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 juxtaposition of technological knowledge (pottery, silk) before 3000 BC and the flood crisis around 2200 BC imply about the narrative structure?
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[Textual Logic]
How does the phrase 'organized people from different tribes' contribute to the portrayal of Yu the Great’s leadership?
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[Rhetorical Function]
What can be inferred about the implied relationship between ecological crisis and political legitimacy?
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[Implicit Causality]
In what way does the statement 'After the flood was controlled, people learnt how to plant rice and other crops' conflict with earlier information?
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[Logical Inconsistency]
What does the description of Tang gathering supporters who 'did not like Jie' suggest about the nature of political opposition?
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[Implied Motivation]
How does the repetition of Yu the Great’s lineage ('8th grandson of the Yellow Emperor') function in reinforcing the narrative’s ideological framework?
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[Symbolic Repetition]
What does the claim that the Xia Dynasty 'marks the beginning of the class society' imply about the author’s view of social evolution?
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[Conceptual Implication]
Why might the final sentence stating the Shang lasted six hundred years and had thirty emperors be interpreted as a formulaic legendary convention rather than historical fact?
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[Genre Awareness]
What role does the contradiction between two statements—Yu founding the imperial dynasty versus Tang founding the Shang—play in the overall mythic narrative?