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What is a system of government with many departments and bureaus, all headed by apointed officials?
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bureaucracy
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Who was one of the mos famous poets in Chinese history?
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Li Bo
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What is a procces of hiring and promoting people based on talent and skills rather than on wealth or social status?
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merit system
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What is in Buddhist belief, state of complete peace?
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nirvana
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What is in Chinese history, a highly educated civil servant who entered government only after passign special examinantions?
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scholar official
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Who was the only woman emperor in Chinese history?
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Empress Wu
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What is the ability to read and write?
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literacy
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What is an economy in which people use currency rather tahn barter to buy and sell goods?
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money economy
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What is hard white pottery of extremly fine quality?
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porcelain
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Who was a military leader who founded the Tang Dynasty
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Tang Taizong
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in 246 BC Prince Zheng took throne in the Qin provinceof asia
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that is how China got ist name because Qin = chin
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Qin dynasty put in a strict government
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established a standerdized writing system, weights and measures, and oversaw the construction of what became the Great Wall of China
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the first emperor was really strict
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had many scholars who disagreed him and he had them put to death
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had many books that challenged his authority burned
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eventually people rebelled and a civil war that ended the dynasty around 207 BC; just 15 years after it had begun
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when the emperor died he was buried with statues of his army
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in 1974 he burial site was dicovered by farmers and he had 600 terracada soldiers in his burial site with him
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on 206 BC the han province took over power from the qin dynasty
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the han dynasty used many of the qin dynasty's governmental ideas but did it better
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they created the first long term dynasty/empire of china
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it lasted over 400 years from 206 BC to 220 CE
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Confucius: Based on the teachings of what?
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Kong Fu Zi
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His practical philosophy of life and government focused on proper conducet, respect for elders, education and government service.
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Confucius stressed duty to family.
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Virtue by studying the classics and service to the government.
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Neo-Confuncianism incororated Daoism & Buddhism.
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Believed that if a ruler lived by strong virtues then subjects would follow his example.
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The code of behavior he taught revolved aroung five relationships.
- ruler & subject - parent & child - husband & wife - sibling & sibling - friend & friend |
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Laozi: Based on the teachings of Daoism.
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Thought the goal of life was to achieve oneness with the Dao, a universe connected to nature that cannot be defined.
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Humans should see themselves as a part of everything.
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Live simply, in harmony with nature.
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Does not believe in strong government.
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Harmony come from balancing the opposite forces of nature, called yin and yang.
- Yin= female, earth, dark, and cold - Yang= male, sky, light, and heat |
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Buddha: Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha.
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Buddha means enlightened one.
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The Four Noble Truths:
- all life is suffering and pain - suffering is caused by the desire for wealth, pleasure, and power - to end suffering one must over come desire - to over come desire one must follow the Middle Way |
The Middle Way stresses virtupus conduct and compassion for all living things.
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Buddhism offered escape from suffering.
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The first goal is to attain nirvana a condition of desiring nothing. This breaks the cycle of life, death, and reincarnation.
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The final goal is to devoting their lives to bring others to enlightenment.
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Buddhism was spread by traders and missionaries along the Silk Road.
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Buddhism came origianally from India after the fall of the Han Dynasty.
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Monks spread it to Korea and Japan.
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the first dynasty of china was led by prince zheng
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emperors usually named their sons to become emperor after death
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heaven technically chose the emperors or mandate of heaven
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han dynasty took over after the Qin dynasty
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ruled over 400 years
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high taxes forced labor on public projects and bandits attacking the country side caused the Han government to grow weak
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eventally couldn't protect their farmers and then the farmers rebelled
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chaos after fall of han dynasty led to major changes in china's belief system
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confucianism, buddhism, and daoism had great influence on society of china
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daoism, buddhism, and confucianism eventually blended many of their beliefs and confucian thought changed from a set of political to a more personal and behavior based system called Neo Confucianism
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education was the most important part of these principals
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after 350 years of chaos the sui dynasty reunited china
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Wendi made good government, increased public projects and made people take tests for governmental jobs
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he also raised taxes to pay for public projects like the grand canal
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taxes caused rebellion
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dynasty began and ended within 37 years
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the tang dynasty followed the sui dynasty
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lasted over 300 years
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made country larger
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expanded roads and canals
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developed on of the most advanced the most complex governmental systems in the world at the time
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made new law code and expanded the exam system for governmental jobs
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if the person passed the test they became a scholar official
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the song dynasty did may of the same things that the tang dynasty did
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transportation around country was made esier
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made ships and paper
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the mongols were nomadic people
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came from mongolia
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in 1368 ming dynasty took over
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silk road was reopened
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