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East Asia (China)
Standford Unit test
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History
9th Grade
03/13/2013

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Confucius
Definition
Teacher and philosopher, born into poor family and couldnt afford school, self taught, restored old traditions, he thought are we already good or do we have to be taught?
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Marco Polo
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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde, a book which did much to introduce Europeans to Central Asia and China.
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Han Fei
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had confucian edu. but disagreed with core concepts. believed in strict laws, thought most people were evil. punish severly, started legalism.
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Laozi
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Might not be real philosophy around daoism. connects to nature that creates order for all things
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Qin Shi Huang Di
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most brutal emperor. would cut peoples limbs to keep china unified. saw UNITY AS STRENGTH.
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mandate of heaven
Definition
1. The right to rule is granted from heaven.
2. There is only one heaven, therefore there can be only one ruler.
3. Right to rule is based on the virtue of the ruler.
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