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Shi Huangdi
"first emperor"
Zheng
ruler of Qin who united China
Qin dynasty
221BC - 206BC
classical age
when civilization sets patterns in gov, philosophy, religion, science, and art as framework for other cultures
Han fezi
he based the teachings of legalism
legalism
greed is motive for actions and conflicts
strict way of order and power
Xianyang
shi Huangdi's capital
great wall
connected walls of feudal states
Han dynasty
202BC - 220AD
Gao Zu
peasant leader who founded Han dynasty
Wudi
most famous Han emperor 141BC - 87BC
Confucian
"men of wisdom and virtue"
Xian
site of Wudi's imperial university
monopoly
complete control of product or business by one person or group
expasionism
expanding a country's territory
silk road
network of trade routes linking China to the west and middle east
4000 mi
civil servants
officials in government
Five Classics
collection of histories, poems, and handbooks put together by Confucius and others
compiled
created by gathering things together
Sui dynasty
set up civil services exam
civil service
exams taken by men to determine their status 580AD - 1912AD
warlords
local military rulers
"Red Eyebrows"
"Green Woodsmen"
rebelious peasants who fled to mountains and formed secret group of bandits
Han China/period
"people of Han"
most technilogically advanced civilization in the world
seismograph
detect and measure earthquakes
Wang Chong
disagreed that comets and eclipses showed heaven's anger
believed that no scientific theories should be accepted unless supported by proof
acupuncture
2500BC
inserting of needles into skin at specific points to relieve pain or treat various illness
Cailun
invented method of papermaking from wood pulp
Lessons for Women
handbook of behavior
100AD
Ban Zhao
author of women and men behavior book
Author
kelly
ID
132376
Card Set
history 3:5
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strong rulers unite china
Updated
2/2/2012, 7:12:54 AM
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