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Ancient China
Ancient China Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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acupuncture | Ancient Chinese medical technique for relieving pain, curing disease, and improving general health.. |
aristocrat | Nobles whose wealth came from land they owned. land and power was passed down from one generation to the next. |
bureaucracy | a form of government is made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government. |
classical civilization | an advanced state of development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences and the use of record keeping. |
Confucianism | An ancient Chinese belief system that focuses on living a peaceful life. |
Dao | Concept of Chinese philosophy meaning proper way, path or course. |
Dynasty | a line of rulers who belong to the same family. |
Filial Piety | Family members placed the needs and desires of the head of the before their own. |
Golden Age | A period of peace, prosperity and cultural achievements. |
Ideograph | A kind of character in Chinese writing that joins two or more pictographs to represents an idea. |
Legalism | A philosophy was developed by a scholar named Hanfeizi taught people that humans were naturally evil. People needed strict laws and harsh punishments. This is also known as the School of Law. |
Mandate of Heaven | A heavenly law that gave the Zhou King the power to rule. |
Pictograph | Characters that stand for objects in Ancient Chinese writing. |
Silk Road | Trade routes stretching 4,000 miles from western China to southwest Asia. |
Social Class | Ancient Chinese society had three main social classes; landowning aristocrats at the top, peasants farmers in the middle, merchants at the bottom. |
Tyrant | A cruel and oppressive ruler. |