| A | B |
|---|
| Shang | first historic dynasty |
| Bamboo Annals | first Chinese books |
| Qin, Zhou, and Han | Classical Chinese dynasties |
| Mandate of Heaven | good rulers keep support of higher power |
| Autocracy | ruler has total power |
| Qin Dynasty | first empire and Great Wall |
| Han Dynasty | government jobs based on a test |
| Leveling | storing grain for bad years |
| Civil War | led to the downfall of all three classical dynasties |
| Naturalism | included ideas of yin and yang |
| Politics | main area of interest for Confucius |
| Daoism | "Everything can be accomplished by doing nothing." |
| Legalism | People are evil and have to be controlled |
| Family | most significant unit in Chinese society |
| Personal Morality | foundation of Chinese society |
