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Shi huangdi |
Founder of the brief Qin dynasty |
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Qin Dynasty |
Established In 221 B.C.E. at the end of the warring states period following the decline of the Zhou dynasty; fell in 207 B.C.E. |
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Han dynasty |
Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 B.C.E.; ruled for the next 400 yrs |
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Zhou |
Originally a vassal family of Shang China possibly turkic in origin overthrew the Shang and established second historical Chinese dynasty flourished 1122 to 256 B.C.E. |
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Confucius |
Also known as kung Fuzi major Chinese philosopher born in 6th century B . C. E. Author of analects philosophy based on need for Restoration order through advice of superior man to be found along the shi |
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Great Wall |
Chinese defensive fortification intended to keep out the nomadic Invaders of the North initiated during Qin dynasty and reign of shi huangdi |
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Alexander the Great |
Successor of Philip II successfully conquered Persian Empire prior to his death in 323 B.C.E. attended to the combine Greek and Persian cultures |
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Himalayas Mountains |
Mountain region making the northern border of the Indian subcontinent site of Aryan settlements that form small kingdoms or Warrior rebuilding |
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Vedas |
Aryan hymns originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century |
