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Geography and Heritage of China

QuestionAnswer
yellow brown soil loess
a raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top terraces
ruling family dynasty
symbols ideographs
the rise and fall of ruling families dynastic cycle
the duty and respect that children owe ther parents filial piety
selections from or parts of a literary work analects
wealthy land owners who had been educated in the Confucian classics gentry
the act or practice of tightly binding the feet of infant girls to keep the feet as small as possible foot binding
stretched halfway across Asia and linked East Asia and the Mediterranean world The Silk Road
an examination that chose civil servants or gov officials civil service exam
bow low kowtow
westerners accused of a crime in China could be tried in their own courts instead of in Chinese courts extraterroriality
an area in which a foreign nation has special economic privileges sphere of influence
Shan dynasty capital where archaeologists found palaces, temples, and royal burial site Anyang
chief god Shang di
served as the link between the Heaven and Earth Son of Heaven
priests used these to consult the ancestors oracle of bones
granting a ruler their right to rule Mandate of Heaven
best kown philosopher Confucious
philosopher who studied human society Lao Zi
rejected Confucian ideas about proper behavior Han Feizi
China, or China's eighteen provinces Middle Kingdom
life size clay warriors built by Shi Huangdi Terra Cotta Warriors
extended Mongol power Genghis Khan
leader of the Mongols Kublai Khan
empress of China during the Tang dynasty Wu Zhao
an official of the Mongol ruler Marco Polo
marked the beginning of a long, slow revolution in China Taiping Rebellion
president of the new republic Sun Yatsen
leader of the Chinese communists Mao Zedong
believed in restoring and ensuring harmony Confucionism
believed in the best way to live is the natural way Daoism
believed in harsh laws imposed by a strong ruler would ensure order Legalism
believed in salvation for the good, mercy and compassion, and nirvana Buddhism
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