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| Where do most people in China live and why? |
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| The lived in the eastern third because that is where the main cities are. |
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| Why did Chinese think of themselves as the center of civilization? |
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| They thought they were living in the center of the world |
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| What did the Chinese call outsiders? |
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| What is the middle kingdom? |
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| It is what the chinese called where they lived. |
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| How is the Middle Kingdom idea connected to Chinese geography? |
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| That they did not explore too much outside of their boundries and did not have a grasp on the world around them. |
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| Confucius was the most influential philosopher of China. What was he most concerned with creating? |
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| A world in which happiness good and peace would replace evil |
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| Which on Confucius's five relationships was based on equality? |
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| A respect for parents and ancestors |
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| Explain the dynastic cycle |
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| New ruler, natural disaster, leader is overthrown, repeat. |
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| What is the mandate of heaven |
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| The mandate of Heaven is the rulers right to rule given to him by god. |
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| Describe the philosophies of Daoism |
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| names, distinctions, and socially induced tastes or desires |
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| Describe the philosophies of Legalism |
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| Need for order and strict laws |
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| how did the ideas of Confucius affect the lives of woman? |
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| Why did many Chinese eventually accept Buddhism? |
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