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23 Cards in this Set
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Beginning of Chinese Civilization
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farmers
rivers built walls and dug wells animals pottery and weapons |
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Shang Dynasty
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they developed a writing system, believed in oracle bones, and invented the lunar calendar
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Zhou Dynasty
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they believed in the mandate of heaven (philosophical concept), the lords lost loyalty to emperor, rebellion is how they fell
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Warring States Period
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500 states, fighting, mold-o-rama, coax, broke apart
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Qin Dynasty
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Shi Huangi (Emperor Qin)- he made roads and canals, expanded China, unified warring states, great wall of China
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Liu Bang
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was a commoner, led revolt of Han, lowered taxes, gave land, everyone trusted him
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Emperor Wudi
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took back the land, raised taxes
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Confucianism
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u had to pass a test to get a job,
1. emperor/court 2. peasants 3. artisans 4. merchants it was based on what you could do it emphasizes the importance of ethics and moral values |
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Han Achievements
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accupuncture, and sundial
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Sui Dynasty
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grand canal linking the north and south of china
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Tang Dynasty
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it was the golden age because everything was good
empress Wu- very pretty, everybody didn't like her, strangled her baby to blame in on his wife, she improved the agriculture and gave woman more power |
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Trade and Beyond
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lots of food grown, made porcelin
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Important Invention
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woodblock printing, gunpowder, and compass
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Genghis Khan
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"universal ruler", ruthless, had a strategic army, and created the largest empire ever
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Kublai Khan
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allowed Chinese customs, taxed them, expanded Great Canal, built roads- good for trade
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Marco Polo
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Italian-wrote a book, tried to get to Japan but he failed, to much land to control, chinese rebels
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Invasion of Japan
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they tried to invade Japan and spent all there money on lots of nice boats and then there ships sank from violent storms
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Fall of Yuan
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to much land to control and chinese rebels
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Ming Dynasty
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sea voyages, forbidden city
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Forbidden City
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no commoners allowed, a society within itself, all buildings red, yellow palace for emperor, black library, 9999 rooms
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Isolationism
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cut off from the rest of world, (+)control, protect, and no outside influence, (-) no trade, no technology
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4 from the eightfold path
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know the truth
resist evil practice meditation respect life |
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How long is the Silk Road
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7000 miles
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