What disrupting event occurred during Mozi's Warring States Period?
Great Wall construction
Book burnings
Flood of the Yellow River
Invention of gunpowder
Answer
Book burnings, initiated by the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, became a defining event of Mozi's Warring States Period. Driven by the desire to consolidate power and suppress dissenting ideologies, he ordered the destruction of all books except those pertaining to medicine, agriculture, and divination. This act aimed to control knowledge, silence critics, and unify the empire under one ideology, leaving a profound impact on Chinese intellectual history.
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