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china vocab

TermDefinition
Oracle Bones An ancient script.
Ethics Mortal values.
Confucianism The philosophy of Confucius.
Confucius Most influential teacher in Chinese history.
Daoism Stressed living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of reality. The founder- Lao Tzu.
Legalism The belief that people were bad by nature and needed to be controlled.
Shi Huangdi The first ruler of china, built the great wall, had standard system of laws.
Standardize To set rules that make things more similar.
Terracotta Warriors Collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang.
Diffusion of Buddhism Buddhism spread through China when scholars translated Buddhism texts into Chinese.
Silk Road 4,000 mile-long trade network that stretched from China to the Mediterranean Sea.
Acupuncture Insertion fine needles into the skin for medical purposes.
Seismograph An instrument that gave limited details about earthquakes, invented by Chang Heng.
Mandate of Heaven The idea that there could be only one legit ruler of China at a time and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods.
Emperor Imperial title given to leader of ancient China.
Great Wall A wall that protected the Chinese from raids and by various other groups.
Calligraphy Style of writing used by the ancient Chinese. Used around 2,500 characters.
Warlords Military rulers for small states who claim loyalty to the king.
Warring States Period An era of chaos where brutal and destructive fights 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.
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