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293634149Classical Chinese Ruling PatternDynasty after dynasty, cyclic0
293634150Zhou Dynastyreplaces Shang dynasty, feudal system, extends territory to Yangtze, Mandate of Heaven, Mandarin, currency, Confucius1
293634151Confucius/Kung FuziFounder of Confucianism2
293634152Qin DynastyQin Shi Huangdi, replaces Zhou Dynasty, bureaucratic government, great wall, expands to south China sea, brutal leader3
293634153Han DynastyConfucian civil service exam, expands to Korea4
293634154BureaucratLeader of a province under authority of a primary leader5
293634155Confucianismemphasis on personal virtue, Analects, 5 Classics, system of ethics, lacks spirituality6
293634156LegalismPolitical ideology, rejects Confucianism, human nature is evil and need of authoritarian rule7
293634157Taoism/DaoismReligious philosophy, founded by Laozi, compliments Confucianism, the way of nature, embraces nature's harmony and mystery8
293634158Achievmentsadvances in science: astronomy, math, music, acoustics, medicine, art: calligraphy, jade, bronze, etc9
293634160Mandate of HeavenRuler was a god, the "Son of Heaven"10
293634162PrimogenitureInheritance to oldest male son11
293634164Chinese successCentralized government, Confucianism, isolation12
293634166Social hierarchyemperor/ruling family, aristocrats, peasant farmers and artisans (over 90%), mean people and slaves13
408781681Mean peopleLower class with green scarves14
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