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China Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Oracle Bones | A ancient script cared on tortoise shells or animal bones |
Ethics | Moral values |
Confucianism | The focusing on on moral sand family of Confucius |
Confucius | Most emphasized teacher in Chinese history. |
Daoism | Stressed living in founder was Lao Tzu with the Dao,the guiding force reality. |
Legalism | The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled. |
Shi Huangdi | The first ruler of china /began Great wall and standard system of Laws. |
Standardize | To set rules that make things more similar. |
Terracotta Warriors | Collection of terracota sculptures depiction the armies of Qin Shi Huang |
Diffusion of Buddhism | Buddhism spread through China when scholars translated buddhist texts into Chinese. |
Silk Road | 4,000 mile-long trade network that stretched from china to the Mediterranean Sea. |
Acupuncture | The practice of inserting fine needles into the skin for medical purposes. |
Seismograph | An instrument that gave limited details about earthquakes. (Invented by Chang Heng) |
Mandate of Heaven | The idea that there could be only one china ruler of China at that time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. |
Emperor | Imperil title given to leader of ancient China. |
Great Wall | A wall that protected the chines state from raids and invasions by various nomadic groups. |
Calligraphy | Style of writing used by the ancient Chinese. Used around 2,500 characters. |
Warlords | Military rulers of small states who claim loyalty to the king. |
Warring States Period | An era of chaos where brutal and destructive fighting took place between 475 B.C to 221 B.C. |
Ancestor Worship | Practices of honoring the spirits of the dead. |
Filial Piety | Devotion of children to their parents. Children were expected to respect and obey their elders. |
Censorship | Controlling free thinking. Deciding to ban ideas that leaders find dangerous or offensive. |