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- 4. Ruled Ancient China from 1045 BC to 256 BC. It was the longest ruling dynasty in the history of China.
- 6. The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods
- 7. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
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- 1. China's first unified state whose power was centralized instead of spread among different kingdoms in the north and south. Although it lasted only about fifteen years, the Qin dynasty greatly influenced the next two thousand years of Chinese history.
- 2. a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe
- 3. The founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China.
- 5. A Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius's teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day