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Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Finds -- 3: The Terracotta Army & the Tomb of Qin

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Legalism and the Warring States Period

Legalism involved the centralization of power and authority at the royal court. It can sound remarkably similar to what modern europeans simply call modernization, rike the creation of trained, centralized bureaucracy with accountability at the centre. But it was revolutionary at this time, particularly because it rejected the prevailing confucian ideals of virtue or filial piety.

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