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| 5846641671 | Analects | The book that Kong Fuzi wrote and that stresses the values and ideas of Confucianism. |  | 0 |
| 5846641672 | Chinese Examination system | To maintain centralized control, rulers recruited and use bureaucratic elites and the development of military professionals. For example the Chinese used this system. |  | 1 |
| 7806957585 | Civil Service Exam | In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide |  | 2 |
| 7806971417 | Daoism | AKA Taoism. Chinese religion from 500s BCE that emphasized following the mystical and indescribable "Way." It celebrated the chaos and contradictions of reality as well as the harmony of nature. | 3 | |
| 7806981638 | Legalism | In China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. Prominent during Warring States Period.The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime. Based on a pessimistic view of human nature. Social harmony could only be attained through strong government control and the imposition of strict laws, enforced absolutely. |  | 4 |
| 7807013223 | Lui Bang | First emperor of the Han dynasty under which a new social and political hierarchy emerged. Scholars were on top, followed by farmers, artisans, and merchants. He chose his ministers from educated men with Confucian principals |  | 5 |
| 7807448606 | LI | Called for individuals to behave in conventionally appropriate fashion in Confucianism |  | 6 |
| 7807460000 | Ren | An attitude of kindness and benevolence or a sense of humanity for Confucianism | 7 | |
| 7807471238 | Silk Road | Silk Road connected China, India, and the Middle East. This ancient caravan trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extended some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linked China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay. Traders carried silk and other trade goods along this route, as well as spread culture. Conquerors were often motivated to control parts or all of this route and its wealth. |  | 8 |
| 7807482990 | Tao-te Ching | The central text of Daoism. aka Daodejing. aka Tao de ching |  | 9 |
| 7807489795 | Wudi | emperor under the Han Dynasty that wanted to create a stronger central government by taking land from the lords, raising taxes and places the supply of grain under the government's control |  | 10 |
| 7807496168 | Yellow Turban Revolt | A 184 C.E. peasant revolt against emperor Ling of Han. Led by Daoists who proclaimed that a new era would be3ing with the fall of the Han. Although this specific revolt was suppressed, it triggered a continuous string of additional outbreaks. |  | 11 |
| 7807504864 | Yin and yang | In Daoist belief, complementary factors that help to maintain the equilibrium of the world. One is associated with masculine, light, and active qualities while the other with feminine, dark, and passive qualities |  | 12 |
