Ancient Chinese Civilization

Han Dynasty

The ________ would rule China for the next 400 years.

Liu Bang

________ proclaimed that the Qin had lost the mandate of heaven, or the right to rule the nation.

Wudi

________ was a smart and wise ruler, who saw the potential for trade between the two cultures.

Laozi

________ taught that a force known as the Dao permeated all living things.

Nirvana

________ was not a place, like heaven, but rather an actual state of non- existence.

silk road

The ________ would become instrumental in the development and expansion of trade, and the accumulation of wealth in both China and Rome, as well as in Egypt and other nations.

Wu

________ established a new dynasty called the Zhou.

China

During the rule of the Han emperors, ________ enjoyed a 400 year period of peace and prosperity.

Four Noble Truths

The Buddha or "Enlightened One "taught his people about ________, and an Eightfold Path.

Kongzi

________ is known in the western world as Confucius.

Zhou

The ________ set up a new economy and government, rearranging the affairs of the kingdom.

Desires

________ can be overcome by following the Eightfold Path.

Shang Dynasty

The ________ ruled China from around 1500 B.C.E.

Legalism

________ became the political philosophy of the Qin [Chin] Dynasty.

Zhou kings

________ assigned nobleman, who were usually members of the royal family, to serve as regional rulers.

Chinese civilization

________ extends backwards in history in an unbroken chain for nearly four thousand years.

China

He established a strict set of written laws that were recognized throughout ________, and set up military control in each region of China so that local nobleman could not rebel against the emperor.

Confucianism

________= incorporated into Chinas civil service exams during the Han Dynasty.

Vast deserts

Gobi Desert

Shang Rule

1500-1100 BCE

Economic

Built roads & expanded foreign trade

Military

Formed cavalries groups of warriors who fought on horseback

Wu wei

> "Let nature take its course."