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this is basically just terms that I don't know because I'm making it for personal use so it may be mostly obscure stuff; ie im not putting people like Muhammad on here bc i already know who he is (and so should you tbh like if u dont know who muhammad is.... i wish you good luck)

i have also made it edit-able so that you can add stuff that u want to but try to stay within the format i have!! aka term=term and definition=definiton thanks

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4386235902Shang DynastyThe 1st Chinese Dynasty. Ruled from 1766 to 1122 BCE. The development of the written Chinese. Oracle bones were used to write questions or predictions about the future.0
4386235903Zhou DynastyThe 2nd Chinese Dynasty. Mandate of Heaven Placed great emphasis on Ancestor Veneration Strong elite ruling class Lost control of empire- Warring States Period1
4386235904Qin DynastyEnded the Warring States Period. Centralized Bureaucracy. Legalist.2
4386235905Han DynastyCentralized Bureaucracy. Built roads and canals. Confucianism Civil Service Exam Foreign Expansion Tributary System3
4386235906Sui DynastyAfter fall of Han, they reunited China Buddhism and Confucian Civil Service Exam Construction of the Grand Canal4
4386235907Tang DynastyExpanded to Tibet and Korea Completed the Grand Canal Buddhism (until anti-Buddhist movement), Daoism, and Confucianism Civil Service Exam Declined as higher taxation created tensions5
4386235908Song DynastyReestablished centralized rule. Reestablished the Tribute System. Most powerful navy in the world- magnetic compasses. Foot-binding Military threats and nomadic invasions led to fall.6
4386235909Yuan DynastyFirst time China was under foreign rule. Strong Centralized government. Foreigners were employed in the bureaucracy No civil service exam Chinese separated from the Mongols Welcomed merchants and foreigners (increased trade)7
4386235910Ming DynastyReestablished authority over China after foreign rule Refurbished navy Age of Exploration. Expeditions led by Zheng He Taken over by peasant army8
4386235911Qing DynastyUnder rule of foreigners for the 2nd time (the Manchus). Created a large army Expanded their rule through military conquest. Effort to mimic Chinese culture Used civil service exam Forbade intermarriage Forced Chinese men to wear the queue, or a braid Wars and Rebellions weakened empire9

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