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| 3329225224 | Civil Servants | People who serve the government, often were scholar-officials | 0 | |
| 3329230845 | Civil Service System | System in which a person would begin with a clerical job and slowly move up in local government with knowledge of Confucianism | 1 | |
| 3329240642 | expansionism | The belief in expanding a country's territory espoused by Wudi moving into Manchuria, Korea, Northern Vietnam, Tibet, and Central Asia | 2 | |
| 3329250222 | Fall of Han | When the Confucian government could no longer control warlords, force people to pay taxes, fix canals and roads, or prevent peasants from rebelling. Eventually, warlords overthrew this dynasty | 3 | |
| 3329259402 | Feudalism | A system in which lords rule over land and vassals live on the land and serve them | 4 | |
| 3329263944 | Gao Zu | An illiterate peasant leader who founded the Han dynasty in 202 BCE, bringing about the end of the Qin dynasty | 5 | |
| 3329268822 | The Great Wall | The defense against raiders built by Shi Huangdi during the Qin Dynasty. It did not keep invaders out but was a great symbol and helped divide nomads in the North from the Legalist government in the south | 6 | |
| 3329282451 | Han Dynasty | Founded by peasant leader-turned-emperor Gao Zu, this dynasty followed the Qin and imposed Confucian (rather than legalist) government. Lasted from 202 BCE- 220 CE | 7 | |
| 3329295462 | Hanfeizi | Came up the philosophy of Legalism | 8 | |
| 3329300221 | Inventions in the Han Dynasty | paper, seismograph (detects earthquakes), acupuncture, Bronze work and silk-making | 9 | |
| 3329308220 | iron and salt | Products which the Han government under Wudi had a monopoly | 10 | |
| 3329314119 | Laozi or Lao Tze | founder of Taoism | 11 | |
| 3329316042 | Legalism | A philosophy based on the teachings of Hanfeizi, which held the belief that people are naturally evil and need harsh punishment. The Qin Dynasty ruled using this philosophy | 12 | |
| 3329325253 | monopoly | The complete control of a product or business or one person or group | 13 | |
| 3329332248 | Qin Dynasty | First Dynasty after the warring states period. Ruled by Shi Huangdi with a legalist government. Lasted from 221 BCE - 206 BCE (very short) | 14 | |
| 3329342981 | Scholar-officials | The leaders selected to the match the Confucian ideal of a gentlemen: he would be courteous, dignified, and educated in the ways of history, music, poetry, and Confucian teachings | 15 | |
| 3329362890 | Shi Huangdi | Originally named Zheng, this person unified China after the Zhou and Warring States Period under his strict legalist government. This name means "First Emperor" because he was the first of Qin Dynasty | 16 | |
| 3329375877 | Silk Road | A trade route built by Wudi that linked China and the west for centuries. It linked Rome, India, Persia, and the Middle East. It eventually spanned 4000 miles | 17 | |
| 3329387159 | Taoism/Daoism | a Philosophy invented by Laozi or Lao Tza which emphasized wu wei or non-action, the balance between female and male forces ( yin and yang), and peacefulness | 18 | |
| 3329401780 | warlords | Local military leaders; contributes to the fall of the Han Dynasty | 19 | |
| 3329407191 | Wudi | Most famous Han emperor, reigned from 141 BCE - 87 BCE using Confucian policies. Opened an imperial university at Xian | 20 | |
| 3329413910 | Wu Wei | Action through non-action, an idea of Taoism | 21 | |
| 3329416661 | Xian | Location of the imperial university opened by Wudi, the famous Han emperor | 22 | |
| 3329420827 | Yin and Yang | Female and male forces, or the two forces in the universe, as defined by Taoism | 23 |
