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| 222090089 | Daodejing | Book, a collection of Daoist wisdom attributed to Laozi | 0 | |
| 222090090 | Dao | the character itself translates as "way," "path," or "route," it is used philosophically to signify the or true nature of the world. | 1 | |
| 222090091 | Era of Warring States | 403-221 B.C.E., a period of war among many smaller kingdoms which China broke into after the collapse of the Zhou dynasty | 2 | |
| 222090092 | Legalism | The concept of fear applied by the law in a way that caused intense punishments for small crimes in hopes to prevent larger crimes | 3 | |
| 222090093 | Mencius | Major follower of Confucius; stressed that humans were essentially good and that governments required the consent of their subjects; wrote Analects | 4 | |
| 222090094 | Wang Mang | Member of one of the powerful families related to the Han emperors through marriage; temporarily overthrew the Han between 9 and 23 CE. | 5 | |
| 222090095 | Analects | a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples | 6 | |
| 222090096 | Wuwei | Non-action, the preferred Daoist path of least resistance, allowing things to run their natural course | 7 | |
| 222090097 | Kong Fuzi | The true name of the founder of Confucianism | 8 | |
| 222090098 | Liu Bang | First 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 | |
| 222090099 | Qin Shihuangdi | The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who believed strongly in Legalism and sought to strengthen the centralized China through public works. | 10 | |
| 222090100 | Han Wudi | The reason for the success of the Han dynasty, had a long regin, most energetic emperor, "the Martial Emperor." Oursued administrative centralization and imperial expansion. Worked strenuously to increase the authority and prestige of the central government, built enormous bureaucracy to administer his empire, relied upon Legalist principles of governement. | 11 | |
| 222090101 | Confucianism | The 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. | 12 | |
| 222090102 | Daoism | Chinese School of Thought: Daoists believe that the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and deviate as little as possible from the Dao, or 'path' of nature. | 13 | |
| 222090103 | Laozi | the "Old Master" who encouraged people to give up worldly desires in favor of nature; he founded Taoism (Daoism) | 14 | |
| 222090104 | Mandate of Heaven | Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China. | 15 | |
| 222090105 | Xiongnu | nomads who terrorized the border and were defeated by Wudi. Lived in the steppes or grasslands north of China. Were the biggest threat to security. | 16 | |
| 222090106 | Filial Piety | the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family, a concept important in Confucianism | 17 |
