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WHAP Midterms-2
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History
10th Grade
01/14/2009

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Zhou Dynasty
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dynasty after the Shang; longest dynasty. Took over Yangtze River Valley area. Rice, Mandarin= official language.
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Qin Dynasty
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time of First Emperor, expanded territory south, great wall, uniform written script.
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Han Dynasty
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from 202 B.C.E.-220.C.E. expanded into Korea/central Asia, direct contact with India/middle east.
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Warring States
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when the Zhou Dynasty was falling apart.
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Qin Shi Huangdi
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ruler of China during the Qin Dynasty. Introduced Legalism, extended China southeast, etc.
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Confucius
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philosopher that wrote about political ethics.
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Mandarin
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the main language of China.
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bureaucracy
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a group of government officials who are appointed.
Google: Bureaucracy is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity, usually in large organizations and government
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mean people
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people that worked unskilled jobs and were looked down upon by society.
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Great Wall
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a wall that is over 3000 miles wide in northern China.
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Legalism
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the belief of an authoritarian state, where people were 'evil and needed to be controlled'.
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Daoism
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the belief in being in sync with nature.
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Lao-zi
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a Daoist, who stressed the existence of a 'mysterious force'.
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Eunuchs
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men who have been castrated; guarded the harems.
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Middle Kingdom
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during the Qin Dynasty, from the Huanghe to the Yangtze river; China.
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The Art of War
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a Chinese peace treaty type document.
Wiki: The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu.
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Analects
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a collection of works from Confucius.
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Wu Ti
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the most famous ruler from 141-87 B.C.E.; increased bureaucracy and spread Confucianism.
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scholar-gentry
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a class of the elite that were appointed to carry on the government.
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Mandate of Heaven
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the "divine source"; justified the rule of the kings in the Zhou Dynasty.
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