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| 9560551 | Zhou Dynasty | important cultural developments; lasted from 1029-258 BCE; started declining in 700 BCE due to a decline in political communications and outside attacks; ruled through alliances w/ nobles; decline happened when nobles ignored the government & started their own individual rule; extended territory; increased focus on central government; better cultural unity; | 0 | |
| 9560552 | Qin Shi Huangdi & Qin Dynasty | (221-202 BCE); "first emperor"; brutal ruler; made nobles give up land & he took control; selected non-aristocratic people to help rule; built Great Wall; national census; standardized coinage, weights, and measurements, length of axles (road planning); single language; burned books; | 1 | |
| 9560553 | Han Dynasty | (202 BCE- 220 CE); expanded territory; state bureaucracy improved; trained people in Confucianism; declined when central control weakened & Huns invaded; | 2 | |
| 9560554 | Wu Ti | (140-87 BCE); most famous Han ruler; promoted peace; supported Confucianism; | 3 | |
| 9560555 | Mandarin | the type of unifying language in China | 4 | |
| 9560556 | Dynasty | a family of kings | 5 | |
| 9560557 | Mandate of Heaven | the rule of heaven that allows a certain family to rule China | 6 | |
| 9560558 | Era of Warring States | (402-201 BCE); regional rulers made their own armies and fought for control; during this time Zhou Dynasty died; | 7 | |
| 9560559 | Great Wall | built by Shi Huangdi; more than 3000 miles long; wide enough for a chariot to ride across the top; built by forced labor; | 8 | |
| 9560560 | Legalism | : opposite of Confucianism; believed in strict rule by force; human nature was evil and needed self-control; education was considered frivolous; | 9 | |
| 9560561 | Mandarins | educated bureaucrats | 10 | |
| 9560562 | Mean People | people of the lowest status; did unskilled jobs; wore a green scarf to show their status; punished harsher for crimes; | 11 | |
| 9560563 | Patriarchalism | all the power and land ownership passes through the father; a male led society; | 12 | |
| 9560564 | Confucius | (King Fuzi); 551-478 BCE; preached political virtue & good government; NOT a religious leader | 13 | |
| 9560565 | Daoism | religious belief system; made popular by Laozi; true human understanding comes when you leave the world and focus on the "life force"; divine direction which controls life; lived w/ humility & didn't focus on "stuff" | 14 | |
| 9560566 | Silk Road | A network of roads used for trade throughout Asia | 15 |
