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Qin
- a
- dynasty in China that stressed central authority. During this
- dynasty, Legalism developed.
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Mean
people
- people
- who didn't have meaningful skills. They had more harsh punishments
- for crime than groups of people. They were also required to wear
- green scarves so they stood out in public, and people were able to
- recognize them.
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Confucius
- traveled
- throughout China spreading his ideas and politics and the government.
- He believed in divine right, and wasn't a religious leader.
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Daoism
- traditional
- Chinese beliefs and the harmony of nature were both incorporated in
- Daosim. Lao-zi, the leader, said that there was a divine impulse in
- nature, which controls all life.
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Silk
Roads
- a
- trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea. It connected
- China to the Roman Empire.
-
Laozi
- founder
- of Daosim. He told people that life is directed by the divine impulse
- in nature and to fully understand humans, you need to contemplate the
- life force.
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Zhou
- didn't
- have a strong government and constant invasions and political
- problems led to its decline. During the dynasty, they tried to get
- cultural unity.
-
Analects
- the
- book the the Confucian doctrine was recorded in.
-
Shi(h)
Huangdi
- the
- leader of the Qin Dynasty. He was brutal but effective. He had
- bureaucracies the ruled large provinces.
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Five
Classics
- contained
- many different works. Some of those were speeches, historical
- treaties, information about ceremonies and etiquette, and other
- political pieces of work.
-
Han
- the
- most famous ruler was Wu Ti. During the Han Dynasty, the
- bureaucracies improved and the government was more focused on
- Confucian teachings. The Dynasty declined because of invasions and a
- weakening central government.
-
Great
Wall
- extends
- over 3000 miles and was built by Shih Huangdi to guard the dynasty
- against invasions by barbarians.
-
Legalists
- they
- believed in ruling by force and hated Confucianism.
-
Warring
States Period
- during
- this time, rulers were starting to create their own armies. This
- period is the time in the Zhou Dynasty when it was declining.
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