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15 Cards in this Set
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Mandate of Heaven
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belief that the Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods
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emperor
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supreme ruler of an empire
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Warring States Period
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time in whichwarefare was continued for several hundred years - lasted from 475 B.C. to 221 B.C.
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loess
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a dusty yellow soil that is easily carried by the wind and rain
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bureaucracy
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organization that runs the daily business of government in China- affected by Confucius
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province
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a division of land within an empire or country- created by Emperor Qin
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dynasty
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line of rulers who belong to the same family
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Daoism
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means "the way" - this came from Lao Zi and is a belief that nature should guide human life
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legalism
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a philosophy of strict government in China in the 200s B.C. where the citizens were encouraged to serve the needs of the state
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gorge
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mountain pass with steep rocky sides - found along the Huang He River
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oracle bones
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in ancient China a cattle or sheep bone used to predict the future
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steppe
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a dry grassy treeless plain found in Asia
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famine
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wide spread shortage of food that can cause death
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seismograph
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a Han invention in China; a machine to detect earthquakes
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Grand School
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begun by Confucius these were schools that trained students for government jobs
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