people
formerly known as Temujin, leaders the Mongols
Genghis Khan
the rivers where Chinese civilization began near
Yellow/ Huang He & Yangtze
selfishness and desire for material things leads to this
suffering
the first dyansty
Xia
A trade route across Eurasia
Silk road
founder of Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
4 noble truths
Buddhism's philosophy to overcome suffering
people adopting a singular culture
assimilation
adopts writing very early on
Shang
8,000+ soldiers made of clay
Terracotta army
China's 1st martial emperor
Wudi
a time through which the Qin united China
Warring states period
respect between a father and his son
filial piety
affects China's culture the most
allows people who speak different dialects to communicate
Chinese writing
Empress Lu
a highly sought after material produced by worms
silk
provides explanations for the rise and fall of dynasties
Mandate of Heaven
the shortest dynasty in Chinese history
Qin
started by the Qin dynasty to keep foreign invaders out
Great Wall
emperor who died from drinking mercury
Qin Shi Huangdi
ancestors of people who they communicated to the gods through
spirits
a system of philosophy created around 500 BC
Confucianism
formally introduces the Mandate of Heaven
Zhou
Yu the engineer uses these to solve the issue of flooding
man-made lakes/ tributaries
the warrior who never lost a fight and betrayed everyone
Lu Bu
the given name to the center of civilized culture
Middle kingdom
government that functions top down via appointed officials
bureaucracy
led by Mongols
Yuan
the use of smelted metal and molds for mass production
cast iron