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7811497488Shi HuangdiFounder of Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.E.0
7811497489QinDynasty that was established in 221 B.C.E. at the end of the Warring States period after the decline of the Zhou dynasty1
7811497490HanDynasty after the Qin and rolled for the next 400 years2
7811497491Great WallDefense fortification in China that was intended to keep nomadic invaders out during the Qin dynasty3
7811497492ConfuciusMajor Chinese philosopher, who had a philosophy based on the need for restoration of order through the shi4
7811497493ZhouDynasty that overthrew the Shang5
7811594575Yin and Yangthe Daoist concept of opposing forces of nature6
7811594576DaoismChinese philosophy that talked about living in harmony with nature and heaven7
7811594577Mandarin ChineseThe language that began the linguistic unity in China8
7811594578Middle KingdomThe name given to China by its Chinese leaders.9
7811594579Qin Shi HuangdiFirst Chinese Emperor10
7811594580WudiFamous Han ruler, alive from 140-87 B.C.E.11
7811594581Mandate of Heavenin Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority12
7811594582Shieducated bureaucrats who were one of the three main social groups of ancient China.13

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