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31 Cards in this Set
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analects
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Confucian ideas written in books where the scholars of his would use to teach their students about the behavior of the ideal person.
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Bureaucracy
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Ming - Qing
organized offices, Military, Censorate and administrative branches |
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Five Classics
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The five books used by Confucius in order to teach his scholars.
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Wu-Wei
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the state of peacefulness in Taoism,
perfect balance with the tao |
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Taoism/Daosim
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burden of life experiences
Dao/Tao, the way, creator of everything around us goal is to be in unicen with your surroundings |
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Bodhisattva
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the Wise being
often reaches nirvana they help people to reach enlightenment |
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Sui
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581-618 CE
Sui Dynasty Nine offices Three departments Six Ministries Ruthless Capital is Chang`an |
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Xuanxong
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emperor of Tang Dynasty, 685 - 762
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Neo-Confucianism
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Song Dynasty
the new ideas but still having resemblance to the late confucian philosophies in everyday life. |
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Yuan
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Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368
Mongols in control of the Chinese population |
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Mongols
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nomadic people
people on horse back who had an organized cavalry clan oriented not class oriented. |
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Genghis Khan
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ruler of the Mongols during the period of exponential power.
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Kublai Kahn
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Genghis Khans grandson
ruler of the 13th century He ruled untill his death in 1294 |
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Forbidden City/palace
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Beijing, it was the imperial palace, Ming dynasty - Qing Dynasty
home to the emperor of China |
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Ming
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Ming Dynasty, 1368 – 1644, followed the collapse of the mongol rule, strong navy, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Height of the Chinese Rule
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Autocratic Rule
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harsh, dictatorship, self imposed ruler
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Tribute Sydtem
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taxes, lower class people offer part of their income in return they have security, sign of respect to the higher classes
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Zheng He
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HE was a sea farer, diplomat, explorer , and fleet admeral for the Chinese Navy
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Sui Dynasty
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589-618
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Tang Dynasty
Capital: Xian |
618-907
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Song Dynasty
Capital: Kaifeng |
907-1127
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Yuan Dynasty
Capital: Beijing |
1279-1368
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Ming Dynasty
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1368-1644
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Qing Dynasty
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1644-1812
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Nara Period
Heian Period: 794-1185 Kamakura Period: 1336-1573 Tokugawa Period: 1600-1867 |
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Mandate of Heaven
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Divine right to rule country
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Bureaucracy in China
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Government takes care of white-collar paperwork
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Analects
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Saying of Confucius gathered by students, published
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Five Classics
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Five texts that scholars had to memorize to become enlightened
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Bodhisattva
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Buddhist saints
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Confucianism
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Ethical cult
Father runs household, children obey |
