AP World History Chapter 3 Flashcards
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| 7488312407 | Confucius | AKA Kong Fuzi. Scholar/philosopher who inspired Confucianism and created the Analects. | 0 | |
| 7488316615 | Analects | wisdom of Confucius put into a book. | 1 | |
| 7488321869 | Zhou dynasty | ineffective, feudal dynasty | 2 | |
| 7488325367 | Qin Dynasty | turn-around period, interlude for the Han dynasty. | 3 | |
| 7488333035 | Shi Huangdi | Legalist who built the Great Wall of China, but attacked intellectuals and increased taxes. | 4 | |
| 7488334223 | Yangzi River Valley | land gained during Zhou dynasty; became known as the Middle Kingdom. | 5 | |
| 7488341966 | Han Dynasty | most successful dynasty of pre-modern China. which lasted into CE. Expanded influence, trade and technology. | 6 | |
| 7488349000 | Confucianism | intellectualism | 7 | |
| 7488349001 | Legalism | believing the government should have complete control; legal pragmatism | 8 | |
| 7488352506 | Daoism | belief in harmony between the human race and nature; yin and yang | 9 | |
| 7488356112 | Huns | The Huns were the cause of the end of the Han dynasty; attacked China on multiple occasions. | 10 | |
| 7488361117 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives; the most effective form of government in China | 11 | |
| 7488368159 | Mandarin Chinese | the language which all Chinese inhabitants spoke; if one did not speak it, they were considered a barbarian. | 12 | |
| 7488370474 | Wudi | great Han emperor who greatly expanded China's influence throughout the Han dynasty | 13 | |
| 7488382162 | Chinese families | Chinese families were patriarchal, tightly knit, women held their tongue, and participated in ancestor worship. | 14 |