Eunuchs in China

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/eunuchs-in-china

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Imperial China
2. What is the abolition date?November 5, 1924
3. What is a eunuch in ancient China?A eunuch is a man who has been castrated, usually a young boy, and works for the Emperor.
4. Why did the Emperor hire eunuchs instead of regular officials?Because eunuchs have no families or heirs, they are seen as loyal and less likely to try to take power for themselves.

Emasculation: The surgical removal of the penis and testicles, a more extreme form of castration.
Scholar-Official: A government official in imperial China selected through rigorous civil service examinations based on Confucian classics.
Bureaucracy: A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.