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Sizemore Chapter 8
Ch. 8 Ancient China
Term | Definition |
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loess | a fine, dustlike material that can form soil |
dike | a wall that holds back water |
oracle bones | animal bones or turtle shells carved with written characters that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future |
pictographs | pictures that represent words or ideas |
Mandate of Heaven | being given the right to rule by Heaven |
warlords | military rulers of small states |
chaos | total disorder or confusion |
Warring States Period | a period of brutal and destructive time in Ancient China's history where millions of people were killed in wars |
philosophy | a set of beliefs about the world and how to live |
ancestor worship | the practice of honoring the spirits of dead family members |
Confucianism | the teachings of the thinker Condusious |
filial piety | the devotion of children to their parents |
Daoism | a philosophy that emphasizes a simple and natural existence |