Important Ancient Chinese People – Flashcards
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Shi Huangdi
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"First Emperor"; started the Qin dynasty under the Legalist philosophy. Abolished feudalism, created a secret police, standardized axles, weights and measures, writing system, built Great Wall of China, built terracotta warriors, has a nice tomb
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Liu Bang
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started the Han Dynasty
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Wu Di
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got rid of aristocracy, started Civil Service Examination (merit test for jobs)
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Confucius
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came up with Confucianism, a philosophy focusing on relationships, filial piety, etc, students collected his ideas in the Analects
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Hanfeizi
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founded Legalism, a philosophy which viewed all people as evil and needing strict discipline. named his book after himself.
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Laozi
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founder of Daoism, a philosophy that emphasized the freedom of the individual and harmony with nature, and viewed government as something that should be abolished.
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Silinqi
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empress who discovered silk
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Cai Lun
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invented paper in the Han dynasty
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Ban Zhao
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woman who wrote a book about how women should behave
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