Ancient China Vocabulary Practice

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  1. 2. The first emperor to rule a united China. Leader from 221 to 210 BCE. Used strict legalism marked by harsh punishments
  2. 5. Ruled after the Qin Dynasty. Made Confucianism popular. Birth of Silk Road. Many achievements and inventions. Civil servants very respected, established bureaucracies across China.
  3. 7. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes strict obedience by law. Used by Qin Shi Huangdi during Qin Dynasty.
  4. 8. A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.
  5. 10. Time of division in China after Zhou Dynasty and before Qin Dynasty. Violence and chaos
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  1. 1. A philosopher who deeply loved Chinese traditions but called for peace and order. Focused on virtue. Way later, his teachers were used during the Han Dynasty as the foundation for the government.
  2. 3. Rulers are Warring States period, used legalism, united China for first time under First Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, standardization of weights and language, built Great Wall
  3. 4. Creator of Legalism, living right before Qin Dynast
  4. 6. Also called the Huang He River, along which Chinese civilization began. Original Ancient River Valley.
  5. 9. A person who works for the government. Civil servants during the Han Dynasty often practiced Confucianism.