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What was Confucius known for

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3 teachings - Buddhism,daoism,Confucianism
Analects
Confucianism - achieving harmony,rule by example, be a virtuous person

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Legalism

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Statecraft>ppl
Focused on strengthening and expanding the state
Orderly society
Humans are evil and will only do things if forced

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Daoism/taoism

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Don’t waste time and energy on problems
Devoted energy to reflection
Brings peace and harmony to the world

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Xunzi?

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Man of immense learning and gov admin
Humans are selfish and it affects others

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Qin dynasty

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Devoted wealth into an massive armies, conquering 6 other neighboring dynasties
Legalism
First people to build the Great Wall (punishment for stealing silk worms, or slavery)

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Han dynasty

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Gave incentives to the ppl so they don’t end up like qin or zhou dynasty
Fell apart after becoming stricter on taxes and led to yellow turban rebellion
Sun dial and water clock

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Standardized script

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From the Shang yang court, keeps dynasties in order

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Ban zhao

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Wrote lessons for women
Feminist figure for Chinese women

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Silk

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Silk worms
Prized treasure for india,Persia,Rome,and Mesopotamia

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Shang dynasty (1800-1100 BCE)

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Wrote on oracle bones and turtle shells
Wheel tech

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Zhou dynasty (1100 - 250 BCE)

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Mandate of Heaven- divine right (if crops fail or leader loses a battle, dynasty has failed)
Iron Age
Longest lasting dynasty

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Feudalism

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Land in exchange for service (military,farming)

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Warring states period

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400 - 200 BCE
Constant war

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Xiao/filial piety

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Loyalty and obedience to elders and parents

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Ren

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Humaneness
Kind rulers to their subjects

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Junzi

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Moral and ethical leader

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Te

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The power of rulers have

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Li

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Standard of conduct

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Cheng Ming

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Rectification of names

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Wen

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Respect for arts

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Civil service exam

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Decides if you are worthy for the best job

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Meritocracy

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Better test result = more powerful job you get

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Tao/taoism

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Cosmic force that flows through all things
Founder is Lao tzu

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Chi

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Energy present and guiding everything

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Tao chi
Daoist mortalidt
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Wu Wei
Doesn’t exist , not resisting
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Vinegar tasters
Sour bitter sweet Confucius, Buddha, laozi
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Xiongu
First nomadic empire in Central Asian grasslands Ancestor of mongols Builds to the Great Wall
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Marco Polo and his father
Silk worn theives
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Qin shi
Qin dynasty leader, ordered his army to kill Buddhists and Confucian schokas, and burn Confucian texts
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Chinas monumental architecture?
Terracotta warriors, the Great Wall
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Sima Qian
Record keeper for the Han dynasty
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3 key tents in legalism?
Fa - the law,written and published Shi- legitimacy of the law, power in name not person Shu- arts of the ruler, rewards for obedience, good=reward, bad = punishment
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When did the sun dynasty reunite china?
589-618 CE
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Which dynasty made Confucian state schools?
Sui dynasty
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What else did the sui dynasty bring back?
Css exam, Silk Road
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Sui government?
Confucian rituals and tradition
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Sui religion?
Buddhism
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Equal field system
Land of the king - ppl made construction projects
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The grand canal
1400 mile canal that connected Yangtze River and yellow river tg
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Purpose of grand canal?
Transport grain to the capital
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Fall of the Sui?
Mandate of Heaven Overlooked grand canal and rebuilding of the Great Wall Major losses in invasion of Korea, farmers forced to leave and fight
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What was the great tang dynasty also known as?
The golden age
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What did emperor taizang do?
Expand the empire
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Chang’ang
The capital of the tang dynasty
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What did the tang continue building?
Grand wall and grand canal
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Porcelain
White ceramic, “china”, was a valuable export
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Another valuable export for the Chinese?
Silk, tea,”flying money”,gunpowder
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Block printing
One block which a whole page is cut and then printed on a paper
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What did the song dynasty invent?
Compasses,paper money,paintings, and mechanical clocks
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