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| 4737158622 | Iron Weapons | Allowed for military conquest and greater reach | 0 | |
| 4737161164 | Infrastructure | Canals, roads, postal service. | 1 | |
| 4737166822 | Patriarchy | The dominant cultural norm for all major civilizations. | 2 | |
| 4737177983 | shi | A social strata of the scholar-gentry | 3 | |
| 4737180290 | Confucius | Wandering scholar and political advisor who developed a distinct political and social philosophy. | 4 | |
| 4737187945 | Confucianism | Established norms for all aspects of Chinese life based on respect for one's elders. | 5 | |
| 4737192394 | Dao | Balance and harmony: yin/yang--black/white--hot/cold | 6 | |
| 4737196781 | 700 B.C.E. | Beginning of classical Chinese history related to decline of Zhou Dynasty. | 7 | |
| 4737200658 | Alliances | The method by which the Zhou ruled a fragmented, feudal period. | 8 | |
| 4737203524 | Qin Shi Huangdi | "The First Emperor," who was ruthless and ushered in the Qin Dynasty. | 9 | |
| 4737208808 | Concentration of Power | After fall of Zhou, local leaders consolidated leadership into their own hands. | 10 | |
| 4737214417 | Middle Kingdom | Territory between the Huanghe River to the north and the Yangzi River in the south. | 11 | |
| 4737218805 | Sons of Heaven | Chinese Emperors who lived in an awe-inspiring pomp and ceremony. | 12 | |
| 4737221691 | Mandate of Heaven | Justification for political rule that the Zhou claimed had been transferred to them from the Shang. | 13 | |
| 4737224726 | Mandarin | Standard spoken language that began the process to create linguistic unity. | 14 | |
| 4737230037 | Era of Waring States | Between 402-201 B.C.E., a period marked by incessant warfare, and the disintegration of the Zhou dynasty. | 15 | |
| 4737231824 | Legalism | Political system that stressed order at all cost--replaced the culturally-based Zhou philosophies. | 16 | |
| 4737234462 | Qin | The basis for the name China. | 17 | |
| 4737236309 | Centralization | Consolidation of power whereby the emperor reduced the power of the nobility by appointing nonaristocratic bureaucrats loyal to him. | 18 | |
| 4737238280 | Great Wall | 3000 mile long defensive structure built by the Qin on China's northern border. | 19 | |
| 4737248291 | Wudi | The most famous Han ruler who enforced peace throughout much of Asia from 140-87 B.C.E. | 20 | |
| 4737252238 | Han Dyansty | Reversed the legalistic policies of the Qin Dynasty and implemented the practice of Confucianism to undergird its government. | 21 | |
| 4737255577 | Xiongnu | Nomadic people on China's northern border who invaded China. | 22 | |
| 4737257333 | 220--589 B.C.E. | A time of chaos in China due to invasion and ineffective rule. | 23 | |
| 4737259910 | Patriarchal Families | The fundamental core of China's agricultural society based on ancestor worship. | 24 | |
| 4737265841 | Specialization | The result of the classic model of centralized government whereby officials were trained in particular areas such as finance, justice or military affairs. | 25 | |
| 4737267410 | Civil Service Exam | Created by Wudi to select and train the over 130,000 bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty. | 26 | |
| 4737280580 | Xunzi | Wrote The Art of War which was a book that criticized the "game-like" warfare of old and said war should be fought increase territory, wealth and power. | 27 |
