The first emperor of China
Who is Qin Shi Huangdi
Trade was focused on this
What is luxury goods?(silk, leather, jewelry)
The three prominent religions or schools of thought that came during the early classical period in China
What are Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism
Basis for civil service exams
The set of five classics
The top group aristocracy
what was the scholar-gentry/Shi
The dynasty that stressed a centralized government
What is the Qin
This dynasty began the building of the Great Wall
Who is the Qin dynasty
An authoritarian state ruled by force. Humans are evil required restraint and discipline
What is legalism
An educated Chinese could
What is read poetry
The agricultural invention that greatly increased productivity
What is the Ox-drawn plow and collar
This dynasty encouraged trade with regions in the west
What is the Han
The Roman Empire, Han China, the four Perisan Dynasties, and the Mauryan dynasty in India are civilizations that make up what are know as this
What are the Classical civilizations? - 600 B.C.E. - 600 C.E.
Daoism was expanded by
Who is Laozi in 5th century
Became an important art form
What is calligraphy
An important invention for the Han government
What is paper
This dynasty maintained belief in god or gods
What was Zhou
Between 403 B.C.E and 221 B.C.E. in China, the region was encompassed in a period of internal discord know as this.
What is the Period of the Warring States?
Religion of a system of ethics- emphasis on political virtue and social order
What is confucianism
To make celestial phenomena predictable
What was role of astronomy
A system of society or government in which men hold the power
What is patriarchy
This emperor established examinations for his bureaucrats
Who is Wudi
Government controlled agriculture supplies
What is by storing grain and rice in good times
Harmony with nature and the mysterious life force
What is Daoism
Focused on the practical
what was mathematics
Invention that provided new sources of power and food processing
What is the water mill