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| group of peasants who plan to over throw the chinese government |
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| The Qin Dynasty was characterized by centralized state rule, which eliminated local and regional political competitors. This dynasty expanded the boundaries of China to include Hong Kong and also coordinated many large projects, including the construction of the Great Wall of China. This wall, probably the largest in construction project in human history, was built by forced labor, conscripted by the central bureaucracy from among the peasants. |
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| the Yangtze river valley, stretch of territory, from Hwang-Ho to the Yangtze, became China’s core |
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| The Han Dynasty lasted over 400 years, to 220 C.E. Han rulers retained the centralized administration of the Qin, though brutal repression was lightened. Like many dynasties, early Han rulers expanded Chinese territory, pushing into Korea, Indochina, and central Asia; Under the Han Dynasty, the bureaucratic apparatus of the state also improved and was joined by formal training that emphasized the values of Confucian philosophy. Reversing the Qin Dynasty policies, Wu Ti urged support for Confucianism, |
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| The most famous Han ruler; enforced peace throughout much of the continent of Asia while embracing more territory and a far large population |
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| the single most important thinker in Chinese history. While the Zhou Dynasty became unhinged, Confucius was in the midst of working out an orderly social and political philosophy. This philosophy would become a doctrine of the classical Chinese state during both the Qin and Han dynasties. |
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| stressed the basic harmony of nature, every feature is balanced by an oppositte (in the philosophy an individual should seek a way, called Dao, to relate this harmony: avoiding excess and appreciating the balance of opposites) |
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| "first emperor" Qin Shih Huangdi was a ruler of the Qin Dynasty. He instituted a number of innovations in order to build up the power of the central government. To determine the empire’s resources, Shih Huangdi ordered a national census, which provided data for calculations of tax revenues and labor service. The government standardized coinage, weights, and measures through the entire realm. However, Shih Huangdi political style was often abusive and caused him to be despised by many communities, especially peasants. |
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| collection of Confucianism philosophy |
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| 402 to 201 BCE- regional rulers formed independent armies, ultimately reducing the emperors to little more than figureheads |
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| those who had successfully passed government-held examinations and become China's social leaders |
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| Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty |
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| Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States Period and contributed to one of the Hundred Schools of Thought |
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| prided themselves on pragmatism, favored an authoritarian state that ruled by force (human nature was evil and required restraint and discipline) in the prper state the army would control and the people would labor |
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| embraces traditional beliefs in natures harmony and added a sense of natures mystery- produced a durable division in China's religious and philosophical culture |
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| extended 3000 miles, the largest construction project in human history, conscripted by the central bureaucracy from among the peasantry |
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| Confucianism philosopher that was greatly influenced by his mother |
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