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18 Cards in this Set
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Cang Jie
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Invented calligraphy by imitating birds' marks in the sand
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Huang Di
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Won battle against "flame lord" in Shanxi. Led tribes in Yellow River plain. Withstood Chi You - stupid monster - 's weapons by commanding animal kingdom. First built wooden structures.
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Lei Zu
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Female consort of Huang Di. Introduced silk culture.
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Ma Tou Niang
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promised to marry her horse if he found her father. Father killed horse, skin leaped up and kidnapped her.
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Yang Shao
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Neolithic culture. Known for decorative pottery. Matriarchal.
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Long Shan
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Neolithic culture. "Gray pottery" culture made on wheels. Patriarchal.
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Pan Gu
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the being which became the universe over the course of 18,000 years
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Nu Gua
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"snail woman". Fu Xi's wife/sister. Repaired heavens with stones. Invented ji hairpin. Created humankind from mud.
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Fu Xi
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"ox tamer". Nu Gua's husband/brother. Invented cord language. Taught people to hunt/gather/play music. Invented qin. Born in Shaanxi.
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Shen Nong
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"spirit farmer". Invented agriculture, plow, Chinese medicine. Moved capital from Henan to Shandong.
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You Chaoshi
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Mythical ruler who introduced the concept of sheltering in trees
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Suiren Shi
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Mythical ruler who discovered fire
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Yan Di (Flame Lord)
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Ruler whom Huang Di defeated in battle
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Chi You (stupid monster)
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creature who discovered metal and invented the Wu Ding (five weapons). Huang Di defeated him in battle.
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Yao
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Legendary sage-king. Secured all China's allegiance. Controlled natural disasters. Prosperous reign.
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Shun
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Second legendary sage-king. Escaped family's murder plots. Married Yao's daughters. Selected for exemplary conduct.
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Zhuan Xu
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Mythical ruler from whom Shun's father was said to descend
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Yu
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Third legendary sage-king. Personified public spirit. Created "nine tripods" with maps of China's regions.
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