Why does the text emphasize that Chinese refer to themselves as 'descendants of the Yellow Emperor'?
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[Author's Purpose]
What role does the mention of technological knowledge before 3000 BC play in the overall structure of the passage?
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[Textual Function]
How does the phrase 'organized people from different tribes' contribute to the portrayal of Yu the Great?
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[Characterization and Implication]
What can be inferred about the legitimacy of Tang’s rebellion from the way it is described?
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[Inference - Political Legitimacy]
What is the effect of stating that the flood lasted for 'at least two generations'?
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[Temporal Framing and Impact]
In what way does the sequence of events reinforce the connection between environmental control and political authority?
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[Causal Logic - Environment and Power]
What does the use of exclamation—'he controlled the great flood!'—signal about the author’s attitude?
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[Tone and Rhetorical Emphasis]
How does the mention of rice planting and duck breeding after the flood serve the broader narrative?
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[Post-Crisis Development and Symbolism]
What assumption underlies the claim that the Xia Dynasty marked the beginning of class society?
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[Implicit Assumption]
Why might the final sentence—'The Shang Dynasty lasted over six hundred years and was led by thirty different emperors'—be considered structurally significant?