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-In 1100 B.C.E Zhou over threw Shang and became the rulers.
-Mandate of heaven was a concept that the spiritual power, heaven, is related to events that occur in real life.
-Zhou said that Shang no longer had the mandate of heaven, which is why Shang was overthrown.
-Mandate of heaven was taken away from old rulers and given to the new rulers.
-Zhou slowly weakened and collapsed.

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-Very influential, put in important aspects of Chinese civilization.
-Lasted from 400-200 B.C.E
-Confucius was a teacher of ethical and political ideas that were contained in Analects.
-Confucianism believed that the rulers needed to be superior and qualified, the citizens must listen and obey the ruler.
-The ruler must act like a role model citizen.
-Laouzi made an alternative to Confucianism called Daoism.
- Daoism believes in finding the Dao(a concept that defies explanation)
-Daouism was more focused on having a relationship with nature than other humans.
-Legalism believed that nature was irrelavant.
-Legalism believed strongly in rules.
-Legalism believed in making their state strong and stable (Agriculture and military only).
-Ended when Quin centralized power and destroyed regional opposition.

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-Lasted 14 years.
-Quin created bureaucracy.
-In Bureaucracy your social class is not dependent of your wealth or ownership.
-The emperor would grant you to a certain amount of power.
-Quin built essential pieces to a stable civilization.
-They created a standard currency and a standard language.
-There was harsh legalism and because of the harsh legalism, when the Emperor died citizens revolted and killed the remaining Quin officials.

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-200 B.C.E to 200 C.E.
-Emperor was Han Wudi.
-The Han officially adopted Confucianism into their culture.
-The Han took over lots of land and gathered more and more information on Confucianism.
-Had lots of artisans.
-Farmed lots of crops.
-Used the surplus of crops to gain wealth.
-By trading so much, the Han created tension that internally weakened them.
-The internal weakness lead to the collapse and downfall of the Han.