click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ancient China
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Jade | A hard gemstone |
Oracle | A prediction |
Lords | People of high rank |
Peasants | Farmers with small farms |
Ethnics | Moral values |
Confucianism | Ideas of Confucius |
Daoism | Living in harmony with Dao, guidance of reality |
Legalism | Belief that people disrespected nature, and needed to be controlled |
Great Wall | A barrier on China's Northern Frontier |
Sundial | Uses shadows to tell time |
Seismograph | Device to measure earthquake strength |
Acupuncture | Inserting needles at specific areas to cure disease or relieve pain |
Silk | A soft, light, highly valued fabric |
Silk Road | 4,000 mile long route from China to the Mediterranean |
Diffusion | The spread of ideas from different cultures |