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China - History

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gentry

group of rich, educated people

movable type

blocks of individual characters arranged to make a page for printing

assimilation

making conquered people part of the conqueror's civilization

monopoly

 small group has control over all buying or selling

civil service

government jobs that civilians obtain by taking exams

centralized government

central authority runs the state

Han Dynasty

 founded by Liu Bang and ruled for over 400 years

autocracy

 a government that has unlimited power

Shi Huangdi

first emperor of the Qin Dynasty

Qin Dynasty

 replaced the Zhou Dynasty in third century B.C.

yin and yang

two powers that represent the natural rhythms of life

I Ching

book of oracles
belief  that government should rule strictly by the law
Legalism
philosophy of Laozi
Daoism
people who run the government
bureaucracy
respect for parents and ancestors
filial piety
Chinese scholar who started Confucianism
Confucius
king grants land to nobles in exchange for loyalty and protection
feudalism
rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties
dynastic cycle

belief that ruler's authority came from heaven

Mandate of Heaven
bones and shells on which priests scratched questions for the gods
oracle bones
fertile soil blown by the winds from deserts
loess

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