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China List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| excavation | the process of digging up something |
| Shi Huangdi | leader of the Qin dynasty; he united all of China under one rule. |
| Terra-cotta army | clay soldiers built to protect and serve Emperor Qin in the afterlife. |
| Great Wall | walls across China’s northern border to protect them from invaders to the north |
| Mongols | nomadic people from north of China who wanted China's land |
| Confucianism | Chinese philosophy that taught respect for others and the good behaviors through structure |
| Taoism | Chinese philosophy that believes people should live a simple, balanced life and be one with nature . |
| Taoism | founded by Lao-Tzu |
| Confucius | started Confucianism |
| Buddhism | religion that spread into China from India. One must follow the "RIGHT WAY" or Eightfold Path. |
| Buddhsim | founded by the Indian prince Siddhartha Gautama |