social studies china test Flashcards

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Han dynasty

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  • founded by Liu Bang
  • 1month labor
  • came to power after war
  • Bureaucracy
  • set up tests to find the smartest people
  • tested Confucianism
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Qin dynasty

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  • founded by Shi Huangdi
  • came to power after a war
  • followed a legalist philosophy
  • set government standards for currency, measures, weights, and writing
  • built Great Wall Of China
  • Harsh rules/punishments
  • forced labor
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Early China

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  • varying climate
  • emerged around the Huang He river and Yangtze river
  • geographically isolated
  • The Great Wall, Himalayas, Taklamakan Desert contributed to their isolation
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Confucianism

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  • Founded by Confucius
  • taught code of proper conduct, Family and society
  • people will do as ruler commands
  • and follow the good example of ruler
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Analects

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Book of basis for the belief of Confucianism

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Microcosm

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I miniature version or example of something

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Legalism

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  • founded by Shang Yang
  • system of government: governors, counties, prefectures
  • policies: “fixing the standards”, “treating people as one”
  • strict laws and extremely harsh punishment
  • punishments also occurred to people who failed to report crimes
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Daoism

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  • Founded by Laozi
  • Main idea: understand nature and live in harmony with its rhythms
  • less emphasis on organized society
  • “accept things as they are”
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