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210281723China's longest lasting dynastyZhou0
210281724Warring States PeriodCivil wars among lords fighting to control land represented this period Time of warfare between regional lords following the decline of the Zhou dynasty in the 8th century B.C.E.1
210281725LaoziHe was the most famous of the Daoist teachers, he was credited with writing the basic daoist texts, and taught that people should not seek wealth or power.2
210281726DaoismThis philosophy stresses living in harmony with the guiding force of reality in nature3
210281727LegalismTaught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws4
210281728ConfucianismThe system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.5
210281729Qin Dynasty Accomplishmentschina unified, first empire, standardized weights and measurements, compulsary labor, standardized axle size, 1 tax system, great wall-part of, standardized lit/writing/currency6
210281730Shi HuangdiThe first emperor of Qin Dynasty which unified china and built a huge place where his tomb is and with over 6000 clay figure Terra Cotta Army horse and people protecting his tomb,built many roads, started Great Wall of China, divided kingdoms into districs7
210281731Emperor Wudiemperor 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 control8
210281732Liu BangFirst 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.9
210281733Mandate of Heavena political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source10
210281734Civil Service ExamsConfucian exam to acquire a position in the Chinese bureaucracy. Candidates who pass these exams became an elite member of scholar-officials. only open to men. only wealthy could afford education needed to pass11

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