Vocabulary
Imperial definition
What is ruled by an emperor?
Made it so the middle and lower classes could take the test
What is meritocracy?
The Han Dynasty was famous for this
What is expansions and prosperity?
The black and white symbol is callled
What is Yin Yang?
The philosopher behind this school of thought
What is Confucius?
Meritocracy definition
What is ruled by officials of proven merit?
Who passes the civil service exams
What is a small percentage of people?
The Tang Dynasty was famous for this
What is gunpowder and liberal ideas?
Yin Yang represents
What is balance?
Confucius's second name
What is Kong Zi?
Bureaucracy definition
What is a highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority?
Officials were excused from ___________
What are taxes and military duty?
The Song Dynasty was famous for this
What is Agricultural improvements and achievements?
True or False: Taoists believe that everything happens for a reason
What is true, they believe that good balances bad and bad balances good?
The idea that children should be good to their parents
What is Filial Piety?
Aristocracy definition
What is a ruling class of noble families?
True or False: Cheating was common on the civil service exams
What is False
What is Mongol Rule?
What is Yang?
True or False: Buddhism and Taoism melded and were called Baoism
What is false?
Civil Service Exams definition
What is a test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government?
Book that was the basis of study for the Civil Service Exams
What is Four Books?
The Ming Dynasty brought which tributaries
What is Zheng He?
The feminine property of Yin Yang
What is Yin?
What is four?