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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 |