vocabulary
ruled by an emperor
Impiral
what is a civil service exam?
A test given to qualify candidates for government positions.
Han Dynasty
a golden age for china
What symbol represents Daoisim
the ying yang
who founded Confucianism?
Confucius
a time period ruled by a family or bloodline
dynasty
what were the people taking the test allowed to have in the room with them?
They are allowed to have the test and something to write with
song dynasty
a time of economic growth and development
who founded Douisim?
Lao Tzu
what did Confucius believe?
He believed that all men had the potential to be perfect and no man was born over another.
a ruling class of noble families
aristocracy
What is something they do to make sure you don't cheat
they search you and your bags
what was invented in the Tang dynasty
Gunpowder
what does the yin represent?
feminism, Darkness, cold, and night
what was the final penalty?
The idea is that children should be kind to their parents.
a highly complexed body of workers
Bureaucracy
About how long did the civil service exams take?
24-72 hours
Yuan dynasty
Under Mongol rule
what does the yang represent
masculinity, heat, day, life, and action.
in the relationship with father and son who pays respect to whom.
the son will pay respect to the father and the father is kind to his son.
ruled by officials who have proved their worth
meritocracy
people taking the test need to master what.
the four books
Ming Dynasty
china closed off contact with foreign lands.
which syobol in douisim represented the moon?
the yin
in the 7th century, a Chinese monk brought back thousands of...
Budist scrips.