Philosophers
Chinese Society
Vocabulary
Dynasties
Silk Road/Buddhism
100

Duty is the central idea

Confucius 

100

society/social class with the smallest number of people

Aristocrats

100

government jobs

civil service jobs

100

longest ruling dynasty

Zhou

100

Han Dynasty Emperor

Han Wudi

200

system of strict punishment

legalism

200

shopkeepers and traders who lived in towns

Artisans

200

farmer who works land owned by someone else

tenant farmer

200

Oracle bones were created

Shang

200

General Zhang Qian was sent to 

find allies to fight China's enemies

300

the philosophy many aristocrats supported

legalism

300

social class that was wealthy

Aristocrats

300

leader who has his own army

warlord

300

Mandate of Heaven

Zhou

300

What Han Wudi wanted through trade

horses for his soldiers

400

force that guides all things

Dao

400

learned skills from fathers and taught them to sons

Artisans

400

Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods

Mandate of Heaven

400

wanted to unify China

Qin

400

Where did Buddhism begin

India

500

Founder of Legalism

Hanfeizi

500

served as soldiers in wartime

farmers

500

responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents

filial piety

500

civil service jobs and tests

Han

500

why did many Chinese turn to Buddhism

ideas appealed to people dealing with fear and worry

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