| A | B |
|---|
| RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION | CHINA STARTED HERE LIKE MOST OTHER CIVILIZATIONS |
| SHANG DYNASTY | ORIGINS KNOWN FROM ORACLE BONES ON TORTOISE SHELLS |
| ZHOU DYNASTY | ALSO KNOWN AS THE WARING STATES PERIOD |
| QIN DYNASTY | TIME OF CHINA'S FIRST UNIFICATION |
| HAN DYNASTY | PERIOD OF RAPID EXPANSION, INCLUDING DISCOVERY OF SILK ROAD |
| EMPEROR SHI HUANGDI | BUILT THE GREAT WALL AND TOMB OF TERRA COTTA SOLDIERS |
| EMPEROR WUDI | WHILE CONTROLLING THE HAN DYNASTY SET OF CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM |
| CONFUCIANISM | BASED PRIMARILY ON RELATIONSHIPS AND MORAL/ETHICAL BEHAVIOR |
| TAOISM | MEANS THE WAY OF NATURE, AND IS A MYSTICAL PHILOSOPHY |
| LEGALISM | SEE AS STRICT AND HARSH BECAUSE IT VIEWS ALL MEN AS EVIL |
| GOLDEN RULE | DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOU |
| LAO-TZE | FOUNDER OF THE TAOIST PHILOSOPHY |
| ANALECTS | WRITINGS ASSOCIATED WITH CONFUCIUS TEACHINGS |
| THE WAY OF VIRTUE | WRITINGS ASSOCIATED WITH DAOIST TEACHINGS |
| YIN YANG | SYMBOL THAT REPRESENTS DARK AND LIGHT, AND THEIR BALANCE |
| 5 RELATIONSHIPS | CONFUCIAN BELIEF THAT EVERYONE OWNS SOMEONE ELSE RESPECT |
| DYNASTIC CYCLE | EXPLAINS THE RISE AND FALL OF DYNASTIES IN CHINA |
| MANDATE OF HEAVEN | FROM THE GODS EMPERORS RECEIVE THEIR RIGHT TO RULE |
| MONOPOLY | TO CONTROL ALL ASPECTS OF PRODUCTION OF A GOOD |
| GREAT WALL | NEARLY 4,000 MILES LONG ALONG CHINAS NORTHER BORDER |
| TOMB OF TERRA COTTA SOLDIERS | BUILT TO ACCOMPANY EMPEROR SHI HUANGDI INTO THE AFTERLIFE |
| SILK ROAD | ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA AND EUROPE USED TO EXCHANGE GOODS |
| CIVIL SERVICE EXAM | USED TO IDENTIFY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR THE GENTRY CLASS |
| ACUPUNCTURE | MEDICICAL PRACTICE OF USING NEEDLES TO ALLEVIATE HEALTH PROBLEMS |
| CALLIGRAPHY | DETAILED STYLE OF WRITING BY HAND THAT MADE CHINESE DIFFICULT TO WRITE OR TRANSLATE |
| TRIBUTARY SYSTEM | CONQUERED STATES OWE THE CHINESE EMPEROR A TRIBUTE (PAYMENT) |
| MARCO POLO | ITALIAN EXPLORER WHO TRAVELED THE SILK ROAD TO CHINA |
| ZHENG HE | GREAT CHINESE EXPLORER WHO TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO AFRICA BY SEA |
| GHENGIS KHAN | MONGOLIAN "RULER OF THE UNIVERSE" THAT CONQUERED THE CHINESE EMPIRE |
| KUBLAI KHAN | GRANDSON OF GHENGIS KHAN THAT BLENDED THE RULE OF MONGOLIANS WITH CHINESE CUSTOMS |
| MING DYNASTY | PERIOD OF REGAINING CONTROL FROM THE MONGOLIANS AND INTERACTING WITH THE WEST |
| GENTRY | CHINESE SOCIAL CLASS OF WEALTHY LAND OWNERS AND THOSE THAT PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS |
