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China-Kinzinger
Ancient China
Question | Answer |
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sequence of rulers from the same family | dynasty |
highest class in a society, often born into the class | aristocracy |
pieces of turtle bone or shell used to try to predict future events by supernatural means | oracle bones |
government run by multiple nonelective officials | bureaucracy |
a process used in ancient times to create bronze sculptures | bronze casting |
the belief that Heaven kept order in the universe through the Zhou king. (During Zhou Dynasty) | Mandate of Heaven |
one of the most important creations with the bronze casting. They represented a protective force against evil spirits. | taotie mask |
a sovereign ruler with great power and rank. | emperor |
grown as a cereal crop-farmers relied on rainfall to produce crops such as rice and this crop | millet |
a massive collection of clay sculptures representing the army of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China | Terracotta Army |
the ideas and philosophy of Confucius- ethical and not spiritual. He strongly believed in self-improvement and education | Confucianism |
the contemporary version of Confucianism, based on the teachings of Laozi | Daoism |
the idea that humans were evil by nature and it was necessary to use harsh laws and punishments | Legalism |
a military and civil commander, having control of an area due to the presence of armed forces | warlord |
a collection of ideas and saying attributed by the Chinese philosopher Confucius | Analects |
a series of walls made by stone and brick along the northern borders of China. Was build to stop Northern invaders (Mongols) from entering China | Great Wall |