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1
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this dynasty was the bronze age

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Shang

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2
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what was the first civilization started around?

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Huang He River

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3
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What was the Huang He river also known as?

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Yellow River

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What made the Yellow River yellow?

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loess

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What is loess?

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Yellow/brown soil

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the grand canal connected these two rivers

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Yellow and Yangtze

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flooding and devastation caused the yellow river to also be known as

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China’s Sorrow

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these were created to help control the flooding of rivers

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dikes

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9
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what was Confucius’ job?

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scholar/philosopher

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what did Confucius teach?

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Good relationships/morals

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What is “a system of beliefs and values”?

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Philosophy

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What was Confucius’ goal?

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Order in society

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How did Confucius treat the poor that could not pay to study?

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He welcomed them anyways

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What did Confucius base the opportunity for a government position off of?

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Knowledge, not wealth

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15
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List of all dynasties in order

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Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming

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16
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This dynasty had oracle bones

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Shang

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17
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This dynasty was the bronze age

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Shang

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18
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This dynasty was first

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Shang

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19
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This dynasty had Confucius (did not use teachings)

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Zhou

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20
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This dynasty had the mandate of heaven 1st

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Zhou

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21
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This dynasty used feudalism

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Zhou

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22
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This period was between the Zhou and Qin

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Warring states period

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23
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This dynasty had Qin Shi Huangdi

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Qin

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24
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He calls himself the first emperor

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Qin Shi Huangdi

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This leader in the QIn dynasty’s power was feared by the people

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Qin Shi Huangdi

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This dynasty standardized a system of money, writing, and measurement

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Qin

27
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This dynasty lasted only about 15 years

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Qin

28
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This dynasty started building the Great Wall

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Qin

29
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This dynasty created China

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Qin

30
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the Terracotta Soldiers were made out of this

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Terracotta Clay

31
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This emperor had the Terracotta soldiers in his tomb

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Qin Shi Huangdi

32
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This dynasty used legalism

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Qin

33
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This type of government rules with harsh laws

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Legalism

34
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Qin Shi Huangdi died by looking for

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medicine for eternal life, drank Mercury

35
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This dynasty had Liu Bang as emperor

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Han

36
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Liu Bang was born as a

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peasant

37
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This leader used Confucian teachings

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Liu Bang

38
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Confucian teachings were used in this dynasty

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Han

39
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This dynasty had the seismograph, paper making, and the sundial

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Han

40
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This dynasty started the Silk Road

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Han

41
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Liu Bang’s great grandson was

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Wudi

42
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This period occurred after the fall of the Han dynasty

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Period of disunion

43
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The period of disunion occurred after the fall of this dynasty

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Han

44
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This dynasty started the Grand Canal

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Sui

45
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This was the golden age of China

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Tang/Song

46
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the only female empress

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Empress Wu

47
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Empress Wu ruled in this dynasty

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Tang/Song

48
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Empress Wu was

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Vicious and Intelligent

49
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This dynasty was a center of trade

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Tang/Song

50
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This dynasty had woodblock printing

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Tang/Song

51
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This dynasty had the compass and gunpowder

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Tang/Song

52
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This dynasty had paper money

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Tang/Song

53
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This group was led by Ghengis Khan

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Mongols

54
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The Mongols ran this dynasty

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Yuan

55
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The grandson of Ghengis Khan

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Kublai Khan

56
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This weakened the Mongols

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Failed attempts to invade Japan

57
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This dynasty had the Forbidden City

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Ming

58
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What was the Forbidden City?

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A government complex

59
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This dynasty completed the Great Wall of China`

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Ming

60
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this explorer was friends with Kublai Khan

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Marco Polo

61
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This guy is the most important explorer in Ancient China

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Zheng He

62
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China went into isolation in this year, this dynasty

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1434, Ming

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