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Ancient China
6th Grade
| Term/Question | Definition/Answer |
|---|---|
| ancestor worship | the honoring of their ancestors through offerings of wine, food, and sometimes human sacrifices |
| Why did people worship ancestors? | dead ancestors had power to help or harm the living (they believed) |
| Writing | characters stand for words |
| What happened to aging dynasties? | floods, famine, earthquakes, invasions, armed bandits in the provinces or peasant revolts, losing mandate of heaven |
| aristocracy | a government ruled by noble/wealthy families |
| meritocracy | more different people from different ways of life (like farmers) get educated and could join the government |
| Feudal System | A mutual relationship |
| In the Feudal System what did kings do for lords? | gave pieces of land |
| In the Feudal System what did lords do for kings? | gave advice, taxes, fought battles (for him) |
| In the Feudal System what did lords do for peasants? | gave land to work on |
| In the Feudal System what did peasants do for lords? | followed their rules, fought for them, paid taxes |
| Confucius | philosophy teacher |
| What did Confucius say a superior person should do for an inferior person? | set a good example and take care of inferior |
| What did Confucius say an inferior person should do for a superior person? | be loyal and respect and obey superior |
| Dao | way, as in “there is a way to nature” |
| What does Daoism say about way of nature? | harmony comes from accepting this way of nature |
| According to Daoism, how should people live? | live more naturally |
| According to Daoism, what did the best leaders do? | ruled the least |
| Mandate of Heaven | the belief that the ruler of China was chosen by the gods |
| Logographs | characters that stand for numbers |
| Oracle Bones | animal bones used to consult with the many ancestors |