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156614480Shi HuangdiFounder of the brief Qin dynasty in 221 BCE.0
156614481Qin Dynastyestablished in 221 BCE at the end of the Warring States Period following the decline of the Zhou dynasty; fell in 207 B.C.E.1
156614482Han DynastyChinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 BCE; ruled for the next 400 years2
156614483DaoismPhilosophy associated with Laozi; stressed need for alignment with Dao or cosmic force3
156614484Zhou1029-258 BCE; Originally a vassal family of the Shang China; possibly Turkic in origin; overthrew Shang and established second historical Chinese dynasty.4
156614485Great WallChinese defensive fortification built to keep out northern nomadic invaders; began during the reign of Shi Huangdi.5
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