Quizlet China

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  1. Analects: Spoken record of Confucius
  2. Ancestor Worship: Following ancestors (respecting elders)
  3. Bureaucracy: Strong at many things (history, music, poetry, and Confucian teachings)
  4. Civil Service System: Have to prove themselves (no advantages through family ties)
  5. Confucianism: Time when new beliefs were devolved because of different old ways of life
  6. Confucius: Helped restore these new beliefs to maintain harmony with nature
  7. Daoism: Live with nature—unnatural society
  8. Deo De Jing: Written by Laozi has influenced Chinese culture in a major way
  9. Dynastic Cycle: The rising and falling of different dynasties
  10. Dynasty: Powerful person or group of people that rule a country for a long period of time
  11. Filial Piety: Respect to elders
  12. Five Relationships: Ruler to Subject—Parent to Child—Husband to Wife—Elder
  13. Forbidden City: Area where different rulers lived and ordered from (building and area
  14. Genghis Khan: Great leader-respected all religions-invented many new tactics that were
  15. Grand Canal: Connected Hang and Chang (built for trade)
  16. Great Wall of China: Greatest action of Shi Huangdi-kept raiders of China
  17. Han Dynasty: Highest point of China (economy strengthened)
  18. Kublai Khan: Genghis Khan’s grandson-took over the Song emperor in 1279
  19. Laozi: Said to have lived at the time of Confucius and to have founded philosophy
  20. Legalism: Teachings of Hanfeizi (strict laws and harsh punishments)
  21. Manchus: Invaders that broke through the Great Wall-influenced by Chinese civilization
  22. Mandate of Heaven: If a ruler is not doing a good job then the people can throw him out of power
  23. Meritocracy: Level of skill and knowledge not family relationships of family wealth
  24. Ming Dynasty: Ming (brilliant) grew China
  25. Mongols: Moved around with animals (were not nomads (stayed in one place longer
  26. Pax Mongolica: Mongol Peace-peace within ones domain
  27. Qing Dynasty: Formed by the Manchus-two leaders-expanded China
  28. Shi Huangdi: Established Qin dynasty-centralized power after split
  29. Silk Road: Network of trade routes (liked west)
  30. Warring States Period: Local lords governed their own land = Feudalism
  31. Yin and Yang: Symbol for well balanced society-Even balance between forces such as
  32. Zheng He: Commander of major ship fleet of around 200-300 boats-established trade