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25 Cards in this Set
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Banpo
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Site where Neolithic village remains were found.
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Oracle Bones
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Animal bones that were heated and the cracks created interpreted the prophecies which were then written on the bone.
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Zhou Dynasty
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Period of Chinese history from 1122-256 B.C.E.
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Xia Dynasty
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Legendary group of monarchs 2200-1766 B.C.E.
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Son of Heaven
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Title of the ruler of China, concept came from Zhou Dynasty, determines ruler's position between Heaven and Earth.
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Shang Dynasty
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Period of Chinese history from 1766-1122 B.C.E.
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Sanxingdui
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Ancient Chinese city that developed independently from Shang Dynasty.
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Qin Dynasty
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Highly influential dynasty that reunited China at the end of the Warring States Period. (221-210 B.C.E)
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Qin Shihuangdi
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First emperor of the Qin that reunited China and established strong representative state.
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Wudi
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Han Emperor that established an academy that trained imperial bureaucrats which established the Chinese Civil Service System.
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Xiongnu
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Nomadic people on the North side of the Great Wall of China that threatened the stability of the Chinese state.
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Han Dynasty
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Ruled China from 206-220 B.C.E., created a durable state that was based on Shihuangdi's state-building achievements.
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Mandate of Heaven
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Belief that a ruler held authority by command of divine force as long as they ruled morally and benevolently.
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Yellow Turban Rebellion
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A major Chinese peasant revolt that helped the fall of the Han Dynasty (184 C.E.)
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Ban Zhao
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Female Confucian author of Han Dynasty that gave insight to Confucian thinking of women.
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Confucianism
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Chinese philosophy initiated by Confucius that set moral example of superiors as the key element of social order.
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Confucius (Kong Fuzi)
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Aristocrat of North China that founded Confucianism and was the greatest influence on Chinese culture.
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Daoism
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Chinese philosophy that advocates simplicity and understanding of nature and was founded by Laozi.
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Daodejing
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Central text of Daoism, translated as "The Way and It's Power."
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Filial Piety
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Honoring of ancestors or parents in Confucianism.
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Laozi
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Founder of Daoism, legendary philosopher.
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Legalism
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Chinese philosophy that allowed an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishment.
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Zhuangzi
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Chinese philosopher that explained the teachings of Daoism.
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Yin and Yang
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Unity of opposites in Chinese belief.
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Warring States Period
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Period in China that entailed disorder and political chaos.
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