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Ancient China Vocab

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TermDefinition
Jade a hard gemstone
oracle is a prediction
lords people of high rank
peasants farmers with small farms
ethics moral values
confucianism the ideas of Confucius
daoism stressed living in harmony with Dao the guiding force of all reality
legalism the belief that people were bad by nature nature and needed to be controlled
Great Wall A barrier that linked earlier walls across china's northern frontier
sundial Used the position of shadows cast by the sun to tell time of day
seismograph the device that measures the strength of an earthquake
acupunture the practice of inserting needles through the skin at specific points to cure disease or relieve pain
silk a soft highly values fabric
Silk Road this 4000 mile long network of routs streghted westward from china across Asias deserts and mountain ranges through the Middle East until it reached the Mediterranean sea
diffusion the spread of ideas from one culture to another
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