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yin and yang
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-another set of beliefs-
-YIN - everything that is cold, dark soft and mysterious -YAN - the opposite - warm, hard, clear TOGETHER - they represent the nnatural rythms of life |
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dynasty that replaced the Zhou dynasty
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the Qin Dynasty
- leaders employed legalists to unify the country and to eliminate warring states |
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emperor of Qin Dynasty?
- how did he restore order |
SHI HUANGHI - means 1st Emperor (Founder of Unified China)
1) stopped internal fighting - to make China strong by "strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches" 2) defeated invaders that were attacking China - so he doubled the size of China 3) killed many confucian scholars and burned books 4) brought all nobles to Capital - centralization |
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what kind of Governement did Shi Huangdi establish?
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AUTOCRACY - a government with unlimited power and who uses power arbitrarily
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Major contributions of Qin Dynasty?
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- built highways
- standardized cars to fit there - set many standards - writing, law, currency - helped irrigation and farming - established harsh taxes - |
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Why was QIN unpopular with his people even though he did so many good things?
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- People felt repressed, as if they had no freedom
- scholars hated him for burning so many books - poor people did not like ot have to work on building the GReat Wall of China- they either worked or died - wall to protect from invaders - Eventually this lead to a Civil War |
