Philosophy
Qin
Han
Vocab
Miscellaneous
100
a popular philosophy developed in china toward the end of the Zhou dynasty
What is legalism
100
This even was immediately before the creation of the Qin empire, and the reason China needed to be unified.
What is a civil war
100
this was caused by weak rulers amused themselves with the pleasures of court life
What is the fall of the Han dynasty?
100
the government in power
What is a regime?
100
The Zhou dynasty
what was the longest-lived dynasty in china?
200
Daoists believe this to be the basis of achieving harmony with nature
What is inaction?
200
These three things were used to unify China
What are: uniform laws, standardized written language, new monetary system.
200
After discarding Legalism, the Han emperor began to implement this philosophy
What is Confucianism?
200
the administrative workers of a government
What is civil service?
200
These were the three divisions of government in the Qin empire
What are the civil, military, and censorate?
300
Legalists believe that this is what makes harsh laws necessary
What is human nature?
300
The ruler of the Qin empire is perhaps most famous for this
What is the Great Wall of China?
300
This man was the founder of the Han dynasty.
Who was Liu Pang?
300
Relating to, or suited for war
What is martial?
300
This was used to make sure that government positions were given based on merit.
What is the Civil Service Examination?
400
Daoist philosophy is based on the teachings of this man
Who is Laozi?
400
This man was the emperor of the Qin Empire
Who was Qin Shihuangdi?
400
peasant farmers who sold their farms became these
What are tenant farmers?
400
the part of the Chinese bureaucracy that made sure government officials were doing their jobs
What is a censorate?
400
This emperor added to the land already controlled by the Han empire, including the southern area that is now part of Vietnam.
Who is Han Wudi?
500
This is an idea shared by both Daoism and Confucianism
a higher plane of existence outside ourselves
500
Qin Shihuangdi left this behind
What is a vast army made out of terra-cotta
500
These three things led to the eventual fall of the empire
What are poverty, corrupt nobility, and foreign invaders?
500
a dynasty
what is a lineage of rulers based on bloodline?
500
Which empire invented the water mill?
Who was the Han Empire?
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