function beyond genealogy?
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[Author's Purpose]
What does the sequencing of technological achievements before the flood imply about the author's view of disaster and progress?
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[Logical Inference]
How does the use of an exclamation mark after 'he controlled the great flood!' affect the rhetorical tone?
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[Tone and Style]
What is implied by describing Tang’s ability to 'easily gather supporters'?
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[Implied Meaning]
What role does the phrase 'after the flood was controlled' play in the transition to agricultural expansion?
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[Textual Function]
In what way does the repetition of Yu the Great’s lineage (8th grandson of the Yellow Emperor) reinforce the text’s ideological framework?
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[Symbolic Reference]
What does the contradiction between 'Xia Dynasty lasted five hundred years' and 'Yu the Great was the founder of the imperial dynasty' suggest about the text’s treatment of origins?
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[Interpretive Tension]
How does the mention of cooperation as a value appreciated by people reflect on Tang’s rise to power?
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[Implicit Ideology]
What is the significance of listing multiple hardships—flood, storms, famine, disease—together?
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[Rhetorical Accumulation]
What can be inferred about the relationship between technological knowledge and dynastic cycles in the passage?