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| Qin Dynasty | ruled by Shih Huang-di after the Era of the Warring States. Also following Confucianism, Legalism, and Doaism. |
| Shih Huang-Di | 221 - 206 BCE, Shi-Huang-di was the first emperorof the Qin dynasty. He unified China, collected taxes, built the Great Wall, built a palace, conquered new territory, tortured opponents, burned Confucian books, and buried scholars alive |
| Legalism | a way of rule where laws are harshly enforced on citizens |
| Han Dynasty | - 202 BCE - 220 CE, There was a social heirarchy with mandarins at the top. It as a monarchy with a beurocracy and meritocracy. There was a lot of agriculture - mainly wheat and rice. Sima Qian was the first historian. They also had a lot of literature, poetry, caligraphy, and art |
| Silk Road | the most popular asian-european trade route. it received its name from Chinese most prized trading posession,silk. |
| Confucianism | religion based a lot on family rituals, worship of ancestors, relationships: father, son brother, brother ruler, subject friend,friend |
| Mandate of Heaven | the claim that the Chinese used to justify their taking over the government by force. they said that God justifies them as ruler because if God wanted another royal family, they would be stronger |
| Magnetic Compass | Created by the chinese, helped navigate and find new territories |
| Tang Dynasty | 618-907 CE, followed similarly to previous dynasties except this time had a Golden Age, where arts fluctuated; the university system was expanded, and more contact was started with other countries. |
| Song Dynasty | 960-1279 CE similar to the Tang Dynasty except that the social hierarchy changes, by the merchants rising in status and the soldier's status's dropping. Also, the Mongols from the north become more aggresive |
| Moveable Type Printing | A chinese invention that allowed people to copy books. It allowed the literacy rate of people to rise whereas the price of books lowered |
| gunpowder | Originally invented by the Chinese, gun powder spread through the silk road to Europe where it was later refined to be used as a weapon. The chinese merely used it for fireworks! |
| Shinto | A religion practiced in Japan which was very similar to animism; they believed in nature spirits |
| Shogun | In Japan's Feudalism, shogun's were the leaders in practice, although the emperor had a higher rank. Shogun's were ruled in dynasties, and had samurais to protect themselves. |
| Samurai | In the Japanese Feudalism system, samurais were the vassals, and served as warriors loyal to protecting their shogun. |
| Kamakura Shogunate | - A shogunate in Japan which lasted from 1185-1333; built new capital; used Zen Buddhism (meditation); attacked twice by Mongols and Japan wins, but the fight weakens the shogunate financially and they get overthrown |
| Ashikaga Shogunate | A shogunate in Japan which lasted from 1336-1573; founders of the "dual way" (the daimyo/samurai were required to be both good soldiers and good artists) |
| Daimyo | The high lords in Japanese feudalism |
| "Dual Way" | The values of the samurai. They should be able to fight and b warriors but also be artsy and poetic |
| Mongols | A group of pastoral nomads who lived in the Steppes of Mongolia; not very technologically or agriculturally advanced; under Ghengis Khan, they built the largest empire in the world |
| Genghis Khan | The head of the Mongol army; lead the Mongols to create the world's largest empire (13th century) |
| Pax Mongolica | a period of peace in Mongolia |
