Pre-Ap World History Flashcards

3329225224	Civil Servants	People who serve the government, often were scholar-officials	0
3329230845	Civil Service System	System in which a person would begin with a clerical job and slowly move up in local government with knowledge of Confucianism	1
3329240642	expansionism	The belief in expanding a country's territory espoused by Wudi moving into Manchuria, Korea, Northern Vietnam, Tibet, and Central Asia	2
3329250222	Fall of Han	When the Confucian government could no longer control warlords, force people to pay taxes, fix canals and roads, or prevent peasants from rebelling. Eventually, warlords overthrew this dynasty	3
3329259402	Feudalism	A system in which lords rule over land and vassals live on the land and serve them	4
3329263944	Gao Zu	An illiterate peasant leader who founded the Han dynasty in 202 BCE, bringing about the end of the Qin dynasty	5
3329268822	The Great Wall	The defense against raiders built by Shi Huangdi during the Qin Dynasty. It did not keep invaders out but was a great symbol and helped divide nomads in the North from the Legalist government in the south	6
3329282451	Han Dynasty	Founded by peasant leader-turned-emperor Gao Zu, this dynasty followed the Qin and imposed Confucian (rather than legalist) government. Lasted from 202 BCE- 220 CE	7
3329295462	Hanfeizi	Came up the philosophy of Legalism	8
3329300221	Inventions in the Han Dynasty	paper, seismograph (detects earthquakes), acupuncture, Bronze work and silk-making	9
3329308220	iron and salt	Products which the Han government under Wudi had a monopoly	10
3329314119	Laozi or Lao Tze	founder of Taoism	11
3329316042	Legalism	A philosophy based on the teachings of Hanfeizi, which held the belief that people are naturally evil and need harsh punishment. The Qin Dynasty ruled using this philosophy	12
3329325253	monopoly	The complete control of a product or business or one person or group	13
3329332248	Qin Dynasty	First Dynasty after the warring states period. Ruled by Shi Huangdi with a legalist government. Lasted from 221 BCE - 206 BCE (very short)	14
3329342981	Scholar-officials	The leaders selected to the match the Confucian ideal of a gentlemen: he would be courteous, dignified, and educated in the ways of history, music, poetry, and Confucian teachings	15
3329362890	Shi Huangdi	Originally named Zheng, this person unified China after the Zhou and Warring States Period under his strict legalist government. This name means "First Emperor" because he was the first of Qin Dynasty	16
3329375877	Silk Road	A trade route built by Wudi that linked China and the west for centuries. It linked Rome, India, Persia, and the Middle East. It eventually spanned 4000 miles	17
3329387159	Taoism/Daoism	a Philosophy invented by Laozi or Lao Tza which emphasized wu wei or non-action, the balance between female and male forces ( yin and yang), and peacefulness	18
3329401780	warlords	Local military leaders; contributes to the fall of the Han Dynasty	19
3329407191	Wudi	Most famous Han emperor, reigned from 141 BCE - 87 BCE using Confucian policies. Opened an imperial university at Xian	20
3329413910	Wu Wei	Action through non-action, an idea of Taoism	21
3329416661	Xian	Location of the imperial university opened by Wudi, the famous Han emperor	22
3329420827	Yin and Yang	Female and male forces, or the two forces in the universe, as defined by Taoism	23