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The first Chinese speaker who addressed the problem of political and social order in a straight forward and conscious way.
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Zhou dynasty brought political confusion to China and lead to chaos associated with the Period of the Warring States
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Legalist doctrine emerged from the insights of men who participated actively in Chinese political affairs
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Was the most learned man of his age and the principle spokesman for the Confucian school.
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Was a man of immense learning, but unlike his predecessors, he also served for many years as a government administrator
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The most systematic of the Legalist theorists was a student of the Confucian scholar Xunzi
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The king of Qin proclaimed himself the First Emperor and decreed that his decedents would follow him and reign for generations he was Qin Shihuangdi.
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Underwent a remarkable round of economic, political, and military development during this time
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He restored order throughout China and established himself at the head of the dynasty.
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Much of the reason for Han dynasty great success considered "Martial Emperor". Ruled his empire with vision and vigor and pursued two policies administrative centralization and imperial expansion
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The greatest foreign challenge that Han Wudi faced they were a nomadic people from the steppes of central Asia who spoke Turkish.
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introduced a wide range of reforms and also known as the "socialist emperor"