Chinese Literature

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  1. 2. During the twentieth century, China went through a civil war and _______ was installed
  2. 4. He believed that less government was better; urged people to turn their backs on the world and to contemplate Tao
  3. 6. The Mongols conquered _______ China in the late 12th century AD
  4. 7. Philosophy that gave hope during difficult times; one meant a passive, feminine force, the other an active, masculine force
  5. 9. A _______ for literature and learningis an important aspect of Chinese culture
  6. 11. Dynasty of the first ruling family
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  1. 1. First great Chinese leader; founder of Confucianism
  2. 2. Dynasty that was the longest ruling family
  3. 3. The art of writing a unique ________ of more than a thousand words
  4. 5. Dynasty that built roads and the Great Wall of China
  5. 8. _______ of classic Chinese texts and the ability to write poetry were requirments for empkoyment in the imperial bureaucracy
  6. 10. The mysterious force that governs and unifies all of nature