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Chap. 8 vocab
Lesson 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oracle bone | Animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang priests wrote messages to the gods. |
| pictograph | the system of writing using simple drawings or charcters for words and ideas |
| dynastic cycle | the patter of the rise and fall of dynasties in China |
| Mandate of heaven | when gods took away the approval of the dynasty currently ruling |
| philosiphy | study of basic truths and ideas about the universe |
| Legalism | the belief that rules should use the legal system to force people to obey laws. |
| Confucianism | the belief that you should be calm, kind, and peacful |
| filial piety | treating parents with respect |
| Daoism | he teachings o f Laozi (the book of the way of virtue |
| Qin | a state where Shi Huangdi came from |
| Shu Huangdi | the new emporer |
| Han Dynasty | the dynasty created by Shi Huangdi |
| burecracy | a way of gvoverning, officias were chosen by the ruler ran offices, or bureaus |
| silk roads | trade routes by which traders carried silk along |
| trans-Eurasian | trails streching along Europe and Asia |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ides and customs |
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