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Ancient China

Ancient China Vocabulary

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Huang He River in China that flows 2,900 miles, carrying rich yellow silt. Also known as the Yellow River.
Yangtze River River in China that flows 3,400 miles and empties into the Yellow Sea.
dynasty A line of rulers that belong to the same family.
Anyang China’s first capital.
aristocrats Upper Class nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned.
pictographs Characters that stand for objects.
ideographs Two Chinese pictographs joined together to represent an idea.
bureaucracy Appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government.
social class Includes people who share a similar position in society.
Confucianism The belief that people should put the needs of their family first and all men with talent should have government jobs
Silk Road Series of trade routes from China to North Africa and the Mediterranean.
oracle bones Pieces of bone used for telling the future in China
The Great Wall A wall that runs thousands of miles across china.
Buddhism A new religion from India started by Buddha. Buddhism focused on finding the truth about the world by giving up all desires.
nobles Members of royal or wealthy families.
philosophy Views of a certain person or organization.
The Mandate of Heaven A heavenly law that gave the Zhou king the power to rule.
Dao The Zhou kings duty was to keep the gods happy by ruling according to the proper “Way” or DAO
Daoism The belief that people should give up worldly desires in favor of nature and pleasing the gods
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