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Unit 4 Ch 6 Sec 1&2
Geography and Early China, Zhou Dynasty and New Ideas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| jade | a hard gemstone |
| oracle | a prediction |
| lords | people of high rank |
| peasants | farmers with small farms |
| ethics | moral values, doing the right thing |
| Confucianism | a philosophy that focuses on morality in the family, in society, and in government |
| Daoism | a philosophy that stresses living in harmony with the guiding force of reality |
| Legalism | the belief that people are bad by nature and need to be controlled |
| Mandate of Heaven | the idea that the ruler only rules when the gods approve of them |
| Dynastic Cycle | the pattern of rulers losing the Mandate of Heaven and being replaced by another dynasty |