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China Vocab Cooper L
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oracle bones | A ancient script. |
| Ethics | moral values. |
| Confucianism | most influential teacher in Chinese history, emphasized ethical behavior for people. |
| Daoism | Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of reality. Founder was Lao Tzu. |
| Shi Huangdi | The fist ruler of China. He began the great wall of China and imposed standardized laws. |
| Standardize | To set rules that make things more similar. |
| Terracotta Worriers | Collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang. |
| Diffusion of Buddhism | Buddhism spread through China when scholars translates Buddhist texts to Chinese. |
| Silk Road | 4,000 mile-long trade network that stretched from Chins to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| Acupuncture | Inserting fine needle into the skin for medical purposes. |
| Seismograph | An instrument that gave limited details about earthquakes. Invented by Chang Hang |
| Mandate of Heaven | the idea that there could be only one ruler of ancient China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the Gods. |
| Emperor | Immortal title given to leaders of ancient China |
| Great Wall | a wall that protected the Chinese from raids and invasions by nomadic groups. |
| Calligraphy | style of writing used by the ancient Chinese. Used around 2,500 characters. |
| Warlords | military rulers of small states who claim loyalty to the king. |
| Warring sates period | an era of chaos where brutal and destructive fighting took place between 475 B.C to 221 B.C. |
| Ancestor worship | practices of honoring the spirits of the dead. |
| Filial piety | devotion of children to their parents. Children were expected to respect and obey their elders. |
| Censorship | controlling free thinking. Deciding to ban ideas that leaders find dangerous or offensive. |