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5780173678Sima Qiana historian who wrote about the development of early imperial China and was later castrated by the emperor.0
5780173679Period of the Warring Statesthe Zhou Dynasty was split into 8 states who had frequent wars with each other.1
5780173680Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalismschools of thought that emerged during a centuries of chaos and confusion.2
5780173681Kong Fuzi (aka Confucius)first Chinese thinker who addressed the problem of political and social order in a straight-forward and conscious way. He was also an educator and political advisor.3
5780173682AnalectsBook of Confucius's sayings and teaching4
5780173683Junzi"superior individuals" who took a broad view of public affairs and did not allow personal interests to influence their judgements5
5780173684Confucian valuesren, li, xiao6
5780173685Renattitude of kindness and benevolence or a sense of humanity.7
5780173686Lia sense of propriety; treat others with respect8
5780173687Xiaofilial piety; high significance of family9
5780173688Main thoughts of Confuciuscultivate personal morality and junzi for bringing order to China10
5780173689Menciusprinciple spokesman for Confucian school; emphasized ren; believed in a more peaceful government11
5780173690Xunzidisciple of Confucius; believed humans were selfish and should face harsh, social discipline.12
5780173691Laozifounder of Daoism13
5780173692dao"the way" or "the way of nature"14
5780173693Daoismbelieved in introspection and live in harmony with nature15
5780173694Wuwei(main virtue) disengagement from the political world; individuals should act selflessly and live simply16
5780173695Daodejing and Zhuangzimain books of Daoist beliefs17
5780173696Legalismbelieved in devoting their attention to the state, which they sought to strengthen and expand at all costs18
5780173697Shang Yangchief minister of Qin and Legalist writer19
5780173698Han Feizian advidor who synthesized Legalist ideas in essays20
5780173699Legalist Doctrines- state's strength was in military and agriculture - imposed a strict legal regimen so people feared to commit crimes. -had harsh penalties - everyone should look after one another21
5780173700Qin Dynasty- adopted Legalist values - encouraged agriculture - built a powerful army22
5780173701QIn Shihuangdifirst emperor; he established centralized imperial rule; burned books against him and buried scholars that criticized him; expanded the great wall of China;23
5780173702Shihuangdi's Tombunderground palace lined with bronze and protected by traps and crossbows; ceilings showed paintings of stars and planets, and a map of the emperor's realm; was buried with thousands of life size terra cotta soldiers.24
5780173703Fall of Qin Dynastyrevolts began after Shihuangdi's death, and rebels overwhelmed the court by slaughtering officials and burning down buildings.25
5780173704Liu Bangrestored order throughout China and established himself at the head of a new dynasty.26
5780173705Early Han Policies-Sought a middle way between Zhou decentralization and Qin overcentralization27
5780173706Han Wudi"Martial Emperor", increased taxes to fund public works; relied on Legalist principles; implemented many imperial universities28
5780173707What two policies did Han Wudi want to achieve?administrative centralization and imperial expansion29
5780173708Han Centrelization- Built an enormous bureaucracy to rule the empire - Continued to build roads and canals - Levied taxes on agriculture, trade, and craft industries - Imperial monopolies on production of iron and salt - Established Confucian educational system for training bureaucrats30
5780173709Han Imperial ExpansionInvaded and colonized northern Vietnam and Korea.31
5780173710Modumost successful leader of the Xiongnu32
5780173711Why did China (Han Dynasty) experience social and economic problems?land became concentrated in the hands of a small, wealthy elite class33
5780173712What did the book "Classic of Filial Piety" teach?children should obey and honor their parents as well as other superiors and political authorities.34
5780173713Ban Zhaofamous woman scholar in Chinese history; believed that girls should be educated as well as boys35
5780173714Iron metallurgyused for domestic and military purposes36
5780173715sericulturethe manufacture of silk37
5780173716Why did the Chinese invent paper?it was less expensive than silk, and easier to write on than bamboo.38
5780173717Wang Mang"socialist emperor"; limited land distribution which later lead to his death.39
5780173718Yellow turban uprisingrebels who wore yellow turbans40
5780173719Fall of Han dyanstyrevolts and violence weakened the government.41

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