Classical Civilizations: China
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| 110577041 | Yin and Yang | Two forces in the universe, according to Chinese Theory: Yin is the passive, negative force, and Yang the active, positive force | |
| 110577042 | Dao | The proper "way" Chinese kings were expected to rule under the mandate of heaven. | |
| 110577043 | Dynasty | A line of rulers who belong to the same family. | |
| 110577044 | Zhou | The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC, notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism. | |
| 110577045 | Middle Kingdom | Chinese term for land between the two main river civilizations. | |
| 110577046 | Mandate of Heaven | A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | |
| 110577047 | Sons of Heaven | Zhou rulers | |
| 110577048 | Mandarin Chinese | The dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China | |
| 110577049 | Qin | Dynasty that came to power in China in 221 B.C. under which the first true empire of China was created | |
| 110577050 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the Qin dynasty and China's first emperor | |
| 110577051 | Great Wall of China | A system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads of the regions that are now Mongolia and Manchuria: completed in the 3rd century b.c., but later repeatedly modified and rebuilt. 2000 mi. (3220 km) long | |
| 110577052 | Han | Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | |
| 110577053 | Wu Ti | Han "Warrior Emperor" who greatly expanded the empire, drove out Huns | |
| 110577054 | Bureaucracy | System of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | |
| 110577055 | Chinese Bureaucracy | Lasted from Han Dynasty into 20th century | |
| 110577056 | Confucius | Chinese philosopher, administrator, and moralist. His social and moral teachings, collected in the Analects , tried to replace former religious observances | |
| 110577057 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws | |
| 110577058 | Daoism | Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course ("path") of natural events | |
| 110577059 | Laozi | Founder of Daoism | |
| 110577060 | Mandarins | Members of the elite class of civil servents in Chinese government | |
| 110577061 | Silk Road | An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) | |
| 116483974 | Chinese Dynasties | Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han |